Primary contact
Dead Finish Museum, Corner of Morrison Street and Hunt Road, Beverley
Beverley, Western Australia 6304
Identity area
Identifier
daa/406
Authorized form of name
Beverley Historical Society, Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Dead Finish Museum, Beverley, Western Australia
Type
- Community
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Dead Finish Museum, Corner of Morrison Street and Hunt Road, Beverley
Locality
Beverley
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6304
Telephone
See website for current numbers.
Fax
bhsdeadfinish@gmail.com
URL
[Referred to on https://www.beverleywa.com/history.html as at March 2023]
Note
Description area
History
The Beverley Historical Society was formed by volunteers in 1987 to foster the safe-keeping and promotion of Beverley’s Heritage.
The society operates from the Dead Finish Museum in Hunt Road, Beverley. The museum is housed in the oldest building in Beverley, the “Wheatsheaf Inn”, built by Alfred Smith in 1872. It holds a very fine collection of artefacts depicting life in Beverley since settlement in 1831.
Geographical and cultural context
Beverley is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 133 kilometres south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York and Brookton on the Great Southern Highway. It is on the Great Southern railway line.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: President
Records management and collecting policies
The society collects material relating to the district.
Buildings
Holdings
Holds material relating to the district and people associated with it, including:
- family histories
- photographs
- some old maps and title deeds
- minutes and journals of defunct businesses and clubs.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Museum hours: every Sunday 11am-3pm from mid-March to November and at any other time requested.
The archives for the Beverley area are not available for general public viewing.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
If people have a specific question we try to provide an answer but we have no paid staff.
Reproduction services
Public areas
The museum.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 20 April 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)