The Minlaton Museum

... The Minlaton Museum ...

The Museum and Shop are open:

Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm
Saturday 9.30am - 12.00pm noon

For further information contact:

June - 88532157
Mel - 88532027
Max - 88532312

Main Street, Minlaton

The Harry Butler Centenary - 3rd and 4th of August

The Minlaton Museum, located in the main Street, is housed in the former General Store. The large front window was originally a double doorway to provide access for horse drawn delivery vans to the storerooms.

The Museum houses a very comprehensive collection of items from local pioneer homesteads, farms and of course - "The Captain Harry Butler Room" devoted to Minlaton's famous son.

The museum shop offers unique Harry Buttler souvenirs and a very interesting range of Country Crafts locally and lovingly made - ideal for gift giving.

Minlaton Museum Photos

Minlaton Hotel

Mr E. Jahne's store & Methodist church

Minlaton looking North

Walkingtons shop now Jaehnes

Fourth Street, Minlaton from Post Office

Marlowe Building now Harvest Corner

Minlaton Police Station 23-06-1906

Main Street Minlaton

Minlaton Hotel

Williams & Kumnick, Blacksmiths & Machinists

S. Cross, Tom Carmichael, Alf Penberthy, J. Williams, H. Williamson, August Pfiefer

Williams & Kumnick, Blacksmiths & Machinists. Horses carefully shod

S. Cross. Coachbuilder & Painter

George Parish & Hartley Cross. W. R. Trehearne's delivery van

Inside Museum when Hardware Shop

Porters Garage. H. W. & R. A. Porter Proprietors, Authorised General Motors Dealers.

Chevrolet Cars & Trucks. Buik & Oldsmobile Astrol. Now Retra Vision 1997

D. J. Underwood Chemist. Next to Hotel

Billiard Saloon. Proprietor C. S. Chenoweth Main Street Minlaton. Now Football Club 1997. Shops Left to Right. Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. Stock & Station Agents. Billiard Saloon. Hairdresser & Tobacconist. Confectioner & Cool Drinks. C. S. Chenoweth Proprietor.

Charlie Chenowenth owner & Barber of Barber shop. Barber Mr. allen.

Inside Shop. Billiard room was behind this room (Barbers C. Chenoweth)

Billiard Saloon. Charlie Chenoweth Main St Minlaton.

Other shops Left to Right. Harry Porter. Fruit & Vegetables. Billiards Saloon C. S. Chenoweth.

Truck N.L. Chenoweth Minlaton Phone 55.

Minlaton Wine saloon. Main St Minlaton. Now converted to 2 units by Mr. McWaters 1997 (opposite museum)

Charlie Chenoweth Billiard Saloon.

Other shops. Tailor above the car. ?berts behind the stogie pole. Clarke & Virgo General Storekeepers. Harry Porter Fruit & Vegetables. Billiard Saloon C. S. Chenoweth.

H. R. Burley & Driver. Preparing the driveway on the West Tce. Property ready for carriers yard.

Old Town Hall renovated to a 2 storey building.

Moving the totalisator.

machine for computing bets made on races?

Porters Garage

Old Reo. Taking school children for a picnic. H. Brevnen Garage.

Taken from the Town Hall Balcony looking South. Left first shop. Miller & Poole. Second shop. Phone 79 Stan Johnson Butcher.

Taken from the Town Hall Balcony (McPharlin)

The home of Mr. & Mrs Miles on West Terrace. Minlaton . Dating pre World War 2

Minlaton CWA at saleyards luncheon building.

Mick Chambers, Mrs. F. Tonkin, Mrs Bill Poole

Croquet Club. Top Row. Ada Schwartz, Jess Parsons, Ethel Klaebe, K. Ford, Kemp.

Second Row. Alma Williams, Maude Williams, Captain Mrs. J. Cook, Mytrle Longbottom, Hilda Hickman.

Croquet Club. From right. Ross Martin, Mrs. Stan Johnson, Mrs. J. Cook, Myrtle Longbottom, Kitty Fory, Maud williams.

Beginning of the bowling green

Next stage of the green

The end of construction & groundsman rolling the lawn.

Looking up Second Street from the bowling club house.

Procession of Minlaton Coronation Day 1911

Minlaton Town Band (1914-1918)

Standing from left. Tom Porker, Roy Williams, Ack McKenzie, Harry Penberthy, Stan Brown, (The Parson) Don Mckenzie, Perc Tonkin, & Wilf McKenzie. Squatting. Eric Cook, Dockie Barlow, Splint Brown, Joe Barlow, Bert McKenzie.