Gleneagle, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
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Gleneagle or Glen Eagle is a locality in Western Australia. The locality is south east of the state capital, Perth, close to Jarrahdale on the Albany Highway.[1]
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  Gleneagle Location in Western Australia | |
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| Coordinates: 32°17′17″S 116°11′31″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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It now remains as a rest stop for drivers.
The townsite functioned as a settlement for forest workers and their families.
The locality was seriously affected by the bushfires in summer of 1960/61, the Jarrahdale fires. Fire burned the town of Dwellingup and the smaller settlements of Holyoak, Nanga Brook and Karridale.[2] There were many injuries but no deaths and serious losses of pasture, stock and fencing.[2] A Royal Commission was held in the wake of these fires.[3]
The settlement operated its own school between 1939 and 1967.[4] The school closed due to declining enrolments as the district of Wandering became the larger service centre.[4] Located on the Albany Highway a plaque commemorates the location.[4] Remnants of the townsite including roads and central water tower remain, but the houses have been removed by the government agency upon closure.
The name is also shared with a significant mining company in Western Australia but the locality and company have no direct correlation.
