White rail carriage

Vehicle

Do you smell rabbit?

This rail carriage was used for carrying rabbit carcasses to Perth. In the early 1900s rabbit populations had reached plague proportions and by the 1920s there was a large industry in trapping rabbits. They were used for food, pelts and other by-products such as glue and fertilizer, which were made from the carcass remains. This 1929 carriage is fitted with cool storage, specifically for the transportation of rabbits.

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Minnivale Rail and Heritage Centre

A collection of rail carriages in a disused wheatbin

Have you ever wondered what was inside the large silver wheat bins which litter the Wheatbelt landscape? Wonder no more! Step inside a decommissioned wheatbin which houses a collection of rail...

Address:

Hewitt Street
Minnivale WA 6462
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9631 1202 or (08) 9631 1662

Email:

dowshire@dowerin.wa.gov.au

Open Hours

Contact the Dowerin District Museum on the numbers provided

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Minnivale Rail and Heritage Centre Overview

Railway station trolley

Dowerin trolley

The spelling on this trolley is probably the closest to how a local might pronounce Dowerin. Local train stations in Western Australia had their own locally branded trolleys, to ensure they didn't go...

AB 1535 diesel locomotive

Green engine

An important part of WA rail history sits quietly on the tracks in the Minnivale wheat bin. The AB 1535 diesel locomotive is a slight modification of the original A class built in the 1960s. There...