"Swan River Mahogany" was the name by which Eucalyptus marginata, one of the colony's earliest exports, was known in its European market.
Mahogany Creek is also the location of the steepest section of the Great Eastern Highway after Greenmount Hill.
The suburb had a population of 763 in 1991, and in 1996 it was 822.
There was a railway station on the original route of the Eastern Railway, and there have been a number of shops close to the railway station. Only one remains, now an antique shop.[6]
↑ Ilbery, E. L. (Eva Lucy), 1885-1959; Baker, Herzel W. (Herzel William), 1906-1982 (December 1942), "The early days of Mahogany Creek", Early Days (Perth, WA), [3] (pt.4): 25–26, ISSN1837-851X{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Further reading
Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nded.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN0-9592776-0-9.
Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN0-9592776-3-3.
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