Saturday Open Days Museums in Coolgardie

Museums in Coolgardie

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Ben Prior's Park

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (08) 9026 6001
Website:http://www.goldfieldstourism.com.au/Attractions/tabid/62/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14/Ben-Priors-Park.aspx

An open-air-conditioned museum that commemorates the late Ben Prior who was a collector of interesting and eclectic things.

Museums:Other

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Open Days:Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday

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Goldfields Exhibition Museum

Email:
Phone: (08) 9026 6090
Website:http://www.goldfieldstourism.com.au/Attractions/tabid/62/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/12/Goldfields-Exhibition-Museum.aspx

Follow the history of Coolgardie and surrounds - its discovery, boom and eventual decline. It also features the biggest and most comprehensive collection of antique bottles and glassware in Australia.

Museums:Local History

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Open Days:Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday

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The museum is housed in Wardren's Court (circa 1898) which is also home to the Coolgardie Tourist Bureau. The large collection of antique glassware, the Waghorn Bottle & Curio collection has pieces that date back as far as 300 BC

Coolgardie Cemeteries

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (08) 9026 6090
Website:http://www.coolgardie.wa.gov.au

The headstones at Pioneer Cemetery (1892-1894) and the Coolgardie Cemetery (1894 - today) tell the story of the people from all over the world who worked in the Goldfields.