Sandstone Heritage Museum and Visitor Centre Overview

Sandstone Heritage Museum and Visitor Centre

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Tiny town with a huge history

A 1940s converted shop houses this locally cherished collection. The Museum was opened by dedicated volunteers who decided to save Sandstone’s relics, buildings and history. The items in the collection have all been donated by locals, and have intimate stories associated with them. Examples include the bright blue toy cash register owned by one of the volunteers, and a family sewing machine. Sandstone today is a small town of less than 100 people. However, in its heyday, in the early 1900s, the population of Sandstone was between 6,000 to 8,000 people.

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Address:

18 Hack Street
Sandstone WA 6639
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9963 5061

Email:

visitus@sandstone.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

7 days, April to October, 9am - 4pm

Youanmi Dining Rooms crockery fragment

Ghost diner

Youanmi ghost town is located approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Sandstone. The town originally emerged when the Youanmi Gold Mine was opened in the early 1900s but was abandoned in the 1940s...

Sewing machine

Travelling seamstress

A museum volunteer’s grandmother owned this sewing machine. The volunteer explained that her grandmother did not like to be idle and often took to the sewing machine as soon as she had a moment to...

Cribbage board

Call out "Muggins!

This board was used to score during the card game Cribbage. The idea of the game is for players to reach a targeted score. If someone fails to reach the score, then another player may call out...

Aunty Joan’s Dolly Mix

Step into a wonderland of dolls that look like they might come to life.

Like walking backstage into an opulent dressing room, ‘a cornucopia of swagged satin and velvet’. (Dolly Mix Facebook page) This museum is the passion of the late Aunty Joan (Duncan) Stewart, who...

York Motor Museum

Petrol head pleasure at this motor palace

This Museum is a feast of everything vehicular, with over 70 cars and 15 motorbikes. There is a rotating display of vehicles and motor memorabilia over three main galleries. Don't forget to check out...

The Windmills Shed

A farmer's love of windmills

A collection not to be missed! The extremely rare Steel Wings windmill at the entrance to Wimera Farm signal that this is a special visitor experience. The windmill collection, developed by local...

Corrigin Pioneer Museum

Corrigin's early settler history, including a large collection of working magnetos.

A large display for a small town! The Corrigin Pioneer Museum is an extensive collection held in several buildings on site, including a blacksmith's shop, a single-room school, farming machinery...