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DISPLAY: HISTORY’S MYSTERIES YOUNG WRITERS COMPETITION 2023 WINNERS
On until Sunday 28 January 2024
Every museum object has a story, some of those stories have yet to be told.
Bringing history to the forefront, the Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre’s national award-winning History’s Mysteries Young Writers Competition challenges students to imagine the history behind a selection of significant museum artefacts and tell it in a short story. View the winning stories from the 2023 competition displayed alongside the artefacts that inspired the tales, showcasing local youth excellence in creative storytelling and heritage interpretation.
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EXHIBITION: WA WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME 2023
Thursday 30 November 2023 to Sunday 28 January 2024
The WA Women’s Hall of Fame celebrates the social, economic, historical, scientific, cultural, and political achievements of remarkable Western Australian women. Visit this exhibition to learn more about the sixteen inspiring women who were inducted into this year’s WA Women’s Hall of Fame, and the further four women inducted into the ‘Roll of Honour’, acknowledging their contributions to our community.
DISPLAY: WOMEN OF DARDANUP
Thursday 30 November 2023 to Sunday 28 January 2024
A baby is coming, an elderly resident is dying, a family needs comfort — in the early days of settlement in Dardanup, this so often meant the call went out for ‘Granny’ O’Neill.
Curated by the Dardanup Heritage Collective, Women of Dardanup shares the fascinating stories of seven remarkable women from Dardanup, a small town situated in the heart of the Ferguson Valley.
Permanent Exhibition
The Museum’s permanent exhibition tells the unique stories of the South West's regional centre and the colourful characters who helped to make Bunbury the vibrant port city that it is today. From the oldest continuous living culture of the Wardandi Noongar Aboriginal Australians, to the shipwrecks and struggles of early migrants, convicts and wartime stories, daily life and local industry - the people of the region have all contributed to this city’s rich history.