Kingaroy Heritage Museum

Kingaroy Heritage Museum

Kingaroy's landmark Peanut Silos tower over the museum, creating a magnet for the visitor seeking information about these giants and the industry they symbolise. The museum's comprehensive collection includes machinery invented by locals out of a need to have implements to plant and harvest the peanuts. Along with photos and objects relating to the peole who founded the town and those who grew up under the shadow of the silos, the museum provides an experience of Kingaroy's significance in Australia's history.

Youngs Thresher, the first such machine to be designed and built in Australia
Youngs Thresher, the first such machine to be designed and built in Australia

Address: 
124 Haly Street, Kingaroy QLD 4610, Australia
Tel: 
+61 07 41626275
Fax: +61 07 41623474
Hours: 
Weekdays 9:00am - 4:30pm, Weekends and public holidays 10:00am - 4:00pmClosed Christmas/Boxing Day/Good Friday/Anzac day morning.
Email: 
museum@kingaroy.qld.gov.au
Admission: 
General admission free
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Facilities: 
VIC, outdoor interpretive area, and shop, are included in the precint. Parking at the front and rear of the precinct, wheelchair access and public toilets, there is picnic facilities at the rear of the precint. Also located in the precinct are 2 former council chambers the 1913 chambers now used for community meetings and the 1938 chambers now housing the Shire Art Gallery
Collection: 

The Museum's collection includes machinery used in local agriculture and the district's peanut industry. There is also a collection of tools used in trades such as carpentry, blacksmithing, dairying and the timber industry, as well as domestic and commercial items. The Museum also holds a large collection of photos and limited local archival records.