Merredin Regional Library

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Old school local history collection and research in the library

The local history collection at the Merredin Library was started to gather items not connected to military and railway history, captured in other local collections. The Merredin Library is located in the old North Merredin Primary School and is the largest library in the central Wheatbelt. The local history collection is a great resource for local and family history research and includes maps, photographs, diaries, wonderful weather logbooks, and local pamphlets, brochures and flyers.

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Address:

22 Coronation Street
Merredin WA 6415
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9041 1222

Email:

library@merredin.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Mon to Wed & Fri 10am - 5pm; Thurs 10am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 12pm; Closed Sunday

Wood's Australian Diary 1951

Wheatbelt history

Diaries make up an essential element of local history collections. They can give wonderful insights into local and family history, sometimes incorporating newspaper cuttings and scribblings, like this...

Original ceiling mould

Art deco cast

This is one of the original ceiling moulds used to create the pressed tin ceilings in the Cummins Theatre, Merredin. The Cummins Theatre is one of the oldest buildings in the Shire of Merredin. It was...

Nyabing Historical Society Inc.

Come and find out about the locally famous peach and steak pie!

An important location on the railway line, Nyabing's history is captured at the Settlers Hall. Built in 1915, the hall has been used as a school, Road Board offices, community hall and church. It was...

Koorda and Districts Museum and Historical Society

A museum in the heart of corn dolly country

This is a diverse collection for such a small town, lovingly maintained by a group of volunteers. The Museum is laid out like the old Koorda & Districts Centennial Hospital, and even includes the...

Old Police Complex

A country police station

The first Laverton police station is described by the guide as ‘tents, tin and fibro,’ with the prisoners brutally chained to logs. In 1899 the original jail was moved from the close-by settlement of...

Grain Discovery Centre

From planting to plate: discover how grain helped communities grow.

The Grain Discovery Centre is located inside the Narembeen Roadhouse and gives a history of farming and grain growing in the district. There is a fascinating shop display, which shows some of the...