North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum

North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum
Established 1987[1]
Location 15-17 Welsby Street
Dunwich, Queensland
Australia
Coordinates 27°29′52″S 153°24′14″E / 27.4977°S 153.4040°E / -27.4977; 153.4040
Type Historical
Website North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum

The North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum is a museum founded in 1987 to present the history of North Stradbroke Island. It is found at 15-17 Welsby Street, in Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island. The museum comprises four buildings: the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum, the main building, the Herdsman's Hut, and a replica of the first Dunwich Post Office. The museum also contains archives with local documents and images.

The museum contains the following exhibits:

  • Aboriginal Room
  • Pioneer Room
  • Lighthouse
  • Shipping
  • Whale Skull (on loan from the Queensland Museum)

References

  1. ↑ "North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum", North Stradbroke Island Museum website. Accessed October 01, 2008.


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