Gamble all electric incubator

Equipment

A defunct emu farm

This is an egg incubator used at an emu farm on Mt. Gibson Station. The emu farm opened in the 1990s and had its own emu abattoir. Like many species of birds, emus have a short season for laying and incubating their eggs. Ultimately, the farm was unprofitable, and Mt. Gibson Station is now owned by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

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The Heritage Wheatbin Museum

A local farming collection in heritage listed Wheatbin

The collection provides a 'Who’s Who' of the region, and a 'what’s what of wheat'. It is housed in a 1939 bulk wheatbin designed and built by Cooperative Bulk Handling and a Machinery Shed and Railway...

Address:

Great Northern Hwy
Wubin WA 6612
Australia

Tel:

0476 187 424

Email:

wheatbinmuseum@bigpond.com

Open Hours

7 days, June to mid October, 10am - 3pm

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Insect display

Creepy crawlies from the district

The insect display shows a variety of insects which can be found in the district. Sandy Patterson collected the insects, mostly near Mt. Gibson, east of Wubin.

Scale model sunshine harvester model

Sunshine harvester

The Sunshine Harvester revolutionised farming in Australia. It enabled farmers to harvest more grain, more quickly, and reduced the number of workers required. No wonder a farmer immortalised this...