Ravensthorpe Historical Society Inc, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia

Ravensthorpe Historical Society Inc, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia

• Dance Cottage Museum, Ravensthorpe

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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.

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.

Officer in charge: Archivist

Any material relating to the history of Ravensthorpe Shire.

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)

Museum: Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.
For research, by appointment.

Basic reference assistance available for a minimal fee.
The society also has a Facebook page @ravensthorpehistory.

No copying services available.

Revised 14 September 2022

• Agriculture (Thematic area)
• Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
• Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
• local history (Thematic area)
• Local Studies (Thematic area)