Emu Park Historical Museum Inc

The building was a court house and then police station in Mt Chalmers, re-located to Emu Park in 1986. The collection comprises historical data of the town and district from its inception and includes photographs, artefacts, a library of rare books, collection of sea shells and coloured sands, rocks, crockery, relics, coins, family histories, military memorabilia, dolls and tools.

Address: 
17 Hill Street, Emu Park, QLD
Tel: 
079396080
Hours: 
9am-11am Tue, Wed, Fri, 10am-2pm Sun
Admission: 
Adults $2, children accompanied by adult free
Facilities: 
Wheelchair and walker access, guided tours, school project education sheets
Collection: 
Estimated 2,350 items plus 200 photographs

Items

Phonograph

Edison Cylindrical Phonograph

Creator:
Thomas Edison Company
Description:
0
Date:
1890-1911

Ship's bell

Description:
Bell from the ship Countess Russell.
Date:
1873

Camp wagon

Creator:
Queensland Government Railways
Description:
Standard campwagon to 1980.

Shell collection

Description:
Shell collection from the Great Barrier Reef area.