Mandurah Historical Society

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A slice of history preserved amid modern canal-front homes

Tucked away, aside luxurious and imposing canal-front homes, is the wonderfully quaint historic Halls Cottage. The stone and thatched-roof building was once the abode of one of Mandurah’s first settlers - Henry Hall. Hall was assigned 16,594 acres in the Murray district and, in 1832, applied for the land on which Halls Cottage still stands today. Today the cottage houses the Mandurah Historical Society collection of artefacts, which provides a glimpse into the everyday life of the region’s earliest European settlers.

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Address:

Corner of Third Av and Jack Ireland Park Rd
Mandurah WA 6210
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9586 9760

Email:

info@mandurahhistoricalsociety.com.au

Opening Hours

Mon, Wed & Fri 9.30am - 3pm; Sat 9.30am - 1pm

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