Pioneer Settlement

The Pioneer Settlement, in Swan Hill, Victoria, is Australia's first open-air museum, portraying life on the Murray in the era 1830-1930.[1] It opened in 1966 as the Swan Hill Folk Museum,[2] before being renamed, following a visit by the Queen in 1970.[3] It contains approximately 50 replica buildings, including Masonic hall, coach-house, post office, photographic studio, original 1895 kaiserpanorama,[4] and newspaper office.[5] The collection also contains numerous tractors – including the first tractor ever brought to Australia[6] – and historic vehicles, and two 19th century riverboats, including the 1876 paddlesteamer PS Gem.[5] This vessel was towed to the site in 1963,[7] and now functions as the main entrance and contains a restaurant.

In 1994 an act of Parliament brought the Settlement under the control of the Swan Hill City Council.[8]

References
  1. "Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement Museum. - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. Darian-Smith, Kate; Nichols, David (5 June 2017). ""How our forebears lived": the modern nation, its folklore and "living" heritage in twentieth-century Australia". Australian Geographer. 49: 199–217. doi:10.1080/00049182.2017.1327784.
  3. "Explore Swan Hill River Precinct" (PDF). Discover More.
  4. Cornish, Richard (1 March 2013). "Six reasons to visit Swan Hill". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. "Swan Hill". The Age. 30 September 2008.
  6. MORTON, CLAIR; Media, Australian Community Media-Fairfax (7 August 2012). "Newton's passion for vintage collections". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. "PS Gem's 50th Anniversary Celebrations" (PDF). Swan Hill Rural City Council News. 1 August 2013.
  8. "ALERT DIGEST 7 of 1994 - 7". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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