Pioneer Womens Hut, Tumbarumba

This museum is dedicated to the preservation of domestic objects belonging to rural families, especially women.

The displays are unusual in that most objects are able to be handled, and a lot of work has gone into collecting the stories behind the articles.

By putting the articles into the context of women's daily lives, the collection takes on meaning. There is always a local person available to talk to visitors, and this museum has been run entirely by community volunteers since it opened in 1985.

“History is often seen as belonging to the rich and famous but in the end history is not about great events and famous people. It is about ordinary people and their everyday lives. This is what makes us Australians. ” Wendy Hucker 1991