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Nairne Museum

Locality: Nairne, South Australia

Address: Old Princes Hwy 5252 Nairne, SA, Australia

Website: nairnemuseum.com.au/index.html

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25.01.2022 CIRCUIT BREAKER RESTRICTIONS LIFTED EARLY By now you have all heard the fantastic news that as of midnight tonight South Australia will go back to similar restr...ictions that were in place before the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker period. This means that Council services will reopen early: Windmill Hill Transfer Station (Sunday 22 November) Library (Monday 23 November) Adelaide Hills Visitor Centre (Monday 23 November) Customer Service Centre and Local Government Centre (Monday 23 November) We all still need to remain vigilant, so If you are visiting these places please adhere to social distancing, practice good hygiene, and comply with directions. If you are unwell, please stay home and if you have any COVID-19 symptoms, even if mild, please get tested. We will continue to provide updates here and on Council's website https://www.mountbarker.sa.gov.au as more directions come to hand. To keep up to date with the latest visit https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/response WELL DONE EVERYONE

25.01.2022 #LocalHistoryMatters

24.01.2022 We began last week by sharing Nairne Locals post on the iconic Post Office as mail sorting was moved to a new location for the first time in a 130 years. Within the Nairne Museum collection is a beautiful piece celebrating former Post Mistress Blanche de Gacher on her retirement. Her legacy continues to be recognised today with the naming of De Gacher Street adjacent the old Nairne Railway Station. Text reads as follows:... "To Miss Blanche de Gacher Nairne We, the Residents of the Town and District of Nairne, desire on the occasion of your retiring from the position of Postmistress at Nairne - an appointment you have held for the last thirty-five years- to express to you our great appreciation of the valued and efficient services you have rendered to all having business with the Post Office during the many years you have resided amongst us. In carrying out your onerous duties in connection with the Post Office, Telegraph and Telephone Services, we have always found you most helpful and obliging, and whilst sincerely thanking you for what you have done for us in your official capacity as Postmistress, we gratefully recognise that whenever your services, either in a private or public capacity, could be of assistance you willingly tendered them. We greatly regret that you are retiring from the Post Office, but glad to know that you are taking up your residence in Nairne, where we hope you will spend many happy years. Signed on behalf of the Residents, J. Hawthorne Chairman of District Council, Nairne." Chairman of Committee. August 15, 1925. #LocalHistoryMatters #nairne #PostOffice #deGarcher #WorkplaceAppreciation

21.01.2022 What a great little find in Kanmantoo. Have you found any thing interesting in your back yard?

21.01.2022 Hope to see you on Sunday!

21.01.2022 'Our Stories: Mount Barker District Reflects' is a great opportunity to engage in a local history project today.

18.01.2022 What would you change about the year 2020? What is the most important thing that you think the world needs now? We bet the list is quite long! We want to know ...what you think - through cross stitch. Come into the Centre of Democracy this school holidays and grab a free cross stitch kit to share your thoughts with us. At COD, we think the world needs us to all work together, care for each other, and protect the world we live in. What about you?

16.01.2022 Reopening 2-4pm today! Take inspiration from our textile collection and visit our neighbour Little Ms Waste-Not Vintage to purchase your own piece of South Australian history.

15.01.2022 From Monday November 30th 2020, the mail in Nairne will be processed at a new location for the first time in 130 years. As we celebrate this significant develo...pment, we wanted to reflect on the history of the post office. The Nairne Post Office must have been the most visited building in the Main Street of Nairne. The building is described as a mid-Victorian era, government style brick and stone post office, with a projecting gabled front containing paired, narrow windows, the Royal crest and a veranda, with a gabled roof. The style is typical of government buildings of the era. The original post office was built around 1889 and is the projecting front, with the Royal crest above the two windows, which is now part of the residence. The structures to the sides, including the section where the post office operated until recently, were extensions in later years. The land for the post office was transferred in 1876 to "Her Most Gracious Majesty Lady Queen Victoria" for the purposes of a post office, telegraph station and police station. It took another 13 years for the post office to be operating there, by which time a separate police station was built. In 1952, the post office was transferred from "the Crown" to the Post Master General's Department of the Commonwealth of Australia (the PMG), in whose ownership it stayed until it became privately owned in 1979. Although the business of the Nairne Post Office has changed significantly in the 130 years since it opened and is now in a modern new location, it will remain the hub of the community. The owners of the Nairne Licenced Post Office, Craig and Carole Sadler, make a valuable contribution to our community, not just through their business, but through their generous character and significant level of volunteering. In the old photo, taken in 1895, the original post office is on the right. Nairne was an important staging point for the mail delivery from Adelaide to the eastern states. The mail coach from Adelaide would stop in Nairne to meet and transfer mail to the coach from Murray Bridge. The driver would stay in Nairne overnight and return to Adelaide the next day with the mail for Adelaide, making Nairne an important first and last stage in a complex relay of mail coaches that carried the mail in and out of Adelaide to Sydney and Melbourne. #nairnehistory See more

14.01.2022 More #MuseumMannequins!

14.01.2022 EDIT: OPENING POSTPONED TO SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER Further insights into Chapman's history are on display at Nairne Museum. Pop in and say hello Sunday 8 November 2 - 4pm.

14.01.2022 Another stop for those who want to take a little piece of SA history home with them after being inspired by our galleries.

13.01.2022 EDIT: OPENING POSTPONED TO SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER Happily reopening Sunday 8 November 2 - 4pm, following strict Covid19 safe guidelines. Please pop in and say hello.

13.01.2022 No need to rush - reopening has been postponed by one week. Following Covid Safe measures and ensuring all volunteers have completed their Covid Marshal training, the museum will undergo a spring clean before throwing it's doors open Sunday 15 November 2 - 4pm. We look forward to seeing you then! Image: A platoon of mounted soldiers riding past the Millers'Arms Hotel stables on the main street of Nairne in South Australia. Approximate date: 1910 - 1914. Courtesy of State Library of South Australia. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+280/1/13/226

11.01.2022 Today is World Digital Preservation Day At this time, the Nairne Museum's collection contains very few digital archives. This may change in the future. With the theme 'Digits: for Good,' World Digital Preservation Day 2020 is an opportunity to connect the digital preservation community and celebrate the positive impact digital preservation has, for good or at least for as long as required.

09.01.2022 #TriviaTuesday is a perfect opportunity to establish our version of #GuessTheAddress. This #Nairne #AdelaideHills building takes a prominent position. Do you know where? Post your answers in the comments below.

09.01.2022 Nairne Museum is required to use QR codes for all visitor groups. We will have a sign in register for those who are unable to use the app for contact tracing purposes. The mySA GOV app will host the COVID Safe Check-In feature, which once opened, will allow you to scan the museum’s QR code. The app securely collects limited personal information as you enter a business or venue. Your details will only be kept for 28 days and will only be released to SA Health for official co...ntact tracing purposes. You do not need to create a mySA Gov account to use the COVID-SAFE CHECK IN blue button at the bottom of the screen, just click on it to scan the QR code (screenshot in comments). Download the free mySA GOV app Available now on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.gov.sa.my Available now on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/au/app/mysa-gov/id1124301168 If you have already downloaded the app make sure you have the latest version. More information is available at www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/business-and-work/covid-safe-check-in . Thank you for your understanding and on-going support during these tumultuous times. We look forward to welcoming you to Nairne Museum on Sundays 2 - 4pm.

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06.01.2022 #MuseumMannequins are fun! How would you rate Nairne's?

05.01.2022 Get your boots on and hot foot it along to Nairne Museum 2-4pm Sunday. After a tumultuous week in SA's history, come enjoy the cool offered by the historic Institute building on what is set to be a warm afternoon and get lost in Nairne's history. Pictured are C19th infant boots, currently on display in the Nairne Museum collection.... #nairne #NairneSA #LocalHistory #LocalHistoryMatters #SA_Tourism #PeramangkWatta #MuseumMannequins #caseForCamelCase

01.01.2022 Nairne Museum open today 2-4pm, come say hello! QR code for easy check-in and a capacity of 18 visitors. Come learn about the forgotten village of #Byethorne. #Nairne #LocalHistoryMatters #CovidSafeSA

01.01.2022 No rest for our Museum teams this school holidays! We have a bunch of events happening this summer not just for the kids, but for the whole family to enjoy. The... Migration Museum is offering a chatterbox discovery trail and two workshops where kids can learn Auslan > http://bit.ly/MMAuslan The National Motor Museum - Australia is bringing back past favourite, GooRoo Animation for more exhilarating movie making sessions > http://bit.ly/NMMGooRoo The South Australian Maritime Museum seems to have misplaced some ships’ cats! Help them track them all down and join the cat-catchers club with your exclusive cat catchers badge > https://bit.ly/catsoutSAMM And the Centre of Democracy is giving out free stitch kits and asking What the World Needs Now is