First
Discovered
Lt James
Cook
and
Joseph Banks stepped ashore for the second time in Australia on the
beach front at the Town of 1770. Our displays
celebrate their visit with copies of the logs, charts and much more.
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Maritime History
There is an informative display on
the
many shipwrecks along our coastline including the Countess Russell and
the Agnes
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Early Shire
We have a collection of photographs from
the
early days of Miriam Vale, Rosedale,Bororen, Baffle Creek,Agnes Water
and Town of 1770 - all the areas of the Shire. There is a good
collection of memorabilia from the local area including cane prams,
a cane bassinet, a hand operated washing machine, early sporting gear
and
much more.
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Aboriginal Artifacts
The display of Aboriginal and
Islander
artifacts is a favourite with
most visitors.
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Memorabilia
It is
interesting to
listen to the comments
of people as they peruse the Books, Magazines and items they remember
from
the good old days which are now housed in the recently restored Arthur
Jeffery original Museum.
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Replica
The museum has a fine scale
model
of the HM
Bark Endeavour on display.
It was built by a shipwright who
worked
on the replica
Endeavour.
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