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Wander through the Wentworth Pioneer Museum

Wander through the Wentworth Pioneer Museum

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Address:
117 Beverley Street, Wentworth NSW, Australia, Wentworth
Description:

1.8 million years of fossilised giants and over 150 years of pioneer settlement

This is an excellent museum supplying the history buff with information on much of Wentworth’s heritage. The Rotary Club have collected over 3,000 artefacts and relics covering all aspects on the history of Wentworth. It houses one of Australia’s biggest photographic collections on river boats and original buildings, and is everyday day for viewing (with the exceptions of Good Friday & Christmas Day).

Journey through time with a walk through the extensive Pioneer and Folk collection. Including Indigenous artefacts and a Mega Fauna Display based on fossil remains discovered in the Wentworth region and Mungo National Park.

Discover the history of the river trade and experience the triumph of the Fergie in the 1956 flood.

Explore the ambitions and hardships of the local pioneer as they overcame the harsh surrounds to create a wonder that is Wentworth.

An amazing story told through tools, instruments, documents and everyday treasures of a bygone era.