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Pioneer Women's Memorial House Museum |
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 “Miegunyah”, typical example of an elegant home of the Victorian era, serves as a memorial to Queensland’s pioneer women, is located in a Brisbane suburb.
31-35 Jordan Terrace
Bowen Hills
QLD 4006
Ph: +61 7 3252 2979
Website: cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/miegunyah/about.html
The Queensland Women’s Historical Association (QWHA) owns and maintains “Miegunyah”, as a memorial to the pioneer women of Queensland. The QWHA was founded in 1950 and is dedicated to the collection and preservation of Queensland history.
Purchased by the QWHA in 1967, the house was built in 1886 by William Perry and is richly decorated with cast iron lace balustrades, filigree columns and friezes. It was restored and furnished in the style of the period 1880-1900 and aims to present aspects of late 19C life.
The surrounding landscaped cottage garden or Tranquility Garden is dedicated to the memory of Miss Gyneth Campbell, a hard working member of the association.The QWHA also operates a monthly lecture series on various topics in Queensland history.
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The History of Australian Working Women Project |
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 Entrance to the exhibition shows a suffragette and a waitress from the WWII period.
Barcaldine
PO Box 12324
Brisbane
QLD 4002
Ph: +61 7 3224 4838
Fax: +61 7 3224 5280
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Website: www.alp.org.au/workers/index.html
The Australian Workers Heritage Centre, in Queensland’s Central West, opened in 1991. In 1997 the Centre embarked upon a national project to pay tribute to the working women of this nation which will be opened in stages. Stage 1 of Women in Australia’s Working History Project opened on 20 July 2002. The exhibition “A Lot on Her Hands”, the experience of Australia’s working women is housed in former school buildings (Exhibition Block A) at the Heritage Centre. Curated by Helen Gregory and Brian Crozier of the Queensland Museum, it shares the stories of a host of well known and lesser-known women, both past and contemporary heroines.
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Meroogal: The Women's History Place |
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 Elegant drawing room at Meroogal. It was used for formal and special occasions by the Thorburn family.
35 West Street
Nowra
NSW 2541
Ph: +61 2 4421 8150
Fax: +61 2 4421 2747
Described as the “most intact late 19th century house known in NSW” when it was acquired for the nation in 1985 by the Historic Houses Trust, it is located on the south coast.
It was built in 1885 for Jessie Catherine Thorburn and her children, and was passed down through 4 generations of women in the same family – through Catherine’s unmarried daughters to their Macgregor nieces, the daughters of their married sister and finally to the Macgregors’ niece June Wallace.
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Pioneer Women's Hut |
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 The museum building was erected by local farmers, made out of recycled parts of prison huts from nearby Mannus prison farm.
PO Box 192
Tumbarumba
NSW 2653
Ph: +61 2 6948 2635
Website (National Quilt Register): www.amol.org.au/nqr
This is a national domestic history museum, which aims to preserve working class rural women’s heritage from first settlement until the present time. It displays collections of articles representing everyday lives of ordinary families, with emphasis on the contribution of women as well as recording domestic life and accounts of women’s lives and preserving their letters, diaries and photographs. Its themed displays feature superb collections of crocheted doileys and beaded milk jug covers, quilts, pegs and peg bags, aprons and other domestic items.
It was started by a group of seven local women, including Honorary Director Wendy Hucker, and opened in December 1985. It continues to be run entirely by volunteers and is located on the Glenroy Reserve, a 30-hectare park beside the Mannus Creek, 8 km from Tumbarumba in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains.
The museum was responsible for coordinating the online National Quilt Register, officially launched in 2001, which documents quilts made or used in Australia prior to about 1965.
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National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame |
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 inside exhibition
2 Stuart Terrace
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Australia
PO Box 9193
Alice Springs
NT 0871
Ph: +61 8 8952 9006
Fax: +61 8 8952 9046
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Website: www.pioneerwomen.com.au
Founded in 1993 by Mrs Molly Clark of Old Andado, this museum is dedicated to preserving the place of women in history and their special contribution to Australia’s heritage. Currently based at the centrally located Old Courthouse, the organisation is actively lobbying for a new purpose built building within the Alice Springs.
Its two main permanent exhibitions are Ordinary Women Extraordinary Lives: Women First in their Field and Women at the Heart: Pioneering Women of Central Australia along with displays of domestic items connected with traditional women’s work as well as traditional craftwork.
It also has an extensive archive of HerStories and photographs as well as a reference library of books relating to Australian women’s history. Its website, Australia’s first virtual women’s museum, was launched in 2001.
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Mary MacKillop - Australia's first saint |
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Mary MacKillop Place Museum
7 Mount Street
North Sydney
NSW
Ph: +61 2 8912 4878
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Webwite: www.marymackillopplace.org.au
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