Primary contact
Antares Street, Southern Cross
Postal address: PO Box 131 Southern Cross
Yilgarn, Western Australia 6426
Identity area
Identifier
daa/446
Authorized form of name
Yilgarn History Museum Southern Cross Incorporated, Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Formerly Southern Cross and Districts Historical Society
- Formerly Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society and Museum
Type
- Community
Contact area
Secretary
Type
Address
Street address
Antares Street, Southern Cross
Postal address: PO Box 131 Southern Cross
Locality
Yilgarn
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6426
Telephone
Fax
museum@yilgarn.wa.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
The Southern Cross Historical Society began in 1971 and the Yilgarn Museum in 1979. Both entities operated with the same members under the title Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society and Museum.
The Southern Cross and Districts Historical Society, which used to be a separate association, was combined with the History Museum some years ago and they are now known as the Yilgarn History Museum Southern Cross Incorporated.
The museum is a Recognised Local Museum under the WA Museums Act, the building is vested in the Yilgarn Shire which does any maintenance. Museum artefacts are housed in the former Court House.
Geographical and cultural context
The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres east of Perth.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Acquisition of journals, photos, newspapers etc pertaining to the history of Yilgarn Area and towns within that Shire. Also diaries, oral history, autobiographies of people and families who have lived, worked and pioneered in this area.
Buildings
Holdings
Shire Council: Minute books.
Individual diaries and published books, 1888- present.
Newspapers published within Southern Cross.
Yilgarn Museum: Papers and publications, 1888- present.
Individuals: Books, theses, autobiographies, family trees and records.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am-12pm and 1.30-4pm, Sunday 1.30-4pm
Closed Sunday mornings, Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Access conditions and requirements
One week's advance notice of visit required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance available in person and by mail.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs, newspapers, 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
Revised 4 May 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Local Studies (Thematic area)