Avondale Machinery Museum

Author

Shire of Beverley

Place Number

23858

Location

Waterhatch Rd Beverley

Location Details

Local Government

Beverley

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1978 to 1979

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

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Statement of Significance

Avondale Agriculturl Museum is a collection of agricultural machinery and implements, gathered from the agricultural regions of Western Australia, especially Beverley. It depicts the progress of agricultural technology and the innovations of early farmers. It provides an important insight into early farming in the Beveley area.

Physical Description

Avondal Machinery Museum is a large iron shed which houses a collection of agricultural machinery and implements, including a reconstructed shearing shed, antique tractors, harvesters and grain handling equipment vehicles etc. It contains many innovative implements, each devised to overcome a particular agricultural problem.

Condition

Very Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Beverley Historical Society
H Jones 7 D Johnson;"The Story of Avondale". Department of Agriculture 1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Museum
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Museum

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall METAL Corrugated Iron
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Other METAL Steel

Creation Date

15 Nov 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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