Maylands, Western Australia
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Maylands is a suburb approximately 5 kilometres north-east of Perth located on the shore of the Swan River. The suburb was developed during the 1890s and is currently a locality within City of Bayswater bordered by the suburbs of Mount Lawley, East Perth and Bayswater. There is a train station in this suburb, called Maylands. The railway line was built in the 1880s.
Maylands has been a source for clay for brick and tile making, the pits from these are now part of a golf course and residential area. During the 1930 Maylands there was an airfield which serviced all aircraft including flying boats. When the South Guildford site for a major airport facility was open, the facilities where converted to training area for the West Australian Police Service.
Explosive Pro Wrestling is one of W.A's two professional wrestling federations, holding their events at the Alma Venville Recreation Centre in Maylands every six weeks or so.
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Bayswater | Bedford | Dianella | Embleton | Maylands | Morley | Mount Lawley | Noranda |
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| Suburbs of the Town of Bassendean | |
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