Meat Workers gloves

Equipment

Meat Worker gladiators?

Chainmail gloves were all that protected the meat workers from the threat of the extremely sharp knives, used when butchering cattle. Their annual cattle head count is marked on a wooden ‘Tally board’, that still hangs in the museum, documenting the rise and fall of cattle exports between 1919 and 1985. The Wyndham Meatworks finally closed in 1985, marking the end of a unique and important era for the region.

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Wyndham History and Museum Collection

Not forgotten – the story of Wyndham

Sitting at the confluence of five rivers on the Cambridge Gulf, lies the old town of Wyndham, the most northerly port of Western Australia. After the great cattle treks by Nat Buchanan and the Duracks...

Address:

1 MacPhee Street
Wyndham WA 6740
Australia

Tel:

0476 019 903

Email:

whs6740@yahoo.com.au

Open Hours

25 April to 30 Sept 7 days 10am - 2pm; or by collecting the key from the Police Station across the road

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Wyndham History and Museum Collection Overview

Catfish crucifix

Curios and crucifixes

Carved from the skeleton of a large catfish, this crucifix reflects the deep Christianity of many of the Aboriginal people from the Forrest River and other missions of the Kimberley. The Catfish was...

Camel nose peg

A tale less told

Only a few clues remain to document the contribution of the ‘Afghan’ cameleers to the settlement of the East Kimberley. In its rough terrain, dominated by gorges, rivers and ranges, camels were used...