Canning Mills, Western Australia

Canning Mills
Perth, Western Australia
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Coordinates32°03′47″S 116°05′46″E / 32.063°S 116.096°E / -32.063; 116.096
Population26 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)6111
LGA(s)City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)Kalamunda
Federal division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Canning Mills:
Orange Grove Pickering Brook
Martin Canning Mills
Roleystone Karragullen

Canning Mills is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Kalamunda. The suburb was gazetted on 22 September 1972. Its name relates to the Canning River.[3]

It was the terminus and main destination of the Canning Jarrah Timber Company-constructed Upper Darling Range railway during the early stages of its operation[4] until 1912 when the line was extended.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canning Mills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canning Mills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ Price. Eric, T. (1984) Canning Timber Station : commonly known as Canning Mills Western Australia: E.T. Price
  5. ^ Opening of railway extension Canning Mills to Karragullen Swan express, (16 Aug. 1912), p. 8a-d

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