Chinchilla Historical Society Inc.
Our Chinchilla Museum has restored Pioneer cottage - fully furnished. Prickly Pear story from devastation to eradication. Traction steam engines, vintage motor vehicles, horse drawn vehicles, original Chinchilla state school, fully furnished - Two halls containing collection of Memorabilia of yesteryear: fully restored dairy and cream shed.
Address:
Villiers Street, Chinchilla, QLD
Tel:
0746627014
Hours:
9am-5pm daily, except Tuesdays
Admission:
Adults $4, concession $3, family (2 Adults,2 children) $8
Facilities:
Wheelchair access, toilets for disabled, souvenirs, library, guided tours by arrangement
Collection:
Over 5,000 items on display, including farm machinery, horse drawn vehicles, well appointed library housing history of Chinchilla and its pioneers. First Chinchilla school (1883) on grounds containing early school memorabilia.
Subject:
- Historic Display
- Historical Society
- Library
- Outdoor
- Social History Museum
- Furniture
- Glass
- Leatherwork
- Portraits
- Archives
- Armed Forces
- Childhood
- Numismatics, Coins and Currency
- Domestic Items
- EducationAndSchools
- Emergency Services
- Genealogy
- Historic Buildings
- Local History
- Medals and Badges
- Organisations
- Prisons or Convicts
- Rural Life
- Women
- Agriculture
- Bicycles
- Clocks
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Communications
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Lighting
- Mass Media
- Medicine and Health
- Motor Vehicles
- Photography
- Printing
- Steam Machinery
- Surveying
- Telecommunications
- Tools
- Veterinary Science
- Aboriginal Artefacts
- Seashells
- Literature
- Toys and Games
Items
Steam operated sawmill
Creator:
Emmerson Bros.
Description:
Fully operational unit.
Date:
1890
Cottage
Wongongera Cottage
Creator:
Matthew Goggs
Description:
First cottage in Chinchilla District, dismantled and rebuilt in museum grounds and furnished appropriate to the period.
Date:
1880-1900
Gaol
Description:
Moved to present site from original location near Police Station - Chinchilla.
Date:
Early 1900s