PIONEER PARK MUSEUM

Dalby is a town rich in history and if you want to learn more about it, then a visit to Pioneer Park Museum is certainly worth your while. To get there, take the Warrego Highway westwards from Dalby and turn left at Black Street.

Pioneer Park contains possibly the largest collection of working tractors and agricultural machinery in Queensland. Among the displays are late 1800s model working threshers, a 1930s model reaper and binder and a pre-war hay baler. Other attractions include early hand and power driven cornshellers, oil and petrol engines, household and fashion items and an extensive rock, mineral and fossil collection.

Pioneer Park holds an annual Field Day on the fourth weekend of May, as well as a Thresher and Header Show every November, which attract visitors from all over Australia.

The Family History Association, based at the museum, is a great starting point for local research. Open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the Family History collection contains a comprehensive range of research materials such as old newspapers and documents. Dalby Spinners and Weavers are also based at the museum.

The Pioneer Park Museum houses a craft store and is open daily from 8.30am. Visit Pioneer Park website ...