Wongan Hills and Districts Museum Overview

Wongan Hills and Districts Museum

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A local history archive in an old hospital

Walk through this old converted hospital,which houses an extensive array of local history items. The maze of rooms include themes and include a 'telephone room' with items from the old telegraph exchange, a replica 'settlers hut', a sports room and dining room. The collection delves into the hospital's history with a permanent room, set up like a hospital ward. Out behind the building is a collection of machinery, including a Stuart Tank. The Museum also includes an extensive local history archive, well maintained and catalogued by volunteers. If you think you had family in Wongan Hills or the district, this is the place to start your family history research.

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Address:

Cnr Camm and Mitchell Street
Wongan Hills WA 6603
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9672 1025

Email:

wonganhillsmuseum@gmail.com

Opening Hours

Sun 1 - 4pm

Wongan Hills water ski club shirt

Water skiing in the wheatbelt

The Lake Ninan Water Ski & Sailing Club was formed in the 1960’s and, at its height, was the largest such club in WA, with a membership of 141 and, in 1973, with 39 boats registered. Flood gates were...

Tapestry

The Prancing Cat Tapestry

This tapestry was owned by Brian Hardy, who inherited it from his Aunt Cecil Growns (nee Hardy) in 1978. The tapestry has its origins in the 1800s when six sisters of the Day family from Melton...

Preserved wildflowers and drawing

A history of preserving wildflowers

The Wongan Hills Museum has a small collection of preserved wildflowers from local reserves, with associated drawings. In 1913 William Coates Reynoldson purchased farmland in Wongan Hills, and after...

Brookton Museum and Heritage Centre

Former Police Station & Quarters, now the Brookton Museum & Heritage Centre

This is an inviting old Police Station and residence, and a collection which engages visitors with the history of Brookton, its people, its environment and its history. The display changes each year...

Warden Finnerty’s Residence

A collection in a national trust stone building

The simple grandeur of this stone house sitting atop Montana Hill, overlooking Coolgardie, is impressive. The view from the veranda is amazing, but don't forget the collection inside. The house was...

Beverley Station Arts - Gallery & Platform Theatre

The heart of Beverley’s art community

A delightful gallery in an old railway station. This small collection hides treasures from prolific painters. The gallery is home to the Shire of Beverley Art Collection, which started with a Claude...

Wyalkatchem CBH Agriculture Museum

Wylie Museum

Agriculture and farming go hand in hand with sheds and machinery. This is a phenomenally large collection of tractors, cars and machinery in Wyalkatchem, in a historic wheatbin, and a series of sheds...