Bruce Rock Museum and Machinery Museum Overview

Bruce Rock Museum and Machinery Museum

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From a cabinet of curiosity to a museum.

The old bank has been given a new lease on life, with the Bruce Rock Museum located within its walls. Some of the rooms have been refurbished with items from the early to mid 1900s to tell the history of the bank manager's premises. The museum site contains a rebuilt cottage with the traditional hessian and lime rendered interior walls, a saddlery and workshop, and school. The Bruce Rock Machinery Museum is located directly across the road from the Museum.

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Address:

24 Johnson Street
Bruce Rock WA 6418
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9061 1091; 0427 611 108

Email:

lesliejanisk@hotmail.com

Opening Hours

Mon to Fri 10am 12pm & 2pm - 4pm, March to December.

Armadillo basket

Little armoured one

In a 'cabinet of curiosity', there is an armadillo basket from Rhodesia. The item was purchased by Mrs Butler who started a private collection, which eventually formed part of the Bruce Rock Museum...

Beaded bag

Bejewelled bag

Donated by Margaret Jean Buegge, this bag was handmade by a relative and sent from England to Ms Buegge in the mid 1900s.

Cash Register

Not your ordinary cash box

The luxury of a silver cashier portrays the opulence of the era. When money was flush and the Wheatbelt was thriving. The National Cash Register was made in America circa 1905. Harry Hyam originally...

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...

Gwalia Historic Precinct

A ghost town with a mining history

The Gwalia Historic Precinct includes a ghost town and a museum featuring collections from the old Sons of Gwalia Mine and the Leonora district. The museum collection items are housed in the main shed...

The Great Beyond Explorer’s Hall of Fame and Visitor Centre

Celebrating at the crossroads of early explorers

The Great Beyond highlights the early explorers to come through the region. Begin your journey with a miniature hologram of John Forrest the explorer, and Tommy Windich (Yinel), Aboriginal guide. Be...

Sandalwood Letterpress Museum

Chase the print

Extra, extra read all about it! Feel like you have stepped back in time to a bygone era. Printing enthusiast Keith Schekkerman, who once worked in the printing industry, will give you a tour...