Gleneagle, Western Australia
Gleneagle or Glen Eagle is a locality in Western Australia. The locality is south east of the state capital, Perth, close to Jarrahdale on the Albany Highway[1]
| Gleneagle Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Gleneagle | |
| Coordinates | 32.288°S 116.192°E -31.950217|115.859921 |
| Population | 1,877 |
| Postcode(s) | 6210 |
| LGA(s) | Armadale |
It now remains as a rest stop for drivers.
The townsite functioned as a settlement for forest workers and their families.
The locality was seriously affected by the bushfires in summer of 1960/61, the Jarrahdale fires. Fire burned the town of Dwellingup and the smaller settlements of Holyoak, Nanga Brook and Karridale.[2] There were many injuries but no deaths and serious losses of pasture, stock and fencing.[2] A Royal Commission was held in the wake of these fires. [3]
The settlement operated its own school between 1939 - 1967.[4] The school closed due to declining enrolments as the district of Wandering became the larger service centre.[4] Located on the Albany Highway a plaque commemorates the location.[4] Remnants of the townsite including roads and central water tower remain, but the houses have been removed by the government agency upon closure.
The name is also of a significant mining company in Western Australia but the locality and company have no direct correlation.
References
- Western Australia. Main Roads Dept (1991). Title Project proposal report : Albany Highway (H1) : section 51.07-92.39 SLK, Gleneagle Forest - North Bannister. Perth, W.A.: Main Roads Dept., 1991.
- "Fire Management on Calm Lands in South West of Western Australia" (PDF). Department of conservation and land management. February 1994. p. 17.
- Rodger, G.J. (1961). Report of the Royal Commission into Bushfires of December 1960 and January, February and March 1961 in Western Australia.
- "Government of Western Australia". State Heritage Service. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Further reading
- Woodland, Edwin (1987). Mobile bush school on rails. (re- Provision of school by Millars Timber & Trading Co) Bulletin (Australian Railway Historical Society), Oct. 1987, p. 232-234