Pingelly Museum and Historical Group Overview

Pingelly Museum and Historical Group

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Town hall houses an intimate collection

This intimate collection provides an insight into the innovation and flavour of country-life. Learn about local inventors and sports people and town history. Pingelly Museum and Historical Group is run by a group of dedicated volunteers. The Museum was housed in the Old Court House before moving to the Pingelly Town Hall.

Address:

Pingelly Town Hall
28 Parade Street
Pingelly WA 6308
Australia

Tel:

0419 163 260

Email:

pingellymuseumgroup@yahoo.com.au

Opening Hours

Contact the Curator on 0419 163 260

Female marching uniform

Stars

The Birrongs was a marching group from Pingelly. This uniform would have been worn by the junior division in the 1960s. More information has been sought from the local community about the marching...

Toilet fumigator

Blowfly trap

John Gilchrist invented this fly trap to go in the outhouse (toilet). Chemicals were place in a container below the lid to attract the flies. When they flew through a small tunnel into the container...

Shire of Wagin

Gaze on a gallery as you borrow a book

You can find the Shire of Wagin's art collection in the library: This is an intimate space to house an intimate collection. The Shire’s art collection includes items from the Sir Claude Hotchin...

Dalwallinu Discovery Centre

A gateway to the Wildflower Way

The Dalwallinu Discovery Centre is the place to find out all the local tips on where to visit. It is busy during the wildflower season, as people pass through to enjoy the local flora, especially 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...

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...