iMac laptop

Equipment

Old school

This old iMac laptop was donated to the collection by a schoolteacher. It was used by a teacher at the school for writing and word processing. Items like this are slowly making their way into collections, as collectors try to represent rapid changes in modern technology.

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Goomalling School Museum

Remember the days of the old school yard

You can't miss this museum: look out for the vintage school bus next to the old Headmaster’s house. Inside, the museum feels like someone just upped and left the house, without packing up, and just...

Address:

22 Throssell Street
Goomalling WA 6460
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9629 1101

Email:

cdo@goomalling.wa.gov.au

Open Hours

Open by appointment. Contact one of the Historical Society volunteers listed on the webpage https://www.visitgoomalling.com.au/see/history/museum/

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Branding Marker

Abattoir tool

This is a branding marker, which was used to mark the skin of animals after slaughter. It has a roller mechanism used to puncture the carcass and infuse it with ink. The tool was used at a local...

Picnic set from the early 1900s

A day out

Picnics were considered an important social outing. It was an occasion to dress up and enjoy company and the great outdoors. This picnic set from Botherling Homestead might even have been used at the...