The Town Carriage Museum is all about the town of Peterborough – past, present and future. A 1916 first class sleeping car, which was used on the first train across the Nullabor from Port Augusta to Kalgoolie, is now the home of an exciting interpretive timeline museum of Peterborough. From then till now, 18 individually…
The Meldonfield Miniatures hand crafted horse drawn vehicles are a labour of love that reflect the pioneering days of the bush. Eldon and Mary Zimmermann moved to Peterborough from Goolwa in 2004, Eldon’s great grandparents were Johann and Ernestine Koch, the original pioneers of Peterborough. Scottish born Mary is responsible for the ‘little people’, the…
The Peterborough History Group’s Printing Office is an original working museum established in the 1880s. The Printing Office building and contents form one coherent collection. There are thousands of items within the building, including furniture, printing presses, font blocks, work benches, printing equipment such as guillotines, paper folder, stitching machine, hole puncher, paper stock and…
Enjoy a leisurely stroll along both sides of the Main Street, Jervois Street and Kitchener Street and take in the Heritage Walk. This short walk is approximately 1.6 km and incorporates the many historic buildings, landmarks and sites in the vicinity of the Main Street. Interpretative signs are dotted along the walk explaining the historic…
The Greg Duggan Nature Reserve & Lookout, situated at the top of Tank Hill (Government Road). Named after Greg Duggan, one of South Australia’s most gifted, and knowledgeable, amateur naturalists, this 10 hectare reserve is home to a wide range of local flora and fauna, with several species of native plants found there being extremely…
Marvel at one of the largest heritage listed Town Halls in country South Australia. Commissioned by a very proud outgoing council in 1926, the Town Hall was completed by 1927. The original five shop fronts are now converted into council offices and the Mayoral chambers are situated up the ornate staircases. The left hand foyer…
Delve into family history through our local cemeteries at Peterborough, Yongala, Nackara, Lancelot, Dawson and Oodlawirra. Cemetery records, local history archives, photos and local newspaper prior 1950 can be found at the Community Library archive room, at rear of the High School, Queen Street. Over 1000 plaques have been placed on unmarked graves in the…
Located in the, Award Winning, Peterborough Newsagency is the Burg. “The Burg” is a slang term used by locals when referring to Peterborough or “Petersburg” (as it was until 1917.) The Burg contains a 19-meter painted mural that took local Artist Des Parker 12 months to complete. Take a walk through the history room, and…
A trip to Peterborough would not be complete unless you have a photo taken with Bob the Railway Dog. Located in front of the Town Carriage Museum you can admire the Bronze sculpture of Bob created by Silvio Apponyi. Copies of the original photo of Bob taken by George Hiscock in Terowie in 1892 are…
Located at the Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre. take the time to marvel at the evolution of Radium Hill, Australia’s first uranium mine, as you explore its history from its birth in 1906, life until 1961, and now its legacies. View details of the Sir Douglas Mawson’s involvement, from his naming of the site Radium and…