Agricultural Museum
Image source National Trust
Artist: Various
Asset Type: Museum
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Avondale Farm
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: Located at Avondale Farm is the extensive Agricultural Machinery Museum which tells the story of the development of farming in WA, through its display of historic equipment. Many of the machines have been restored to operating condition by the museum volunteers.
Beverley Visitor Centre
Image source Shire of Beverley
Artist: N/A
Asset Type: Museum
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Beverley Visitor Centre, 141 Vincent Street
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: The Beverley Visitor Centre is located in the new Cornerstone building. The Visitor Centre stocks an array of Beverley mementos, gifts, fresh coffee beans, and many locally made products. There is also a wonderful interactive display complete with a 1:5 scale model, exact replica of the Silver Centenary plane built in Beverley.
The friendly team at the Visitor Centre are available to help you out with any information you need about Beverley and the surrounding districts.
The Dead Finish Museum
Image source Google Maps
Artist: Various
Asset Type: Museum
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Morrison Street, Beverley
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: The Dead Finish Museum is housed in the oldest building in Beverley.
The building was originally called the Wheatsheaf Inn and was built by Alfred Smith in 1872.
It now houses a very fine collection of artifacts depicting life in Beverley since settlement in 1831. Of particular significance are the many hand-made tools, gifts, clothes and pieces of furniture, highlighting the make-do attitude and creative skill of early settlers.