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Wharfinger's House Museum - Derby - WA

Gallery,Museum

Position

DEG: -17.30066 123.626243

DMS: 17º 18' 2.37" S 123º 37' 34.48" E

UTM: 51 K 8087076mN 566553mE

Altitude: 8.7m

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Address & Contact Edit

Cnr Loch & Elder St
Derby WA 6728

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/kimberley/derby/wharfinger-house-museum

Information

The Wharfinger’s House was constructed in 1928 on the site of what was the Derby Water Police Station. The building itself is a good example of the North West Regional or tropical style of building in the early twentieth century. The wide verandahs provide shade and ventilation to the three central rooms which now house the museum. The Wharfinger’s House and the Wool Shed are the most visible reminders of the early port activities in Derby.Discover more about Derby’s history, including its role in early aviation and the story of the SS Colac, which was damaged beyond repair after grounding just south of the Derby jetty in 1910. A display of art created at the Bungarun Leprosarium may also be seen.The Wharfinger's House Museum opens on request, and the key is available from the Derby Visitor Centre.

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TrekNotes Near This Place (2)

Gibb River Road
Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek

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Sculptures on the Marsh - Brolgas (Short Walk Trail) 0.22km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Mud Crab (Short Walk Trail) 0.24km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Stingray (Short Walk Trail) 0.3km
Derby Visitor Centre 0.36km
Public Toilets 0.4km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Family (Short Walk Trail) 0.42km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Kimberley Ringer (Short Walk Trail) 0.45km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Outback Football (Short Walk Trail) 0.49km
Sculptures on the Marsh Walk Trail - Start/End 0.56km
Sculptures on the Marsh - Contemplation (Short Walk Trail) 0.57km
Shell - Derby Fuels 0.6km
Rustys IGA - Derby 0.68km
Public Toilets 0.69km
Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park 0.79km
Derby Hospital (Derby Health Campus) 0.94km
WA Police - Derby 1.24km
Derby 1.78km
Derby 2.06km
Public Toilets 2.07km
Derby Jetty and King Tides 2.3km
Woolworths 2.34km
BP Colac - Derby 2.43km
Public Toilets 2.53km
West Kimberley Caravan Park 2.7km
Bird Watching Tower 4.46km
Airport Creek 6.35km
Derby Hwy & Gibb River Rd 6.39km
Joon Joo Botanical Trail 6.6km
Rest Stop – Gibb River Road (Derby) 6.66km
Colac Shoals 6.68km
Doctors Creek (West Branch) 6.68km
Information Bay - Gibb River Road 6.7km
Frosty's Pool - Derby 6.76km
Ruin: Bungarun Leprosarium (Derby Leper Colony) 6.77km
Amur Point 6.79km
P-Bay (Rest Stop) – Derby 6.8km
Prison Boab Tree - Derby 7.24km
Radio 6DB (ABC – 873 kHz) Derby Transmission Site 7.5km
Derby Airstrip 8.81km
Mary Islands 9.23km
Mowanjum 9.93km

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Derby at 07/10:30am WST

Distance from Wharfinger's House Museum - Derby 8.61km SE

Temperature
30.7°C
Feels Like	28.7°C
Rel. Humidity	36%
Dew Point	13.9°C
Pressure	1015.5hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	E
Wind Speed	17km/hr 9knots
Gusts	28km/hr 15knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
30.7°C	28.7°C	36%	13.9°C	1015.5hPa	0.0mm	E	17km/hr 9knots	28km/hr 15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Derby Aero

Distance from Wharfinger's House Museum - Derby 8.61km SE


Mean Max. °C
Jan	35.3
Feb	34.3
Mar	35.1
Apr	35.5
May	32.7
Jun	30.4
Jul	30.6
Aug	32.6
Sep	35.3
Oct	37.0
Nov	38.1
Dec	37.2
Mean Min. °C
Jan	25.7
Feb	25.4
Mar	25.0
Apr	22.7
May	18.8
Jun	15.6
Jul	14.8
Aug	16.0
Sep	19.5
Oct	23.0
Nov	25.5
Dec	26.3
Mean Rain mm
Jan	200.3
Feb	200.3
Mar	135.3
Apr	25.7
May	19.5
Jun	8.5
Jul	7.6
Aug	0.8
Sep	1.1
Oct	2.6
Nov	12.8
Dec	70.1

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.3	34.3	35.1	35.5	32.7	30.4	30.6	32.6	35.3	37.0	38.1	37.2
Mean Min. °C	25.7	25.4	25.0	22.7	18.8	15.6	14.8	16.0	19.5	23.0	25.5	26.3
Mean Rain mm	200.3	200.3	135.3	25.7	19.5	8.5	7.6	0.8	1.1	2.6	12.8	70.1