Shelltox insecticide fumigator

Equipment

Death to every pest

Farming can be accompanied by lots of pest infestations. Fumigators like this would have been common on farms to kill all forms of insects. These fumigators likely used Dieldrin, a carcinogenic substance which is now banned.

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Koobabbie Precinct

Relocating Koobabbie Farm, kitchen sink and all.

This collection was saved by Coorow Heritage Group, after it was gifted three buildings and the farming equipment from a historically significant farm. Find out about the history of Samuel Rudduck and...

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5 Main Street
Coorow WA 6515
Australia

Tel:

0408 950 766

Email:

coorowheritage@hotmail.com

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7 days 9am - 5pm

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Little Mother Feeders

Artificial udder

A Little Mother Feeder is an artificial udder. It was used to feed lambs that had been orphaned or separated from their mothers. Clarice Rudduck bought this feeder in 1959 when she was on holiday in...

1959 ram trophy

Young winners

This magnificent trophy was not attached to a sheep raising championship, but won by the Coorow Junior Farmers Club at the Wesfarmers debating competition in 1959.