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Bridgetown Historical Society Inc.
The Bridgetown Historical Society Inc., affiliated with the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, is the custodian of historical artefacts, photos and ephemera relating to earlier Bridgetown society.
The Society operates from the Old Yornup Schoolhouse located at 5 Civic Lane, Bridgetown. The office is attended on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Other times by appointment.
The Society also curates the Bridgetown Police Station 1880 and Orcharding Museum, located at 148 Hampton Street.
The Museum opening hours are currently from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, and from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Wednesday and Friday.
If you wish to view the museum outside these hours, please ring 0487 592 704. If a volunteer is available we will be glad to open it.
The photograph above was taken in October 1898. The official opening of the railway station had been booked for early October, but regrettably none of the dignitaries or parliamentarians from Perth could attend, so the official opening was postponed until 1st December 1898 to coincide with show day. This photograph is of the unofficial opening. The first train arrival into Bridgetown was in July 1898.
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