Mount Laura Homestead Museum
Highlights
- Explore the historic Gay Street cottage, showcasing life in the early 20th century for BHP employees.
- Admire the steam locomotive that once transported iron ore, bringing history to life in Whyalla.
- Wander through the heritage rose garden, where tranquillity meets the beauty of the Women's Memorial Sculpture.
- Discover over 60 stationary engines in the Nicolson and Lions Engine Sheds, a treasure trove for machinery enthusiasts.
The museum is operated by the Whyalla branch of the National Trust and includes the Gay Street cottage – built by the BHP Company in 1914 for rental to its employees.
The main building was originally constructed as a homestead that formed part of Mount Laura Station. It continued operating as a sheep station for around 30 years before the homestead was returned to the Lands Department.
Attractions include a steam locomotive which in 1902 hauled iron ore from Iron Knob to Hummock Hill, the Nicolson and Lions Engine Sheds which house more than 60 stationary engines, the first police “lock up” a blacksmith’s display, a telecommunications museum featuring items from the Overland Telegraph era of 1872 to modern day satellite communications, and a collection of horse drawn vehicles and agricultural implements in “Barber’s Barn”.
Enjoy the beauty and serenity of the heritage rose garden featuring the Women’s Memorial Sculpture.
Please note: closed on Saturdays and Public Holidays.
Images and Video
Accreditations
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Companion Cards are accepted.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
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