No township existed at this location until it was laid out in 1890 and gazetted as Penn. It was better known by the name given to the railway siding, Oodla Wirra. The name was officially changed in 1940. This was a crossing and watering point and service centre for the Mt. Granger and Dust-holes gold…
Yongala is a small settlement 10km west of Peterborough. It has a population of approximately 50 people. The town was proclaimed in 1876 and within 5 years had a population of 353 as developers anticipated the connection of a railway. The railway hub instead went 10km to the East where the town of Petersburg was…
The Peterborough Monthly Market. It is an opportunity for the public to buy local and meet the faces behind the product. Stalls include local made cakes and slices, fresh fruit and vegetables, local olive oil, candles, paintings and souvenirs. The Market is held in Peterborough on the third Saturday of the month at the Peterborough…
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…