Spring in the Vegie Garden

September is such a glorious month to be at Greenough. Sunny days, cool nights, the occasional shower of rain, and everything is blooming.

The Vegie Garden is also coming into full production. Salad days indeed.

Recent Donation

A recent donation to the museum has been this bookcase, which has come in very handy for housing our collection of antique books. But what is really special about this piece is the information on the back.

Painted very elegantly in black is, "Rev William Treacy, c/o Rev. E. Brereton, Geraldton." Now we know Rev Brereton was Roman Catholic priest at Geraldton from 1888, but to date have found no information about Rev Treacy. If you have any information, please contact us so we can complete the data base.

Costume Display Case - July/August Display

Celebrating the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia's Centenary

The Anglican Church of North West Australia is the largest land-mass Diocese in the world, covering 2 million sq km. The Diocese extends north from Dongara to the Northern Territory border and east to the borders of South Australia and the Northern Territory. The Diocese was formed on 4 July 1910 when Bishop Trower was enthroned.

Within the Diocese are 18 parishes, one of which is Greenough. The Parish of Greenough was formed in 1864 with the appointment of George R. Howard as the first Rector.

The first Bishop - Gerard Trower (1910-1927)

[photo courtesy of Anglican Diocese of North West Australia]

In commemoration of this event a display has been set up in the Costume Display case. Included in the display are two sets of clothing (day and evening wear) worn by Bishop Trower; the altar cross from St James' Church, South Greenough (the oldest surviving church in the Diocese); an "Illustrated Family Bible" from 1838 which belonged to Rev Howard; and some shingle from the roof of Christ Church, Geraldton (demolished 1962).

Vegie Garden Report

Although it is not proving to be a wet winter, we have had enough rain to re-establish the vegie garden. This year we have sourced heirloom seeds from the Diggers Club to sow, these include Golden Pod peas, radishes, beetrot and a variety of beans. Also in are Cos lettuce, leeks, eggplants, bok choy and potatoes (under straw). New Zealand Spinach, Parsley and Coriander are sprouting everywhere and the Chives growing rampant.
It is a great time of the year to be working outside, and the vegie garden is a visual as well as culinary delight.

New Interpretive Panel

With funding from the Mid West Development Commission a sign has been installed near the Bowes Gates at the rear of the Museum. This sign also provides information on the buildings to be viewed over the gates, and nearby.

As an example of recycling, the frame of an old Pioneer Museum sign has been re-used to support the new panel.

Biggest Morning Tea - A Wonderful Time enjoyed by All

Despite inclement weather over 30 people turned up at the Pioneer museum on Thursday 27 May to help raise funds for the Cancer Council. Because of the wet weather, what was supposed to have been a garden party had to move into the Dining & Music Rooms of the museum. Guests enjoyed their tea & coffee and a wide array of generously donated cakes, scones & savouries, whilst catching up on local gossip, reminiscing, and listening to a selection of tunes from the 1920s played on the museum's Edison phonograph.

Thanks go out to the Hampton Arms and the Central Greenough Historic Settlement for donating cakes and scones; to Bentwood Olive Grove and Lil & Marge for donating local produce to be raffled and to everyone who supported this event.In all, $454.00 was raised for the Cancer Council.
Also, thanks to Two Fish Drowning for donating a framed aerial photo of the Abrolhos reefs that was auctioned on the day. That money, along with donations from Rock of Ages Bed & Breakfast and Gary Martin has been used to purchase a stainless steel urn to help with the catering of future events.

Biggest Morning Tea

Why not join us at the Pioneer Museum on Thursday 27 May between 10.00 and 11.30am? We will be holding a morning tea to raise funds for the Cancer Council.