Balladonia Heritage Museum

A museum located near the ‘Ninety mile straight’.

Located in a roadhouse, this little museum has items and information about Ngadju and Mirning people. It also covers the early settler history at Balladonia station, Skylab, an around Australia car race, the Afghan cameleers and local natural history. After you leave Norseman, Balladonia is one of the first stops travelling east. It is at the beginning of the one of the longest straight stretches of road in the world.

Address:

Eyre Hwy
Balladonia WA 6443
Australia

Opening Hours
Mon to Sat 6am - 7:30pm
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