About Mount Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum
The Mount Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum is a regional museum in Mount Magnet, in Western Australia's Murchison region, about 560 km northeast of Perth. It preserves and displays the area's gold mining and pastoral history dating from the 1890s gold rush. Housed in historic buildings on Hepburn Street, its collections include mining equipment, pastoral artefacts, photographs, documents and Aboriginal cultural material illustrating the district's development.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a small regional museum in the centre of Mount Magnet with indoor galleries and outdoor displays. Inside are photographs, documents, domestic items, pastoral equipment and Aboriginal cultural material. Outside are larger mining machinery, vehicles and equipment. The setting is a historic town building with interpretive panels explaining the Murchison goldfields and pastoral station life. Volunteer staff are often available to provide information.
Key highlights
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Extensive collection of gold mining equipment and machinery from the Murchison goldfields
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Pastoral and station artefacts illustrating sheep and farming history
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Historical photographs, documents and archives from the 1890s onwards
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Aboriginal cultural material and local heritage displays