Historic House and Museum, Charleville, Queensland

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Historic House and Museum, Charleville, Queensland

• Charleville and District Historical Society Inc (runs the museum)

• Community

The Historic House and Museum, Charleville, located at 87 Alfred Street, is the former premises of the Queensland National Bank which established a branch in Charleville on 30 July 1881. It was purchased by the Charleville and District Historical Society Inc in 1973. It is the oldest building still on its original site in Alfred Street.

The society has set aside the main front room, formally the bank chambers, as a Local History museum.

Charleville, situated on the banks of the Warrego River, is a town and administrative centre in the Shire of Murweh in southwestern Queensland. It is 683 kilometres west of Brisbane.

Officer in charge: Librarian

Records are held relating to local history, including old documents, photos, genealogical files, newspapers, books, maps, family history, cemetery records etc.

Open Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm and Saturday 9am-12pm.

For those wanting to undertake research, one week's advance notice of a visit is required.

General reference assistance is available. An introductory brochure is also available.

Other services include genealogical research; searches for isolated graves; searches in burial headstone and cemetery registers.

Copying services available.

• Local Studies (Thematic area)