16 Jan LETS CELEBRATE !!!
GRAND RE_OPENING STAGE ONE Tuesday 22nd January, 10am - 4pm OPENING of the GROUNDS and OUTSIDE DISPLAYS Entry by gold coin donation ( per person) Sausage sizzle and Tea and Coffee on site...
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05 Sep Museum Men at Work
Recently members were allowed back into the working sheds at the museum and have been very busy restoring and repairing the grounds, furniture and machinery that was damaged in the fire, March 26th this year. A huge thank you for their time and fabulous effort. ...
01 Jun Visit to Fremantle Gaol Museum
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...
06 Apr Fire at Museum
Due to a fire on 27th March,2018. the Museum will be closed to the public until further notice....
05 Feb 100 Year Celebrations 11th March ,2018
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...
14 Jan Walking through Busselton Tombstones
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 [email protected]
09 Jan museum
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...
02 Feb Construction of the Horse
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,...