Primary contact
Dance Cottage Museum, Morgans Street, RavensthorpeRavensthorpe, Western Australia 6346
Identity area
Identifier
daa/439
Authorized form of name
Ravensthorpe Historical Society Inc, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
- Dance Cottage Museum, Ravensthorpe
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
Contact area
Museum Curator
Type
Address
Street address
Dance Cottage Museum, Morgans Street, Ravensthorpe
Locality
Ravensthorpe
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6346
Telephone
08 9838 1191 (Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm)
Fax
Note
Description area
History
The Ravensthorpe Historical Society was founded in 1970 with the aim of preserving, and recording the Shire's history, including objects, photos and archival material. The main collection is housed in a purpose built facility on Morgans Street and in the original and renovated Dance Cottage. Displays are arranged by topics and recorded on a database.
Geographical and cultural context
Ravensthorpe is a town 541 km south-east of Perth and 40 km inland from the south coast of Western Australia. The town is the seat of government of the Shire of Ravensthorpe.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Any material relating to the history of Ravensthorpe Shire.
Buildings
Holdings
The holdings include mainly photographs and some newspapers and papers.
The photographs include those of Walter Egbert Elston, a photographer in Ravensthorpe from May 1901 to 1912. He came from Esperance Bay where he had been a draper, stationer and photographer (see http://www.ravensthorpehistory.org.au/documents/elston.html)
The photographs include those of Walter Egbert Elston, a photographer in Ravensthorpe from May 1901 to 1912. He came from Esperance Bay where he had been a draper, stationer and photographer (see http://www.ravensthorpehistory.org.au/documents/elston.html)
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Museum: Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.
For research, by appointment.
For research, by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Basic reference assistance available for a minimal fee.
The society also has a Facebook page @ravensthorpehistory.
The society also has a Facebook page @ravensthorpehistory.
Reproduction services
No copying services available.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 14 September 2022
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- local history (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)