Shire of Toodyay
About
About
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.
Collection
Collection
Collection overview
The museum collections primarily relate to local history and comprise around 3,400 items including about 1,400 objects, 130 books, 1,460 photographs and 350 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.
Collections
All Items (2014 items)
- Agriculture/horticulture (140 items)
- Archaeology (27 items)
- Books, personal use (23 items)
- Buildings (288 items)
- Commemorative (25 items)
- Community events & celebrations (108 items)
- Community organisations (17 items)
- Costume & textiles (54 items)
- Costume accessories (75 items)
- Domestic equipment (314 items)
- Floods & Extreme Weather Events (29 items)
- Industry (30 items)
- Jewellery (14 items)
- Law and order (37 items)
- Local Government (133 items)
- Maps & Plans (55 items)
- Medals and badges (24 items)
- Military (73 items)
- People (216 items)
- Railways (75 items)
- Retail / Wholesale (56 items)
- Schools (135 items)
- Sport (81 items)
- Tools (60 items)
- Toys (27 items)
- Vehicles (44 items)
Contact
Contact
Contact information
15 Fiennes Street
TOODYAY WA 6566
Australia
Visit
Visit
Visit information
Newcastle Gaol Museum precinct
14 Clinton Street
TOODYAY WA 6566
Australia
$6.40 per person
$4.30 concession
$15.00 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)
| Day | Time slot | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
