Merredin Regional Library

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Old school local history collection and research in the library

The local history collection at the Merredin Library was started to gather items not connected to military and railway history, captured in other local collections. The Merredin Library is located in the old North Merredin Primary School and is the largest library in the central Wheatbelt. The local history collection is a great resource for local and family history research and includes maps, photographs, diaries, wonderful weather logbooks, and local pamphlets, brochures and flyers.

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Address:

22 Coronation Street
Merredin WA 6415
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9041 1222

Email:

library@merredin.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Mon to Wed & Fri 10am - 5pm; Thurs 10am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 12pm; Closed Sunday

Original ceiling mould

Art deco cast

This is one of the original ceiling moulds used to create the pressed tin ceilings in the Cummins Theatre, Merredin. The Cummins Theatre is one of the oldest buildings in the Shire of Merredin. It was...

Wood's Australian Diary 1951

Wheatbelt history

Diaries make up an essential element of local history collections. They can give wonderful insights into local and family history, sometimes incorporating newspaper cuttings and scribblings, like this...

Koorda and Districts Museum and Historical Society

A museum in the heart of corn dolly country

This is a diverse collection for such a small town, lovingly maintained by a group of volunteers. The Museum is laid out like the old Koorda & Districts Centennial Hospital, and even includes the...

The Big Camera - Museum of Photography

Walk through the lense of the Big Camera, into a world of cameras.

Walk through the lens of the Big Camera to be transfixed by wall-to-wall cameras! This is believed to be the largest working camera display in the Southern hemisphere. It is a place to learn about the...

Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group

Sheds full of vehicles, tractors, machines and a library compactus of manuals

The Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group’s name speaks for itself. The members restore and collect everything from machines to matchboxes. The site takes in several sheds full of cars, trucks and...

Old Police Complex

A country police station

The first Laverton police station is described by the guide as ‘tents, tin and fibro,’ with the prisoners brutally chained to logs. In 1899 the original jail was moved from the close-by settlement of...