Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
55 Canning Mills Rd Canning Mills
Canning Mills Road near junction of Canning Road
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1890
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· The place has historic value for its association with the settlement at Canning Mills which was a thriving community in the early 20th century. · The place has research value as it holds the potential for archaeological deposits which may provide information on past practices and ways of life.
Site of the Forest Inn Canning Mills appears to be marked only by remnant stone wall in a forested setting. The wall is in good condition. A gravel roadway runs in front of the wall but there did not appear to be any evidence of buildings.
Level of Integrity - None; Level of Authenticity - None
N/A The Forest Inn was built in the late 1890s to serve travellers along the canning Road and the visitors to the Canning Mills site. The inn was managed by William Liebow for many years and the name of the inn was no doubt in honour of the Forrest family who were enjoying a period of great influenced in WA. The inn was destroyed in 1908 by a huge fire that also destroyed the adjacent General Store, post Office and butchers shop. By 1909 the Inn had been rebuilt and continued to operate until the 1920s. A description of the Inn in 1920 provides an indication of the type of facilities it offered. 'The Inn, too, was of top quality timber. A wide passage ran right through from front to back door. On the left was the public bar. Behind this was a room with a fireplace, which was much appreciated by the local men in winter, when they came in after their evening meal to spend a social hour or two with each other. Next came the private quarters of the publican. Then there was a rather large dining room connected to an equally large kitchen. Last of all on the left was the bathroom. Behind the music room was a small sitting room and the three or four bedrooms. The back verandah overlooked a smallish fenced in yard, whilst the front verandah stretched right across the front and around each corner for twenty feet or so. Across the road was a feed house and a couple of stables for the convenience of travellers passing through. A water trough for horses also stood in front of the Inn'. In 1952 the Darling Range railway was dismantled.
Historic Site
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