Mandurah Heritage Museum, Mandurah, Western Australia

Identity area

Identifier

daa/513

Authorized form of name

Mandurah Heritage Museum, Mandurah, Western Australia

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Mandurah Community Museum

Type

  • Municipal

Contact area

 

Museum Development Officer

Type

Address

Street address

3 Pinjarra Road, Mandurah
Postal address: PO Box 210, Mandurah WA 6210

Locality

Mandurah

Region

Western Australia

Country name

Postal code

6210

Telephone

08 9550 3683

Fax

Note

Description area

History

In 1986 the Mandurah Historical Society established the Mandurah Community Museum in Dalrymple's Schoolroom. They managed and maintained it until the City of Mandurah took over in 2001.
The Museum building comprises of Mandurah's first government school (1899), police cells and courthouse (c1955). Items on display depict Mandurah's social history since European settlement in 1830, photographs show Mandurah's development.

Geographical and cultural context

Mandurah is a coastal city in Western Australia, situated approximately 72 kilometres south of Perth. It is the state's second most populous city.

Mandates/Sources of authority

Advice on issues relating to the management of the Mandurah Community Museum and its programs is presented to the City Council by the Museum Advisory Committee.

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: Museum Development Officer

Records management and collecting policies

Material related to the district and people associated with it, from 1829. Donations of photographs in particular are encouraged - see website.

Buildings

Holdings

The Frank Semmens Local Studies Collection includes:

  • Newspapers and clippings, 1960-
  • Oral histories, providing a record of significant events, places, industries, businesses, Indigenous history and general life
  • Pioneering families: information about pioneering families and historic cottages
  • Photographs: extensive range
  • Books, reports, journals, brochures: subjects depicted include industry, land development, wetlands and the estuary.

The website 'Our Knowledge, Our Land' provides information about the Mandurah Bindjareb Aboriginal community and includes photos, video, oral histories and significant historical and cultural sites.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Museum Newsletters are available on the website.
Publications and photographs are available for sale.

Access area

Opening times

Open: Tuesday to Friday, 10am–4pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11am–3pm.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Research assistance available.

Reproduction services

Copying facilities available.

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

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
  • Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
  • Built Environment (Thematic area)
  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
  • Genealogical (Thematic area)
  • Indigenous (Thematic area)
  • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

3 Pinjarra Road, Mandurah Postal address: PO Box 210, Mandurah WA 6210
Mandurah, Western Australia 6210