Lobethal Heritage Association Inc
The LHA are the custodians of the memorabilia left behind when the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill closed in1993.
Address:
Onkaparinga Woollen Mill, Lobethal SA 5241, Australia
Tel:
+61 08 83896725
Hours:
Weekends and public holidays or by appointment from 10 am to 4 pmat the Adelaide Hills Market Work is being undertaken on the remaining collection which is presently stored in one of the Old Mill Buildings.
Email:
Admission:
By donation.
Facilities:
Three large pieces are displayed at the Adelaide Hills Market in the Old Woollen Mill. LHA members are in attendance on weekends and public holidays. The main collection is stored in the old boiler room and is only accessable to members due to insurancer regulations. We hope this will soon change.
Collection:
Several machines and their peripherals to do with the early textile industry in Australia. Looms, Warping banks, creels, samples of materials (not just Onkaparinga), paperwork records, bobbins of threads, warping beams, mending tables, tools, spare heddles etc. The collection is enormous and therefore too large to include the inventory on this website. If an inventory or part of an inventory is sought then please contact the LHA direct.