Pringle Cottage Museum facts for kids
Pringle Cottage Museum is a cool open air museum located at 79 Dragon Street in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. It's run by the Warwick and District Historical Society, and it's a great place to learn about the history of the area!
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Discover Pringle Cottage Museum
This museum is like a time capsule, showing what life was like in Warwick and nearby areas for over a hundred years. It has many old buildings and items that tell stories from the past.
What Can You See at the Museum?
The main part of the museum is Pringle Cottage itself. This cottage is very special because it's still in its original spot and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register, which means it's an important historical building. But there's more! Other old buildings have been moved to the museum site to create a whole historical village for you to explore.
Pringle Cottage: The Heart of the Museum
Pringle Cottage is the original building that started the museum. It's a key part of the collection and helps visitors imagine what homes were like long ago.
The Willowvale Church: A Place of History
The Willowvale Presbyterian Church was built by volunteers in 1909 in a place called Willowvale. It was moved twice before finding its home at the museum in 1972. Now, it's called Eastwell Hall, named after Leslie Burt Eastwell, who was a leader of the historical society.
The Overseers Cottage: A Journey Through Time
The Overseers Cottage is believed to be even older, built before 1900! It used to be on a big farm called Canning Downs pastoral station. This cottage also traveled a lot, moving to different spots in Warwick before finally arriving at the museum in 1974.
Grand Entrance Gates
Even the museum's entrance gates have a history! They originally came from the old Queensland National Bank building in Warwick.
The Print Museum: News from the Past
The Print Museum building was specially built to show how newspapers and books were printed a long time ago. The local newspaper, the Warwick Daily News, helped pay for this building, which is full of old printing machines.
The Emporium: A Special Display Space
The Emporium is a building that was built in 1982 just for displaying different historical items. It's a great place to see many interesting artifacts from the past.
