The Busselton Historical Society would like to wish everyone all the best for the holiday season and take this chance to thank you for all your support in 2021. It has only been a year since we reopened the Museum and so much has happened in this...
Members of the B.H.S. visited the Fremantle Gaol Museum on 31st May 2018 for a meeting with the Curators, Olympia and Eleanor, to discuss and learn about the latest materials and methods for accessioning, restoring and preserving artefacts. Eleanor, who is a wealth of knowledge, gave...
Due to a fire on 27th March,2018. the Museum will be closed to the public until further notice....
2018 is the 100th Anniversary year of The Old Butter Factory, which houses the Busselton Historical Society and Museum. On Sunday, 11th March, 2018, the Busselton Museum will be holding a Huge Open day for the public, to celebrate this milestone in Busseltons history. There will many...
Cemetaries hold amazing stories of souls from the past. Come and join our informative friendly guide on a walking cemetary tour and hear stories of the trials and tribulations of the early settlers and founding families of Busselton. TOUR # 1. St., Marys Church, Thursday January 18th@...
Mr & Mrs J Banfield,early settlers of Yoongarillup bought this "Gladiator" car at the Paris Exhibition for 200 pounds, including freight, exchange and insurance.This car had one cylinder, was a two seater and got 32 miles to the gallon @16 miles and...
NEW DISPLAY! Over many months in 2015/2016 our band of willing volunteers have put in an amazing effort to design and construct a life size model of a Dray Horse and its handler to accompany the re-furbished Sleeper Cutter’s Dray. This painstaking work took the best part of a year,...