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DARLINGTON VILLAGE

The village of Darlington, Western Australia, is located in the hills at the edge of the Darling Ranges, some 20 km east of and overlooking the City of Perth. A picturesque suburb with a natural landscape of hills and valleys, it is surrounded almost entirely by excellent natural bushlands, which provide wonderful displays of wildflowers. For some 50,000 years indigenous people inhabited and nurtured this land. During the 1880s and 1890s, the building of the Eastern Railway attracted early settlers who started to farm the land. Since then it has gradually changed its character, becoming an attractive residential suburb. Not surprisingly, Darlington has a rich and interesting history.

SIX SEASONS GARDEN

The six seasons garden is now in place and each segment has a QR code for each season to allow you to know the names of the plants that are there. You can also view this information here:

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Cape Horn, 1899.
Courtesy Rottest Island Auth.

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Darlington Vineyard 1908.
Courtesy Battye 723P.

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Mixed train entering Darlington station, 1925.
Courtesy S.A. State Library.

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Rosendale Guest House, 1940's.
Courtesy Anne Charleston.

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Darlington's first Store & Post Office.
Courtesy Thelma Rhodes.

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Rev L.S. Quinlin, circa 1940's.
Courtesy Anne Charleston.

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Nyaania Creek bridge, Leithdale Rd, 1935.
Courtesy Carol Fischer.

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Rose cottage with Fiat car, 1950.
Courtesy Max Law.

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Brewer house, 1980's.
Courtesy Thornton Hicks.

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Cairngorm house, 1946.
Courtesy Lyn Myles.

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Holmesdale house, 1984.
Courtesy Bruce Callow.

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Leithdale house, 1984.
Courtesy Bruce Callow.

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GET INVOLVED

The group has driven the Darlington Heritage Walk Trail project and this is nearing completion now!! You will, no doubt, have seen the six seasons garden almost completed on the Oval and the signage at various stations in the village also nearing completion.
In addition to this project, there are other projects on the go ‐ click on 'Current Projects' in the menu above to learn more about these.
You can attend any of the Talks (panel below, right) or contact the group ('Contact Us' below) to learn more about its activities and projects. We would welcome your assistance and your presence at any meeting held by the Group. To learn about our activities, take the time to browse through this website. We are sure you'll find many interesting articles and items.

NEWSLETTERS, DARLINGTON REVIEW & FACEBOOK

The Group’s news and events are regularly featured in the local Darlington Review. To read the latest article, click here or explore past contributions via About Us > Darlt’n Review Articles in the menu above.
Stay connected by following our Facebook page:
Members receive our exclusive email newsletter, offering in-depth historical stories, event highlights, rare photographs, and other content not available elsewhere. Membership also includes early access to bookings for our events and presentations.

EVENTS & MEETINGS

The Darlington History Group hold regular Committee meetings, usually on the first Wednesday of each month.
We also hold monthly talks in the Spring (March, April, May) and Autumn months (September & October) in the Darlington Lesser Hall, covered various topical subjects. A short, new, two part series of talks will be conducted next year, on the subject of historical Darlington gardens.

2026 WEDNESDAY TALKS

Date	Time	Location	Talk
11th March	7:30 pm	Darlington Lesser Hall	Part One Ursula Sharman, our Vice-Chair and Publicist, will be giving two talks on early Darlington gardens. More details closer to that date.
8th April	7:30 pm	Darlington Lesser Hall	Part Two Ursula Sharman, our Vice-Chair and Publicist, will be giving the last talk on early Darlington gardens. More details closer to that date.
13th May.	7:30 pm	Darlington Lesser Hall	Jeff Murray is giving a talk on "The Making and Reimagining of Perth’s Wetlands". Sounds interesting? Then come along!
9th Sept	7:30 pm	Darlington Lesser Hall	Bruce Callow will talk on Darlington Heritage House Architecture.
14th Oct	7:30 pm	Darlington Lesser Hall	To be advised . . .

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MEMBERSHIP

For only $5 per person you can join with us and help to keep Darlington's history alive
Payment details can be found here. Go on ‐ you know you want to !. There is also a Nomination Form here for Committee positions!
pdf icon Membership Form Nomination Form

Note: DHG now has a PO Box: PO Box 54, 18 Brook Rd, Darlington, WA 6070.

Chair: Lyn Myles: admin@dhg.org.au (08) 9298 8604.
Vice Chair: Ursula Sharman: publicity@dhg.org.au Mob: 0408 956 692.

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The Darlington History Group is honoured to be located on the ancestral lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
The History Group acknowledges the First Australians as the traditional custodians of these lands and pays respects to their Elders both past, present and emerging.