The lifestyle of early pioneers is recreated and is supported by a fascinating collection of photographs and mementos. The entrance to the Museum complex is through the old Post Office building, where the main collection of exhibits is displayed. Activities of the Society Besides running the Museum, the Society also conducts other activities such as organising special outings, producing a regular newsletter, creating special displays and conducting educational tours of the Museum. The Society meets once a month on the first Tuesday of the month at 8.00 pm. The venue is Crawford Hall in the Museum grounds.
Visitors are always welcome.
This should be all that is required in most cases. In 1870 a party of prospectors discovered gold in Stockyard Creek, about where the present footbridge is. It proved to be a very rich find, and the registered claim was named the Great Uncertainty. After the news of the find become known, the rush to the field commenced, and many rich alluvial claims were discovered. The alluvial field comprised Kaffir, New Zealand and Ophir Hills, and a large area of the flats below them.