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Walcha Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex

The Walcha Pioneer Cottage is operated by the Walcha and District Historical Society.

The complex is open on Saturday from 10:30am to 4:30pm or at other times by appointment. Contact Kate Hoy on Mobile:  0448 331 323.

The Walcha Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex comprises a variety of historical buildings on the original land grant of 1858 to Constable Buckland including his house built in 1860s of slabs with a shingle roof. It's detached former kitchen building now holds a collection of early farming tools.

Another 1860s slab cottage brought to the site in 1970, is used as a general museum displaying a wide variety of local historal items.

In the ground is a stringy bark tree trunk (dendroglyph) carved by local aboriginies, brought to the site from the Brackendale area of the Walcha District.

The Wool industry hall, originally a School of Arts erected at Glen Morrison in 1887, illustrates the principal industry of Walcha, with a large collection of shearing equipment and photographs.

Two Machinery Sheds and house horse drawn vehicles and early agricultural Machinery.

The reconstructed Blacksmiths Shop displays a forge, bellows and many original artifacts of the age-old occupation, with Walcha once being the home to four blacksmiths shops.

The Plane Hanger houses the Tiger Moth Aeroplane used in 1950 to spread superphosphate for the first time in Australia, on the local property "Mirani", then owned by AS Nivision.

Contact Details
Walcha & District Historical Society
E - enquiries@walchadhs.com.au
W - www.walchadhs.com.au

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VISITING WALCHA

Walcha's Tourism Website:  www.walchansw.com.au  was designed specifically for Tourism in Walcha.  It will give you all the latest updated information on events, accommodation, attractions and tours that are happening in the Walcha district.

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About Us

Walcha offers new residents the opportunity to enjoy a friendly country lifestyle, whilst still having access to a range of services including medical, education and shopping.  Walcha is located half way between Sydney and Brisbane and is a great inland alternative route to the Pacific Highway if you travel via Thunderbolts Way through Gloucester from Sydney, it is only 420km, and 523km via Tamworth and on the New England Highway.

Contact Us

Contact us via email:  council@walcha.nsw.gov.au or via post:

The General Manager
Walcha Council
PO Box 2
Walcha  NSW  2354
P - 02 6774 2500  or F - 02 6777 1181

Our Office is located at 2W Hamilton Street, Walcha.

AFTER HOURS ON CALL: 0427 774544

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