Augusta Museum of History
The Augusta Historical Museum is recognised as a Municipal Museum and was established in 1979. There are a number of displays showing aspects of the history of the district.
Address:
Blackwood Avenue, Augusta WA 6290, Australia
Tel:
+61 08 9758 1948
Hours:
1st September to 30th April and all school holidays
Daily 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm
1st May to 31st August
Daily - morning only 10am to 12noon
Closed Christmas Day
Daily 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm
1st May to 31st August
Daily - morning only 10am to 12noon
Closed Christmas Day
Email:
Collection:
Displays include details of families involved in the 1830s, the third white settlement in Western Australia, artifacts from local shipwrecks, from the MC Davies timber empire (1880s to 1915); the local environment, personal effects of early settlers, details of the 1920s group settlements, commemorative china, coins and medals, garments from various eras, church organs and the whale rescue event which put Augusta on the world news headlines.