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Kununurra Museum

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Kununurra Museum is run by dedicated volunteers of the Kununurra Historical Society, who have been actively collecting the local regional history for over 30 years (inaugurated in 1986). These are stored in their purpose-built archive facility in the museum building.
Kununurra Museum, Kununurra, Western Australia
Kununurra Museum, Kununurra, Western Australia
The museum has a growing collection of objects from as old as 1,800 million years ago. Several high-definition television screens and a wall projector run date-sorted slideshows of over 8000 images with over 2000 of these also online, as well as the Kununurra Museum YouTube Channel. You can follow them on Twitter and Facebook for some fascinating Kimberley history.

Visit the museum to see some fascinating history, documenting the Ord Irrigation Project, the fossil record of the region, and many other aspects of their regional history.
Information

Website

www.kununurra.org.au

Address

72 Coolibah Drive, Kununurra, Western Australia, 6743

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