Female marching uniform

Clothing

Stars

The Birrongs was a marching group from Pingelly. This uniform would have been worn by the junior division in the 1960s. More information has been sought from the local community about the marching group. Birrong is a word reputed to mean star from an Aboriginal language in New South Wales, however the Nyoongar words for star are 'jindang' or 'djinda'.

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Pingelly Museum and Historical Group

Town hall houses an intimate collection

This intimate collection provides an insight into the innovation and flavour of country-life. Learn about local inventors and sports people and town history. Pingelly Museum and Historical Group is...

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Pingelly Town Hall
28 Parade Street
Pingelly WA 6308
Australia

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0419 163 260

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pingellymuseumgroup@yahoo.com.au

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Toilet fumigator

Blowfly trap

John Gilchrist invented this fly trap to go in the outhouse (toilet). Chemicals were place in a container below the lid to attract the flies. When they flew through a small tunnel into the container...