Kilkivan & District Historical Museum, Kilkivan, Qld, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 26° 05.126 E 152° 14.304
56J E 423834 N 7114632
On the 'main road' of Kilkivan is the District Historical Museum. Opened 1st December, 1984.
Waymark Code: WMTEP9
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 11/12/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MikeGolfJ3
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While no food is allowed in the Museum, there is a cafe just around the side of the Museum.
From the Tourist Information Site: (visit link)
"The Kilkivan Shire Museum contains a comprehensive display of ore and mineral samples common to the district, photographs and documents relating to mining, forestry, dairying and town, school and family histories of Goomeri, Kilkivan, Widgee and Woolooga."
"The main building has rooms furnished in style of yesteryear, for example parlour, bedroom, general store and barber's shop. Fettler's barrack houses a school room and kitchen. Large slab shed contains buggy and wagon, mining, farm and forestry tools. A genuine stockman’s hut, made from slabs laundry and containing original contents has been relocated to the museum grounds."
Research facilities are available (for a fee) for information on the District.

There are two plaques on the right of the entrance, the upper reads:
Kilkivan & District Historical Museum
Officially Opened by
W.E. Mulholland B.E.M.
on December 1st 1984

The lower (smaller) one reads:
Kilkivan Shire Museum
25th Anniversary Project 2004
Site first occupied by
Dentist & Baby Clinic
12 Bligh Street
Major Sponsor
Lions Club of Kilkivan
Theme:
Local Cultural, Mining, and Agricultural


Street Address:
12 Bligh Street, Kilkivan, Queensland, 4600


Food Court: no

Gift Shop: no

Hours of Operation:
Tue to Fri: 10 am to 3pm (Unless by Prior Arrangement)


Cost: 3.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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