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

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...

Tricycle from 1800s

An iron toy

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Gwalia Historic Precinct

A ghost town with a mining history

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Meekatharra Museum

Meeka Museum!

This intimate collection offers a stop-off to enjoy a slice of history in Meekatharra. The collection includes a local archive, well-resourced for family history research, and photographs and...

Wagin Historical Village

A historical village started by a small group of people

Bringing visitors a slice of settler life from the late 1800s to mid 1900s, Wagin Historical Village has it all: A bakery, post office, local store, dairy, fire station, printer, bank, church...

Goomalling School Museum

Remember the days of the old school yard

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