Proserpine Historical Museum

 

 

Welcome to the Proserpine Historical Museum, three-time winner of the Whitsunday Heritage and Cultural Tourism Award and a Queensland Tourism Judges Commendation. The museum has also been inducted into the Whitsunday Tourism Hall of Fame.

  

The Society aims to collect and preserve the history of the Whitsunday region and its associated communities. The museum houses an extensive collection of printed materials, photographs and artefacts relating to the history of the area, from its first inhabitants the Juru, Gia, Bira and Ngaro people, to the early European pioneers and the post war settlers. A small theatre screens a selection of DVDs on local topics and famous identities.

  

The Museum is managed and maintained entirely by volunteers. 

The Theatrette

 

Spend some relaxing time watching a DVD in the 'Eldorado Theatrette'. Some of the available titles include:

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- The Journey of the Jellybean (sugar

   processing, suitable for children)

- Last Plane Out of Berlin (the story

   of Sidney Cotton)

- Crocodiles

- Airlie Beach 1970s

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The Foyer Shop

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-  Locally crafted items for sale:

    jewellery, soft toys, crocheted and

    knitted items, bags, table runners,

    cards 

-  Beautiful Ashdene cups and trays

-  Souvenirs

-  Pre-loved Books, Magazines, CDs

   and DVDs

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Museum Magazine

December 2022 Issue 129

- Proserpine State School 125 Years

- Jessie Considine's Diary 

- Princess Elizabeth Cake

- Record Jump 1990

- Walter Magnetti is 100 Years Old

- Lions Club is 70

- Story from a true royalist

- An afternoon at the museum - A 

   Celebration of Clever Creations

- A Night (or Day) at the Museum

- Christmas Stories from Bygone Days

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