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CWA Logo Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

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Collections WA brings together collections from museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.



Name Region Category
Albany Historical Society Inc Great Southern Archive, Historical Society, Museum view all items »
Albany's Historic Whaling Station Great Southern Museum view all items »
Anglican Diocese Perth Archives Metro Archive, Religious view all items »
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia Metro Archive, Heritage Centre, Military, Museum view all items »
Baseball WA Metro Archive, Community, Museum view all items »
Bayswater Historical Society Metro Historical Society view all items »
Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur) Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School South West School/University view all items »
Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre South West Heritage Centre, Museum view all items »
Busselton Historical Society South West Historical Society, Museum view all items »
Chapman Valley Historical Society Inc Mid West Heritage Centre, Historical Society, Museum view all items »
City of Armadale - Birtwistle Local Studies Library Metro Library view all items »
City of Armadale - History House Metro Community, Museum view all items »
City of Fremantle Art Collection Metro Art Gallery, Craft, Government view all items »
City of Gosnells Museum - Wilkinson Homestead Metro Government, Historical House, Museum view all items »
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields Esperance Archive, Art Gallery, Government, Military, Museum view all items »
City of Karratha Local History Archives Pilbara Government view all items »
City of Melville Museums Metro Government, Museum view all items »
City of Perth Cultural Collections Metro Art Gallery, Government, Heritage Centre, Library, Museum view all items »
City of South Perth Metro Archive, Government, Library view all items »
City of Wanneroo Art Collection Metro Community, Government view all items »
City of Wanneroo Public Art Collection Metro Government view all items »
Claremont Museum Metro Archive, Community, Government, Museum view all items »
Cranbrook Public Library Great Southern Library view all items »
Curtin University Library Metro Library, School/University view all items »
Denmark Historical Society Inc Great Southern Historical Society view all items »
Dowerin District Museum Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Goldfields Esperance Historical Society, Library, Museum view all items »
Embroiderers' Guild of WA Metro Archive, Community, Museum view all items »
Ex-Victoria District Hospital Staff Association inc. Mid West Historical Society, Medical, Museum view all items »
Fremantle Prison Metro Government, Heritage Centre, Historical House, Museum view all items »
Friends of Donnelly Village Inc (FODV) South West Historical Society view all items »
Geraldton Historical Society inc. Mid West Historical Society view all items »
Geraldton Regional Library Mid West Government, Library view all items »
Greenough Museum and Gardens Mid West Archive, Community, Historical House, Museum view all items »
Irwin Districts Historical Society Mid West Community, Historical House, Historical Society, Library, Museum view all items »
Katanning Historical Society Great Southern Historical Society view all items »
Kellerberrin Historical Society Wheatbelt Historical Society view all items »
Kojonup Historical Society Great Southern Historical Society view all items »
Mandurah Museum Peel Archive, Community, Government, Library, Museum view all items »
Manjimup Heritage Park South West Government, Heritage Centre, Museum view all items »
Manjimup Historical Society South West Historical Society view all items »
Melville Glades Golf Club Metro Archive, Community, Sporting Club view all items »
Merredin Railway Museum Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
Midland and Districts Historical Society Metro Historical Society view all items »
Murdoch University Library Metro Library, School/University view all items »
Nannup Historical Society and Museum South West Historical Society view all items »
Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
National Archives of Australia, Western Australia Office None Archive view all items »
North Midlands Project Mid West Art Gallery, Community view all items »
Northampton Historical Society Inc. Mid West Historical Society, Museum view all items »
Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) Kimberley Community view all items »
Perth Fremantle Rifle Club Metro Archive, Museum, Sporting Club view all items »
Perth Modernian Society Museum Association Inc Metro School/University view all items »
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum Great Southern Museum view all items »
Rail Heritage WA Metro Historical Society view all items »
Ravensthorpe Historical Society Goldfields Esperance Historical Society view all items »
Revolutions Transport Museum Metro Museum view all items »
Royal Perth Golf Club Metro Private, Sporting Club view all items »
Royal Perth Hospital Museum Metro Museum view all items »
Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery and Visitor Centre Gascoyne Heritage Centre, Museum, Other view all items »
Shire of Broome - 'Broome and Beyond' Library Collection Kimberley Library view all items »
Shire of Capel South West Archive, Government view all items »
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale - Library Services Peel Government, Library view all items »
Shire of Toodyay Wheatbelt Archive, Government, Museum view all items »
Shire of York Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
Subiaco Museum Metro Community, Government, Museum view all items »
Swan Guildford Historical Society Metro Archive, Historical Society, Museum view all items »
The Grove Library (Cottesloe-Peppermint Grove-Mosman Park) Metro Community, Government, Library view all items »
The Heritage Wheatbin Museum Wheatbelt Museum view all items »
Town of Victoria Park Metro Government view all items »
Walkaway Station Museum Mid West Museum view all items »
West Australian Rifle Association Metro Archive, Museum, Sporting Club view all items »
Woodlands Doubleview Progress Association Metro Community view all items »
Wyndham Historical Society Kimberley view all items »
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