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The Bridgetown Historical Society Inc., affiliated with the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, is the custodian of historical artefacts, photos and ephemera relating to earlier Bridgetown society.
The Society also curates the Bridgetown Police Station 1880 and Orcharding Museum, located at 148 Hampton Street.
The Museum opening hours are currently from 10:00AM to 1:00PM on Saturday, and from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Wednesday and Friday.
If you wish to view the museum outside these hours, please ring BHS 0487 592 704. If a volunteer is available we will be glad to open it.
Forthcoming event: 12th August, 4:00 pm, Bridgetown Pottery Restaurant, Bridgetown
Members of the public are welcome to this free talk by Dr Helen Henderson about the development of Hospital and Medical Services in Bridgetown 1829-1920. The talk will trace health services, midwives and District Medical Officers in Bridgetown, along with the Roe Street hospital in 1899. Dr Helen Henderson is the daughter of Dr Noel Williams, who was instrumental in developing the Bridgetown Advancement Policy Pool that purchased land to create Memorial Park c.1950.
Bookings are essential - please use this link to TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1617935 or ring us on 0487 592 704 to save your spot at the talk.
Kindly sponsored by Bridgetown Pottery Restaurant.
The photograph above was taken in October 1898. The official opening of the railway station had been booked for early October, but regrettably none of the dignitaries or parliamentarians from Perth could attend, so the official opening was postponed until 1st December 1898 to coincide with show day. This photograph is of the unofficial opening. The first train arrival into Bridgetown was in July 1898.
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