Seven Days A Week 10.00am to 4.00 pm.
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Contact Details
16 Fifth Street, Ardrossan
08 88373939
Ardrossan Historical Museum is located in the powerhouse of the former factory of Clarence H. Smith who patented, developed and manufactured the Stump Jump Plough.
The museum also houses other many photographs, books and artefacts also portray the history of Ardrossan, a very busy seaside town.
Ardrossan Progress Association
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Open Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 10am–4pm or by appointment
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Bublacowie Road
08 88534379
At the Bublacowie Museum you'll find medals, uniforms and memorabilia, as well as the very personal photographs and memorabilia of local servicemen and women who served their country in all major conflicts.
Built on the grounds of the Bublacowie school, the museum keeps alive the memories of the sacrifices made by so many and helps young people learn about our military history.
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The History Group is currently based in the old ANZ building on the High Street and is an archival repository preserving Bute and District history. District records plus photographs and historical documents relating to local family history and the town in general are stored. It is open by appointment during business hours.
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Open Saturday & Sunday 2–4pm or by appointment
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Edith Street,Edithburgh
08 8852 6273
Edithburgh Museum is a community museum of well defined indoor and outdoor displays tracing the social, industrial and agricultural history of the Troubridge agricultural area and the town and port of Edithburgh from early settlement to its decline with major displays on its maritime history (including shipwrecks) and once large salt industry.
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Open Sunday, public & school holidays 2–4pm or by appointment
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Corner Gardiner Terrace & Kilkerran Terrace
(08) 8832 2301
The Maitland Museum contains relics of a bygone era, showcasing local history, agricultural machinery, German heritage and more.
The museum, housed in the former school built in 1877, situated at the corner of Gardiner and Kilkerran Terraces, gives visitors an insight into life in the area as it was in days gone by.
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Open Tuesday – Friday 9.30am–1pm, Saturday 9.30am–noon or by appointment
Contact Details
Main Street, Minlaton
08 88532600
The Minlaton Museum is a snapshot of the past with glimpses into how early settlers lived and worked, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
You will see many fascinating items on display that seem unimaginable in today's world.
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Open daily 1-4pm; 11am-4pm during school & public holidays
Contact Details
155 Verran Terrace
Moonta Mines
08 88251891
The Moonta Mines Museum is located in the former Moonta Mines Model School. Erected in 1878, this building now houses displays on the Cornish miners' lifestyles - mining, lodges and friendly societies, sports and pastimes, death and hardship.
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Port Broughton Heritage Centre
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-3 pm
Contact Details
Edmond Road, Port Broughton
08 86352224
08 86352656
The Port Broughton Heritage Centre, locaed in the original Port Broughton School, it was opened in 1993. The Heritage Centre was designed to display the recordings of the past for the benefit of future generations. The very down to earth "lived with", hands-on centre contains many historical papers, photos, articles and a beautiful "Plangon" doll collection. The collections are housed in several rooms with the themes of: tools; the community; ladies; boats; kitchen and dining; school, war and hospital; and dolls.
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Open Saturday, Sunday & public holidays 2–4pm
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Main Street, Port Victoria
08 88342068
The Port Victoria Museum is a small museum that tells great stories of the sea. From this port the last of the windjammers sailed to Europe in the late 1940s.
With its rich collection of shipwrecks artefacts on display, the Port Victoria Museum is the place for you to encounter the coast's shipwreck history.
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Open Sunday & Wednesday 2–4pm, daily during January or by appointment
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North Terrace, Stansbury
0408142875
The Stansbury Museum, situated in the original school and headmaster's residence, offers a series of comprehensive displays showcasing the history and industry of the town.
Collections on display include dolls, clocks, gems/minerals, bottles and cameras as well as a clothing room, while other rooms within the museum have been refurbished to recreate the region's early times.
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Open daily, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm; weekends & public holidays 10am-4pm
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50 Mines Road
1800654991
At the Farm Shed Museum, Kadina interpretive displays bring together the farming stories that have been growing for the last 50 years. Yorke Peninsula is renowned for its innovation in dryland farming machinery and techniques. The stump-jump plough was just the beginning! See it in action on the screen in the land clearing display and don't miss 'Her Side of the Story' about women on farms.
Farm Shed Museum & Tourism Centre
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Wallaroo Heritage & Nautical Museum
Open daily 10am–4pm
Contact Details
Jetty Road and Emu Street
08 8233015
The Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum was originally a post office. The museum features displays of the copper smelting era, postal and telephone history, religious and civic affairs, early pioneering personalities, industry, sport, entertainment, nautical display and general local history of Wallaroo.
Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum
Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum photos
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Open Friday 10am–noon or by appointment
Contact Details
Edithburgh Road
(08) 8852 1035
Located in the old Courthouse Building on Edithburgh Road, the Yorketown Historic Society has quite consciously focused on early photographs of the settlement, social life and industries in the local area. It has over 1,000 photographs in its collection.