The Railway Goods Shed is now a gallery filled with life-sized sculpture of people, animals and fantasy figure all made from wire paper and glue. Members teach people how to form them from paper, glue and chicken wire (donated by local farmers!). The striking creations can also be found populating spaces around town and beyond.…
Victoria Park is a tranquil man made lake and park named after Queen Victoria on her 60th Jubilee in 1897. An ideal place to relax, feed the ducks, let the children run and play on the playground and have a picnic or BBQ lunch. Admire the beautiful gates and fence as you drive in. Facilities:…
On display in the centre of town, adjacent to the rotunda, this Y Class Steam locomotive was one of the first steam locomotives operating between Silverton, Petersburg and Port Pirie hauling silver lead ore to the smelter and wharf for export. Children and the young at heart love to climb onto the loco and imagine…
All four main road entrances to Peterborough display a unique “welcome” sign to the town. Miniature sculptures of steam locomotives made of rod iron (created by local blacksmith the late Colin Campbell) highlight the fact that Peterborough was once a major railway town. A great photo opportunity!
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…