| Address | Urana Road,
Jindera
New South Wales, 2642, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Jindera Pioneer Museum | | Telephone Enquiries : | 02-6026 3622 |
A winner of the NSW Museum of the Year Award and one of the district's first "Folk" museums, Jindera's Pioneer Museum is rated as a world-class attraction.
The Jindera Museum is contained within a remarkable old store and home that belonged to the pioneering Wagner family. The "store" is "stocked with authentic goods of the 19th century, while the living area at the rear is furnished in its original style.
Wagner's Store operated into the 1950s and after it closed, a decision was taken to create the museum. All items were donated by local pioneer families. Sir Russell Drysdale declared the Jindera Museum open in 1968.
The Jindera Pioneer Museum which consists of the store and house, two large galleries, authentically furnished slab hut and wattle daub cottage, a remarkable collection of farm implements and equipment and a 1872 era blacksmith shop all set in 2 hectares of grounds.
Afternoon teas (Devonshire) available weekends, afternoons, or by special arrangement anytime.
Viewing time 60 to 90 minutes.
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| Entity Facility | Access Without Assistance for the Disabled, Car park, Interpretive Centre, Public Toilet, Toilet facilities for the Disabled. | | Experience | Cultural, Educational Tourism, Historic/Heritage. |
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