Local Government
Mundaring
Region
Metropolitan
Off Coulston Rd, north side Boya & Darlington
Note: P16788 Government Quarries (fmr) was also known as Boya Quarry in an earlier period however this is a separate place to Mountain Quarry.
Boya Quarry
Mundaring
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1902
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 30 Jul 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Apr 1997 | ||
The quarry sites of the Shire of Mundaring have varying degrees of significance; however, several have very high social, historic and scientific significance for their role in the development if important, landmark projects in the State including the Fremantle Harbour project, ballast for Stat Railway lines, Kings Park Memorial, Perth GPO, Commonwealth Bank (Forrest Place) and Council House. Over the years, the quarries were important local industries. Over the years, the quarries were important local industries for the region generally and a significant source of employment of convict and immigrant labour.
The physical description of these quarries varies considerably and today several of them no longer exist as they have been filled in or revegetated. The most significant physically and visually are the quarries at Boya and Greenmount, in particular Mountain Quarry at Boya, which has sheer rock faces used recreationally today for rock climbing, abseiling and as examples for geological studies.
For almost 100 years, quarries in the area now covered by the Shire of Mundaring were important contributors tot he transport and building activiites of Perth and other parts of the State. The most significant of these quarries were at Greenmount, Boya, Snith's Mill (Glen Forrest), Parkerville and mahogany Creek. The quarries supplied crushed granite for road making and rail ballast, rocks for harbour works and granite blocks or slabs for buildings. In other cases gravel (laterite) was mined and used principally for road making. The second quarry in this vicinity was locate dnorth of the railway line and the Boya siding. It was opened in 1902, by the Railway Department to produce blue metal for rail ballast on the State's Rail System. In 1928 it was leased to Mountain Quarries and despite the closure of the Mundaring loop of the Eastern Railway in 1954, the quarry used the rail system to transport blue metal to Midland until c.1963. The quarry is now popular as a site for recreation activities such as abseiling and in an educational role for geology students.
Variable
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT Stannage; "The People of Perth". pp. 129-130, 224-225, | |||
| I Molyneaux; "Looking around Perth". pp. 48-49, 56 | |||
| I Elliot; ibid pp. 153-154, 163, 174-175, 206-207, 247-249, 254 |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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