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S.A. Dry Exhibitions

For more information about the South Australia Dry exhibitions please contact the participating museums:

Kimba & Gawler Ranges Historical Society Museum
Location: Eyre Highway, Kimba
Postal Address: PO Box 71, Kimba SA 5641
Contact: Gavin Haslam (Sec.) (08) 8627 2027
Exhibition: Courage, Community and Conservation
Main Themes: water capture, storage and use; farming technology
Exhibition Open: Tuesday and Thursday 9-11am and 1-3pm, Wednesdays 10-4, Sundays 1.30-4pm.

Lameroo and District Historical Society
Location: Outdoor exhibition located at Railway Reserve, Main Street, Lameroo.
Postal Address: C/- 75 Chandos Tce, Lameroo 5302
Contact: Craft and Heritage Centre, (08) 8576 3699
Exhibition: The SA Dry History Trail (outdoor installation)
Main Themes: underground water and windmills; evolving farming practises; settlement and the railways.
Exhibition Open: exhibition trail accessible at all times

Mallee Tourist and Heritage Centre, Pinnaroo
Location: Railway Tce South, Pinnaroo
Postal Address: PO Box 230, Pinnaroo SA, 5304
Contact: Heritage Centre (08) 8577 8644 or the Southern Mallee District Council (08) 8577 8002
Exhibition: Conserve the Water, Conserve the Soil
Main Themes: land settlement and community development; land clearing and erosion; land reclamation and conservation; irrigation.
Exhibition Open: 10am – 1pm Monday - Saturday

Melrose Courthouse Museum
Location: Stuart St, Melrose
Postal Address: PO Box 33, Melrose SA 5483
Contact: Museum ph: 8666 2141 or email overdale@bigpond.com
Exhibition: Plain of Contrast: Farming on Goyder’s Line
Main Themes: Goyder and northern land settlement; lifestyle on the land; hazards of dryland farming; great drought of 1880s-90s
Exhibition Open: daily 2 – 5pm (closed Wednesday)

National Dry Land Farming Centre, Kadina
Location: 50 Moonta Road, Kadina
Contact: Visitor Information Centre, ph: (08) 8821 2333 fax: (08) 8821 4633
email: tourism@yp-connect.net
Exhibition: New Ways in an Ancient Land
Main Themes: land use; pests and plaques; farming inventions; the dry land farming experience.
Exhibition Open: Centre open 7 days

Urrbrae House Historic Precinct
Location: Adelaide University, Waite Campus
Postal Address: PMB 1 Glen Osmond 5065
Contact: Urrbrae House (08) 8303 7405 or jennifer.gardner@adelaide.edu.au
Exhibition: Garden of Discovery  
Main Themes: environmental issues and the science of dry land farming
Exhibition Open: Outdoor display accessible daily from dawn to dusk.