Sawyers Valley, Western Australia

Sawyers Valley, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Sawyers Valley
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =Great Eastern Highway in Sawyers Valley from the west
lga = Shire of Mundaring
postcode = 6074
pop = 956 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55491|name=Sawyers Valley (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
est =
fedgov = Pearce
stategov = Darling Range
near-nw = Stoneville
near-n = Mount Helena
near-ne = Chidlow
near-w = Mundaring
near-e = Gorrie
near-sw = Mundaring Weir
near-s = Reservoir
near-se = Reservoir
coord|-31.946|116.246|type:city(956)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

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.

References

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External links

* http://www.vianet.net.au/~mdghobby/
* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=280242 Sawyer's Valley] on Geoscience Australia
* [http://www.mhhs.org.au/ Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website]


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