Kalamunda History Village

Largest folk museum in Australia - Kalamunda History Village

The museum consists of:

• Locomotive G118 – a "G" Class locomotive of the type used on the Kalamunda line, including the Zig Zag, during its 49 years of government ownership
• Railway stations – the original railway station (1903-1927) and a second railway station (1927-1949)
• School House (1905-1970) – the area's first State school building
• Post Offices – the original Post Office (1901-1921) and the first official Post Office (1921-1972)
• Chamber's House (1922) – which depicts a typical pre World War II boarding house
• McCullagh Cottage (1895) – a settler's cottage
• Carriage Shed – housing a range of older transportation vehicles
• Orchard Shed – showing the development of the orchard industry in the district
• Blacksmith – a display of the blacksmith's trade
• Sawpit – as used by the pioneers of the timber industry
• Dunny – an original, complete with newspaper
• Whim – used in the early days of the timber industry for moving logs - on loan from the WA Museum
• Kalamunda Community Memorial Building – featuring transport display and memorial wall
• Stirk Cottage - built in 1881 and located at 12 Kalamunda Road in Kalamunda.

Stirk Cottage was built in 1881 by Frederick and Elizabeth Stirk. The Stirks took up a 10 acre property in the district known as Gooseberry Hill, this area later became the Kalamunda townsite. The cottage is made of wattle and daub using materials found on the property - jarrah saplings for corner posts and mud carted and mixed by Elizabeth. Charles Brooks took over the cottage in 1896 and established Kalamunda's first shop in a barn alongside.

The area has since been developed into a park, named Stirk Park after these enterprising settlers.

General Opening Hours

Sunday 11am to 1pm
Gold coin donation welcomed

Location 12 Kalamunda Rd, Kalamunda, Western Australia 6076.