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Shire of Toodyay

Government

About organisation

The Shire of Toodyay is a local government authority which manages two historical sites as community museums - Connor's Mill and the Newcastle Gaol Museum precinct.

Connor's Mill was built in 1870 for Daniel Connor. It operated as a flour mill until the early 1920s, as a power station until 1955 and was finally adapted as a tourist information centre and a museum from 1975. Entry to Connor's Mill is through the Toodyay Visitors' Centre on Piesse Street, Toodyay.

The gaol precinct includes the 1891 Newcastle Police Stables, the century old Wicklow Shearing Shed, the 1907 Lock-up and the 1865 Newcastle Gaol. The Newcastle Gaol on Clinton Street, Toodyay is one of the earliest community museums established in regional Western Australia, having opened its doors as a museum in 1962.

Connor's Mill & Newcastle Gaol museums

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Collection overview

The museum collections primarily relate to local history and comprise around 3,000 items including about 1,565 objects, 1,410 photographs and some documents.

The most common types of objects held in the collection are domestic equipment, costume and costume accessories, books, artefacts associated with rural industry and handcrafts.

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All Items (1595 items)

Year Established
1962
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Contact information

Postal Address

15 Fiennes Street
TOODYAY WA 6566
Australia

Email
Toodyay.Museums@toodyay.wa.gov.au

Visit information

Newcastle Gaol Museum precinct
14 Clinton Street
TOODYAY WA 6566
Australia

http://www.toodyay.com/Historical-Toodyay/Toodyays-Museums/Newcastle-Gaol-Museum
Entry Fees, Parking Information, Additional Information

$6.00 per person
$4.00 concession
$14.00 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)

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Opening Hours
Mon: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tue: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Wed: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Thu: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fri: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sat: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sun: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm