Wongan Hills and Districts Museum Overview

Wongan Hills and Districts Museum

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A local history archive in an old hospital

Walk through this old converted hospital,which houses an extensive array of local history items. The maze of rooms include themes and include a 'telephone room' with items from the old telegraph exchange, a replica 'settlers hut', a sports room and dining room. The collection delves into the hospital's history with a permanent room, set up like a hospital ward. Out behind the building is a collection of machinery, including a Stuart Tank. The Museum also includes an extensive local history archive, well maintained and catalogued by volunteers. If you think you had family in Wongan Hills or the district, this is the place to start your family history research.

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Address:

Cnr Camm and Mitchell Street
Wongan Hills WA 6603
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9672 1025

Email:

wonganhillsmuseum@gmail.com

Opening Hours

Sun 1 - 4pm

Tapestry

The Prancing Cat Tapestry

This tapestry was owned by Brian Hardy, who inherited it from his Aunt Cecil Growns (nee Hardy) in 1978. The tapestry has its origins in the 1800s when six sisters of the Day family from Melton...

Wongan Hills water ski club shirt

Water skiing in the wheatbelt

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Preserved wildflowers and drawing

A history of preserving wildflowers

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York Society Research and Archival Centre

Researching the history of York

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From a cabinet of curiosity to a museum.

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A taste of Europe in the WA bush

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