Albert Facey Homestead

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A Fortunate Life

Visit the original humble homestead of Albert Facey, author of Australian classic autobiography, A Fortunate Life. The homestead is right in the heart of Wickepin and forms a key feature of the 58km Albert Facey Heritage trail. Albert built the house in 1924 on his property near Norman's Lake. In its day, the small house accommodated up to 6 children. The homestead is now laid out in the way Albert and his family may have originally used it between 1924 and 1934.

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Address:

Lot 196 Wogolin Road
Wickepin WA 6370
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9888 1005 or (08) 9888 1283

Email:

admin@wickepin.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Visitors can visit by paying a small fee and collecting the key from the Wickepin Newsagency (across the road) Mon to Fri 7:30am - 4:30pm; Sat and Sun 8:30am to 1pm

Facey family highchair

A highchair built by the author

Albert Facey built this highchair out of packing crates, for his children. It is one of only a few items in the house actually owned by the family and says much about the ingenuity and humbleness of...

Celluloid doll

Child's play

Celluloid is more synonymous with film than dolls. It was the first semi-synthetic plastic consisting of cellulose nitrate and camphor. Celluloid was used to make dolls from the 1870s until the 1950s.

Facey family gramophone

Low-fi tunes

This gramophone was owned by Albert Facey and his family and would have been much treasured. Without the entertainment options most people enjoy today, the gramophone was an important source of...

The Quairading Vintage Club

A scale model road train, one of the districts oldest tractors, and everything in between!

The Quairading Vintage Club was originally formed in the 1980s by a group of farmers and locals from the district. In 2018 the Vintage Club became associated with the Men’s Shed. The collection...

Varley & Districts Museum

Intimate local collection near the 'Chicken Ranch' and Rabbit Cemetery.

This is an intimate museum with items donated by farmers and organisations in the district. The Varley & District Museum is near the Chicken Ranch, a welcoming overnight camp close to the Holland...

Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre

Saving Goldfields Aboriginal languages for all of us

The Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre (GALC) is an Aboriginal research organisation focussed on the recording, linguistic analysis, preservation and use of the Aboriginal languages of the region...

Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group

Sheds full of vehicles, tractors, machines and a library compactus of manuals

The Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group’s name speaks for itself. The members restore and collect everything from machines to matchboxes. The site takes in several sheds full of cars, trucks and...