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'''Bellevue''' is an eastern suburb of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]] in the [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government areas]] of the [[City of Swan]] and the [[Shire of Mundaring]]. It is at the foot of the slopes of [[Greenmount, Western Australia|Greenmount]], a landmark on the [[Darling Scarp]] that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of the early [[Swan River Colony]].
'''Bellevue''' is an eastern suburb of [[Perth]], Western Australia in the [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government areas]] of the [[City of Swan]] and the [[Shire of Mundaring]]. It is at the foot of the slopes of [[Greenmount, Western Australia|Greenmount]], a landmark on the [[Darling Scarp]] that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of the early [[Swan River Colony]].


== Community ==
== Community ==
Bellevue has been dissected by the [[Roe Highway]], railway, and substantial changes in the eastern parts of Midland. The Bellevue Primary School was closed and amalgamated with the Koongamia Primary School to form the new Clayton View Primary School slightly up the hill towards Greenmount.
Bellevue has been bisected by the [[Roe Highway]], railway, and substantial changes in the eastern parts of Midland. The Bellevue Primary School was closed and amalgamated with the Koongamia Primary School to form the new Clayton View Primary School slightly up the hill towards Greenmount.


It was the location of the original offices of what became the Mundaring Shire Council.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Elliot, Ian | author2=Elliot, Ian | title=Mundaring : a history of the shire | publication-date=1983 | publisher=Shire of Mundaring | isbn=978-0-9592776-0-9 }}</ref>
It was the location of the original offices of what became the Mundaring Shire Council.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Elliot, Ian|author2=Elliot, Ian|title=Mundaring : a history of the shire|year=1983|publication-date=1983|publisher=Shire of Mundaring|isbn=978-0-9592776-0-9}}</ref>
It was also the location of the Catholic Church that preceded the St Anthony's church in Greenmount.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Sekulla, George P | author2=Legge, Krystyna | title=Our dream, our future : a history of the Midland-Bellevue Polish community, 1950-2006 | publication-date=2007 | publisher=G. Sekulla and K. Legge | edition=Limited 1st | isbn=978-0-646-47869-2 }}</ref>
It was also the location of the Catholic Church that preceded the St Anthony's church in Greenmount.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Sekulla, George P|author2=Legge, Krystyna|title=Our dream, our future : a history of the Midland-Bellevue Polish community, 1950-2006|year=2007|publication-date=2007|publisher=G. Sekulla and K. Legge|edition=Limited 1st|isbn=978-0-646-47869-2}}</ref>


A significant point of contact in the twentieth century for the local community was the [[Darling Range Hotel]].
A significant point of contact in the twentieth century for the local community was the [[Darling Range Hotel]].
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==Change==
==Change==
Bellevue has changed over the duration of its existence due to a number of factors - the extensive claypits of the early twentieth century (most having been since filled in),and the industrial locations adjacent to the railway lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/progress-plans-bellevue-cce-no-6849-022|title=Progress Plans - Bellevue (CCE No. 6849)|id=Series S2238 - Plans - Civil Engineering, Item 022|publisher=State Records Office of WA|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
Bellevue has changed over the duration of its existence due to a number of factors - the extensive claypits of the early twentieth century (most having been since filled in), and the industrial locations adjacent to the railway lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/progress-plans-bellevue-cce-no-6849-022|title=Progress Plans - Bellevue (CCE No. 6849)|date=31 December 1943|id=Series S2238 - Plans - Civil Engineering, Item 022|publisher=State Records Office of WA|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
The creation of the standard gauge railway and the removal of the railway station in the mid-1960s removed it from the railway map. Construction of the Roe Highway embankment in the western part removed a section of the suburb. The Midland Military Markets were located in the west of the suburb, but were destroyed by a fire in April 2007.<ref>Swan Valley Tours website, [http://www.swanvalley.com.au/att/m.html Markets in the Shire of Swan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810040426/http://www.swanvalley.com.au/att/m.html |date=10 August 2007 }}, retrieved 23 July 2007</ref><ref>ABC News, 25 April 2007, "[http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/04/25/1906299.htm Blaze Destroys Perth Markets]". Accessed 23 July 2007.</ref>
The creation of the standard gauge railway and the removal of the railway station in the mid-1960s removed it from the railway map. Construction of the Roe Highway embankment in the western part removed a section of the suburb. The Midland Military Markets were located in the west of the suburb, but were destroyed by a fire in April 2007.<ref>Swan Valley Tours website, [http://www.swanvalley.com.au/att/m.html Markets in the Shire of Swan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810040426/http://www.swanvalley.com.au/att/m.html |date=10 August 2007 }}, retrieved 23 July 2007</ref><ref>ABC News, 25 April 2007, "[http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/04/25/1906299.htm Blaze Destroys Perth Markets]". Accessed 23 July 2007.</ref>


== Railways ==
== Railways ==
[[File:Greenmount 01 gnangarra.jpg|thumb|250px|Eastern Rail reserve(first line) in Bellevue Looking east from near the site of the Bellevue station, behind is Greenmount]]
[[File:Greenmount 01 gnangarra.jpg|thumb|250px|Eastern Rail reserve (first line) in Bellevue. Looking east from near the site of the Bellevue station, behind is Greenmount.]]
Originally known as the {{convert|24|mi|km|sing=on}} siding in 1896. On 24 May 1897 it became known as Bellevue. It was the railway station at the foot of the hills through which the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] climbed. First for the line that proceeded east to Greenmount, then [[Boya, Western Australia|Boya]], [[Darlington, Western Australia|Darlington]] and on to Mundaring. Then for the line through [[Blackboy Hill, Western Australia|Blackboy Hill]], [[Swan View, Western Australia|Swan View]], the [[Swan View Tunnel]] and on to [[Chidlow, Western Australia|Chidlow]]. The third and final route of the railway that goes through the [[Avon River (Western Australia)|Avon Valley]] passes over the site where the [[Bellevue railway station, Perth|railway station]] was located.
Originally known as the {{convert|24|mi|km|adj=on}} siding in 1896, it became known as Bellevue on 24 May 1897. It was the railway station at the foot of the hills through which the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] climbed, first for the line that proceeded east to Greenmount then [[Boya, Western Australia|Boya]], [[Darlington, Western Australia|Darlington]] and on to Mundaring, then for the line through [[Blackboy Hill, Western Australia|Blackboy Hill]], [[Swan View, Western Australia|Swan View]], the [[Swan View Tunnel]] and on to [[Chidlow, Western Australia|Chidlow]]. The third and final route of the railway that goes through the [[Avon River (Western Australia)|Avon Valley]] passes over the site where the [[Bellevue railway station, Perth|railway station]] was located.


During the [[First World War]] the branch line to the [[Helena Vale, Western Australia|Helena Vale Race course]] was used for transporting troops between Blackboy Hill and Fremantle.
During the [[First World War]] the branch line to the [[Helena Vale, Western Australia|Helena Vale Race course]] was used for transporting troops between Blackboy Hill and [[Fremantle]].


Although the old [[Mundaring Branch Railway|Mundaring Loop]] was closed for passenger traffic in 1954, trains were still utilising the line to Boya, where the Mountain Quarries siding was still in use. This operation closed in 1962.
Although the old [[Mundaring loop]] was closed for passenger traffic in 1954, trains were still utilising the line to Boya, where the Mountain Quarries siding was still in use. This operation closed in 1962.


Up until the 1960s it was the terminus of the passenger services from [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. For a brief couple of years (1960–1962) a new railway station was made at Koongamia which was half-way to the old Greenmount Railway station. The suburban service now terminates at [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]].
Up until the 1960s it was the terminus of the passenger services from [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. From 1960 to 1962 a new railway station was made at Koongamia, which was half-way to the old Greenmount Railway station. The suburban service now terminates at [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]].

In 2021, a new railcar manufacturing facility was opened to locally assemble [[Transperth C-series train|C-series train]]s for [[Metronet (Western Australia)|Metronet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Railcar manufacturing returns to Western Australia|url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/railcar-manufacturing-returns-to-western-australia|website=Metronet|access-date=8 June 2021|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608071308/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/railcar-manufacturing-returns-to-western-australia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Law|first1=Peter|title=Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti open Metronet Railcar Facility at Bellevue|url=https://thewest.com.au/business/manufacturing/mark-mcgowan-and-transport-minister-rita-saffioti-open-metronet-railcar-facility-at-bellevue-ng-b881892831z|website=The West Australian|access-date=8 June 2021|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608071309/https://thewest.com.au/business/manufacturing/mark-mcgowan-and-transport-minister-rita-saffioti-open-metronet-railcar-facility-at-bellevue-ng-b881892831z|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Transport ==

=== Bus ===
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 322 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Glen Forrest, Western Australia|Glen Forrest]] – serves Clayton Street<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|322}}</ref>

Bus routes serving [[Great Eastern Highway]]:
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 320 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Mundaring, Western Australia|Mundaring]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|320}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 321 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Glen Forrest, Western Australia|Glen Forrest]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|321}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 326 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] – Circular Route<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|326}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 328 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Chidlow, Western Australia|Chidlow]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|328}}</ref>

Bus routes serving Military Road:
*{{legend2|#00C8B5}} 277 and 278 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[High Wycombe railway station, Perth|High Wycombe Station]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|277}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|278}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#00C8B5}} 307 [[Midland railway station, Perth|Midland Station]] to [[Kalamunda bus station|Kalamunda Bus Station]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|307}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book| author=Elliot, Ian| title=Mundaring - A History of the Shire| edition=2nd | publisher=Mundaring Shire | location=Mundaring| year=1983| isbn=0-9592776-0-9}}
* {{cite book|author=Elliot, Ian|title=Mundaring - A History of the Shire|edition=2nd|publisher=Mundaring Shire|location=Mundaring|year=1983|isbn=0-9592776-0-9}}
* {{cite book| author=Spillman, Ken| title=Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring| publisher=Mundaring Shire| location=Mundaring| year=2003| isbn=0-9592776-3-3}}
* {{cite book|author=Spillman, Ken|title=Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring|publisher=Mundaring Shire|location=Mundaring|year=2003|isbn=0-9592776-3-3}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mhhs.org.au/ Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website]
*[https://www.mundaringhistory.org/bellevue-brickmaking-history/ Mundaring and Hills Historical Society website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604225925/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=287231 Bellevue] on [[Geoscience Australia]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604225925/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=287231 Bellevue] on [[Geoscience Australia]]


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Latest revision as of 02:30, 17 October 2024

For the suburb of Seattle, see Bellevue, Washington.
For other places with the same name, see Bellevue (disambiguation).

Bellevue
Perth, Western Australia
Old housing near Military Road, Bellevue
Map
Coordinates31°53′56″S 116°01′23″E / 31.899°S 116.023°E / -31.899; 116.023
Population1,514 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1880s
Postcode(s)6056
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Midland
Federal division(s)Hasluck, Pearce
Suburbs around Bellevue:
Midland Midvale Swan View
Midland Bellevue Koongamia
Hazelmere Helena Valley Boya

Bellevue is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the local government areas of the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring. It is at the foot of the slopes of Greenmount, a landmark on the Darling Scarp that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of the early Swan River Colony.

Community

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Bellevue has been bisected by the Roe Highway, railway, and substantial changes in the eastern parts of Midland. The Bellevue Primary School was closed and amalgamated with the Koongamia Primary School to form the new Clayton View Primary School slightly up the hill towards Greenmount.

It was the location of the original offices of what became the Mundaring Shire Council.[2] It was also the location of the Catholic Church that preceded the St Anthony's church in Greenmount.[3]

A significant point of contact in the twentieth century for the local community was the Darling Range Hotel.

Geography

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Bellevue is bounded by the Helena River to the south, Great Eastern Highway to the north and Military Road and Cowie Close to the west. The suburb is an even mix of residential, industrial and parkland (mainly along the Helena River).

Being at the eastern part of the Swan Coastal Plain, Bellevue is also at the foot of the Darling Scarp with Greenmount Hill as the point of access to the region to the east.

Change

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Bellevue has changed over the duration of its existence due to a number of factors - the extensive claypits of the early twentieth century (most having been since filled in), and the industrial locations adjacent to the railway lines.[4]

The creation of the standard gauge railway and the removal of the railway station in the mid-1960s removed it from the railway map. Construction of the Roe Highway embankment in the western part removed a section of the suburb. The Midland Military Markets were located in the west of the suburb, but were destroyed by a fire in April 2007.[5][6]

Railways

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Eastern Rail reserve (first line) in Bellevue. Looking east from near the site of the Bellevue station, behind is Greenmount.

Originally known as the 24-mile (39 km) siding in 1896, it became known as Bellevue on 24 May 1897. It was the railway station at the foot of the hills through which the Eastern Railway climbed, first for the line that proceeded east to Greenmount then Boya, Darlington and on to Mundaring, then for the line through Blackboy Hill, Swan View, the Swan View Tunnel and on to Chidlow. The third and final route of the railway that goes through the Avon Valley passes over the site where the railway station was located.

During the First World War the branch line to the Helena Vale Race course was used for transporting troops between Blackboy Hill and Fremantle.

Although the old Mundaring loop was closed for passenger traffic in 1954, trains were still utilising the line to Boya, where the Mountain Quarries siding was still in use. This operation closed in 1962.

Up until the 1960s it was the terminus of the passenger services from Perth. From 1960 to 1962 a new railway station was made at Koongamia, which was half-way to the old Greenmount Railway station. The suburban service now terminates at Midland.

In 2021, a new railcar manufacturing facility was opened to locally assemble C-series trains for Metronet.[7][8]

Transport

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Bus

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  •    322 Midland Station to Glen Forrest – serves Clayton Street[9]

Bus routes serving Great Eastern Highway:

Bus routes serving Military Road:

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellevue (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Elliot, Ian; Elliot, Ian (1983), Mundaring : a history of the shire, Shire of Mundaring, ISBN 978-0-9592776-0-9
  3. ^ Sekulla, George P; Legge, Krystyna (2007), Our dream, our future : a history of the Midland-Bellevue Polish community, 1950-2006 (Limited 1st ed.), G. Sekulla and K. Legge, ISBN 978-0-646-47869-2
  4. ^ "Progress Plans - Bellevue (CCE No. 6849)". State Records Office of WA. 31 December 1943. Series S2238 - Plans - Civil Engineering, Item 022. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ Swan Valley Tours website, Markets in the Shire of Swan Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 23 July 2007
  6. ^ ABC News, 25 April 2007, "Blaze Destroys Perth Markets". Accessed 23 July 2007.
  7. ^ "Railcar manufacturing returns to Western Australia". Metronet. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ Law, Peter. "Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti open Metronet Railcar Facility at Bellevue". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Route 322". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 9 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  10. ^ "Route 320". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. 7 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  11. ^ "Route 321". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 9 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  12. ^ "Route 326". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. 22 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  13. ^ "Route 328". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. 7 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  14. ^ "Route 277". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 6 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  15. ^ "Route 278". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 6 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  16. ^ "Route 307". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 6 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].

Further reading

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  • Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
  • Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.
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