Pringle Cottage Museum
The Society maintains a sandstone cottage, built c.1870, which features furniture and household items representing more than 130 years of family life in the district. Collections of photographs, historical items, farming equipment, vehicles and machinery are displayed. Several buildings have been relocated on the site, including a church, slab hut, overseers cottage and an emporium building. A printing display includes presses and associated items from the Warwick Daily News.
Address:
81 Dragon Street, Warwick, QLD
Tel:
0746612028
0746613234
Hours:
Wed - Fri 10am-12 noon, Sat and Sun 2pm-4pm , Closed Monday and Tuesday
Admission:
Adults $3.50, concessions$3.00, children 50c, discounts for groups
Facilities:
Limited wheelchair access, toilets, tours by appointment, museum shop
Collection:
15,000 items
Subject:
- Social History Museum
- Furniture
- Glass
- Illuminated Manuscripts
- Jewellery
- Leatherwork
- Pottery and Ceramics
- Armed Forces
- Business
- Childhood
- Domestic Items
- EducationAndSchools
- Emergency Services
- Genealogy
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Local History
- Militaria
- Organisations
- Rural Life
- Weapons Arms and Armor
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry
- Clocks
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Communications
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Lighting
- Mass Media
- Medicine and Health
- Motor Vehicles
- Photography
- Postal Services
- Printing
- Railways or Tramways
- Steam Machinery
- Tools
- Veterinary Science
- Dolls
- Literature
- Music
- Sports
- Toys and Games