Primary contact
Emerald Street, Donnybrook Postal address: PO Box 113 Donnybrook WA 6239Donnybrook, Western Australia 6239
Identity area
Identifier
daa/419
Authorized form of name
Donnybrook Historical Society, Donnybrook, Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Donnybrook History Museum
Type
- Community
Contact area
Secretary
Type
Address
Street address
Emerald Street, Donnybrook
Postal address: PO Box 113 Donnybrook WA 6239
Postal address: PO Box 113 Donnybrook WA 6239
Locality
Donnybrook
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6239
Telephone
08 9731 8264
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
The Society is an affiliate member of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Over many years the main activity of the Society has been collecting and conserving many items of historic significance to the district. These range from large items like farm machinery to fragile diaries, photos and historic documents.
Geographical and cultural context
Donnybrook is a town situated between Boyanup and Kirup on the South Western Highway, 210 kilometres south of Perth. It is the centre of apple production in Western Australia. The Donnybrook district has a long history of Indigenous settlement, followed by European settlement from 1842.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Secretary
Records management and collecting policies
Documents, photographs etc which pertain to the history of the Donnybrook District.
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include diaries, photographs and historic documents as well as museum items.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Contact the society.
Reproduction services
Copying services for books, journals, photographs, maps and plans.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- local history (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)