King Island Historical Society Museum
The Museum was established in a former lighthouse keeper's cottage in 1980. All aspects of the Island's history are represented in the displays of the King Island Museum. Relics from the large number of shipwrecks around the coastline of the Island are also featured.
Address:
Lighthouse Street, Currie, King Island, TAS
Tel:
0364621512
Hours:
2pm-4pm Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun in summer, 2pm-4pm Sat and Sun only in winter
Admission:
Adults $2 or donation
Facilities:
Books and souvenirs on sale
Collection:
estimated 2,000 objects and 1,500 photographs
Subject:
- Historic Site
- Social History Museum
- Advertising
- Craft
- Textiles, Spinning and Weaving
- Woodwork
- Domestic Items
- EducationAndSchools
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Local History
- Maritime and Naval History
- Militaria
- Organisations
- Rural Life
- Social History
- Agriculture
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Mass Media
- Mines and Mining
- Photography
- Postal Services
- Ships and Shipping
- Telecommunications
- Mineralogy
- Natural Sciences
- Ephemera
Items
Slasher
King Island Slasher
Description:
Slotted metal disc, like a shovel but with sharpened sides and a wooden handle. Used for agricultural slashing.
Date:
1920-1930
Newspaper
The Record
Description:
Handwritten local newspapers.
Date:
1909-1914
Cannon
Cataraqui Cannon
Description:
Cannon from the ship "Cataraqui" which was wrecked on King Island in 1845. With 405 lives lost, it is considered one of Australia's worst shipping disasters.
Date:
1845
Rattler and cable
Chester Richardson's "Rattler" and Bass Strait Cable
Creator:
Chester Richardson
Description:
Telecommunications equipment.
Mineral samples
King Island Scheelite Collection
Description:
A collection of mineral samples, maps, dioramas and photographs relating to the mining of scheelite.
Date:
1948-1990