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Old Police Station Museum - Dongara - WA

Gallery,Museum

Position

DEG: -29.252495 114.930698

DMS: 29º 15' 8.98" S 114º 55' 50.5" E

UTM: 50 J 6762265mN 298919mE

Altitude: 18.51m

Address & Contact

Hunt-Waldeck St
Dongara WA 6525

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://irwinhistory.org.au/irwin-district-museum

Information

The Old Police Station Museum is located in the former Dongara Police Station, Courthouse and Gaol which operated from 1871 to 1982. Exhibits of local history include Convicts of the Irwin Districts; Antiques and Heirlooms; The story of the Rabbit Invasion of Australia; 1950s Kitchen; convict-built well; and Lost Trades and Skills.
The building was built at a contract price of £1200 by expiree Joseph Walton in 1870-71......."

PlaceID	467692

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Geraldton Airport at 02/02:00am WST

Distance from Old Police Station Museum - Dongara 55.63km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.8°C	14.1°C	78%	12.9°C	1018.1hPa	0.0mm	NNE	19km/hr 10knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Geraldton Airport

Distance from Old Police Station Museum - Dongara 55.63km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.6	32.6	31.0	27.7	24.1	20.9	19.5	20.1	22.1	24.5	27.2	29.6
Mean Min. °C	18.3	19.2	17.9	15.4	12.9	11.0	9.4	8.9	9.2	11.0	13.9	16.4
Mean Rain mm	5.8	11.2	16.1	23.4	69.4	98.2	91.8	64.6	31.8	19.6	9.2	5.3