Katanning Historical Society
About
About
About organisation
The Katanning Historical society was founded in 1937 and is believed to be the oldest affiliated society in WA. The aim of the society is to collect and preserve the history of the district. Archives include documents of Local, State and National Significance.
The museum complex comprises of:
(a) Methodist Church (1905). Leased from the Shire of Katanning in 2010 by the Historical Society. The main church area has now been set to display varied aspects of historical significance of the Katanning district such as early pioneers, Frederick Henry Piesse, Medical, World War One, businesses, and sporting memorabilia. The adjacent hall is the administration and storage area for the society.
(b) First Government School (1894). Converted to a historical museum in 1969, it is one of the earliest permanent structures in the Town still existing and it displays household memorabilia donated by Katanning residents or former residents.
(c) Silver Band Hall. Originally located in Amherst Street, it was relocated to its present location in 1986. The Silver Band Hall has significance in its relationship to a strong community musical group (Silver Band) that developed in Katanning. It represents the importance of music in the district and the strength of community support for cultural events. It will be setup as an interactive Music Museum, featuring trumpets, trombones and drums.
(d) Donglocking School Building. In 1945 the building was transported from the Donglocking School (Wagin Shire) and placed on the Katanning Primary School site and used as a classroom for many years. Since 1968 the building has had many uses. Negotiations between the Education Department, Katanning All Schools Archives committee and the Shire of Katanning resulted in the relocation to the Historical Society site. Not only important for its historical value as being the last building of its era, is its continual use by the Education Department but because it has been setup as a school display, which allows visiting groups to interact in educational activities.
Collection
Collection
Collection overview
The collection is primarily related to the history of localities within the Katanning Shire and the town itself.
The most common types of objects held in the collection are photographs, domestic equipment, community organisations, costume and costume accessories, books, artefacts associated with rural industry. The collection has a large number of musical instruments associated with the Katanning Silver Band.
Collections
All Items (2066 items)
- Buildings (381 items)
- Katanning Sale Yards (16 items)
- Mechanics Institute (4 items)
- Richardson Store (19 items)
- Business (261 items)
- B.K.W. Co-op (8 items)
- Katanning Flour Mill (80 items)
- Katanning Stock & Trading Company (9 items)
- The Southern Districts Advocate (3 items)
- Community Events and Celebrations (142 items)
- Community Organisations (239 items)
- Katanning Agricultural and Pastoral Society (40 items)
- Katanning C.W.A. (4 items)
- Katanning Dramatic Society (6 items)
- Katanning Poultry Club (12 items)
- Silver Band (29 items)
- Costume (1 items)
- Craft & Craft Making Equipment (4 items)
- Domestic Items or Equipment (23 items)
- Government (209 items)
- Katanning Road Board (25 items)
- Railways (58 items)
- Military (205 items)
- World War One (107 items)
- World War Two (67 items)
- People (464 items)
- Edna Isabel Poett (6 items)
- Isobel Bradbury (18 items)
- Merle Bignell Collection (1 items)
- Rural Industry (106 items)
- Agriculture - Sowing (3 items)
- Livestock-Horses (10 items)
- Livestock-Sheep (45 items)
- Schools (81 items)
- Sporting Organisations (272 items)
- Transport (6 items)
- Wendy Kirkby (6 items)
Contact
Contact
Contact information
Corner of Arbour Street & Taylor Street
Katanning WA 6317
Australia
Visit
Visit
Visit information
Corner of Arbour Street & Taylor Street
Katanning WA 6317
Australia
Open by request. Contact the Katanning Hub Community Resource Centre, Katanning on phone 0477 493 141 to arrange a visit.
