Kooka

Domestic equipment

Aussie made cooker

The stove with an Aussie pun for a name and a bird logo on the front. Many homes in Australia had the recognisable gas Kooka. Frederick Metters developed the Early Kooka stoves in Adelaide in 1896. The Kooka was designed in enamel cream, and blue, green, grey or brown. The stove was so successful a second factory was set up in Perth in 1896.

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Cue Heritage Discovery Centre

An intimate display from pre-settlement history to mining and modernity

You will be greeted by a giant map which shows the location of Cue in relation to Wajarri, Badimia and Yugunga Nya Country. You can also learn about the history of Thuwarri Thaa (Wilgie Mia), a...

Address:

72 Austin St
Cue WA 6640
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9963 8600

Email:

info@cuecrc.net.au

Open Hours

Mon to Fri 9am - 4pm

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Single knocker

Guess the item

It is hard to imagine what this item is. It is a called a single knocker. It was used to relay messages to the winder driver. A coded message much like Morse Code was used. There were also code...

Nickelodeon

One penny a song

A one machine band, a Direct Mechanical Action Piano, or more commonly called a Nickelodeon. This one instrument plays all the instruments in a piece of music. The Nickelodeon works like a music box...