Tricycle from 1800s

Toy

An iron toy

This tricycle was manufactured in the later 1800s or early 1900s. It would have been sold through an ironmonger. 'Ironmonger', as the name suggests, was a term once reserved for people and businesses that created and sold items made of iron. By the early 1900s, the name could be applied to any shop selling hardware and household goods.

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Wongan Hills and Districts Museum

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...

Address:

Cnr Camm and Mitchell Street
Wongan Hills WA 6603
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9672 1025

Email:

wonganhillsmuseum@gmail.com

Open Hours

Sun 1 - 4pm

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Wongan Hills and Districts Museum Overview

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...

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...