| Sawyers Valley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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) Great Eastern Highway in Sawyers Valley from the west | |||||||||||||||
)  Sawyers Valley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′46″S 116°14′46″E / 31.946°S 116.246°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 954 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6074 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swan Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||||
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Sawyers Valley is sited on the Great Eastern Highway about 40 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring. The community began as a sawmill and railway siding to process timber from the forest surrounding the Helena River to the south. Local employment included forest and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme maintenance, small orchards, and the Midland Railway Workshops.
The Art Deco Sawyers Valley Tavern sits on the Highway opposite the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail.
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Local activities
The Sawyers Valley Township, situated on the north-east corner of Beelu National Park, has many active sporting and community groups including the Sawyers Valley Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade Inc [2] and the Sawyers Valley Primary School [3]
The Railway Reserve Heritage Trail and the Golden Pipeline Track[4] pass through Sawyers Valley.
Notes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sawyers Valley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ http://sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/
- ^ http://sawyersvalleyps.wa.edu.au/
- ^ https://www.goldenpipeline.com.au/explore/
References
- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.
External links
- http://www.vianet.net.au/~mdghobby/
- Sawyer's Valley on Geoscience Australia
- Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website