It is located adjacent to the formation of the former branch line to the weir - the Mundaring Weir Railway on a hill to the north, and above Mundaring Weir.
It was previously known as the Reservoir Hotel,[1][2] then the Goldfields Weir Hotel,[3][4][5] has been in the area since 1898. It was a crucial location where C. Y. O'Connor stayed regularly during the construction of the weir.
In the 1910s and 1920s due to the functioning railway access, it was regularly advertised as a weekender location.[6][7]
After a period of decline followed the closure of the branch railway in the early 1950s, as well as the gradual reduction of staff and employees of the weir,[8] and gradual reduction in forestry operations over time.[9]
The current owner, Jens Jorgensen who bought it in 1984.[10] It has been the location of annual concerts which included David Helfgott concerts during and after his recovered career as concert pianist.[5]
↑ "MUNDARING WEIR HOTEL". The Daily News. XXXVII (13, 661). Western Australia. 14 December 1918. p.7. Retrieved 22 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "MUNDARING WEIR HOTEL". The Daily News. XLI (14, 664). Western Australia. 13 March 1922. p.6 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 22 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ the raising the weir in the late 40s and 50s saw a population come and go of workers - see Hartley, Richard G (2007), River of steel: a history of the Western Australian Goldfields and Agricultural Water Supply 1895-2003, Access Press, ISBN978-0-86445-196-5
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