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Cromwell Museum

We collect, care for and share Cromwell's and its District's history.

Contact Details

47 The Mall CROMWELL 9310

(03) 445 3287

crommuseum@actrix.co.nz

We are a volunteer run museum.

Visitor Information

47 The Mall CROMWELL 9310

10 am to 4pm daily Closed on Christmas Day, Good Friday and the morning of Anzac Day.

Free but donations are welcomed.

Facilities

Wheelchair access

Reference library

Parking

Toilets

Other Facilities

Groups and guided tours by arrangement.

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Entire Collection - View All (1167)

Archives - View All (2)

Chinese poll tax application & exemption certificates; Unknown; C 1882; CR1991.051

Letter from Neill, Val (McDonnell); Correspondent; 2007/06/21; CR2016.018.3

Archaeology - View All (3)

Chinese dishes (3) & spoon; Unknown; China; CR2012.190

Small ceramic Chinese jars and lids; Unknown; Unknown; CR2012.191

Art - View All (9)

Oil painting "Otago Winemakers"; Brown Thomas L; 2008; CR2013.315

Watercolour of old Cromwell & bridge; O M Olds; Unknown; CR1985.286

Oil Painting in oak frame.; Hilda Rivers; CR2012.002

Framed ink drawing, Lowburn miner's cottage; Hilda Rivers, 1916 - 2012; Unknown; CR2012.001

Framed artwork - Cromwell 1927; Whittall Percy; 1927?; CR2003.101

Clutha River near Cromwell; McIndoe John L; Nov 1967; CR1994.009

History - View All (1071)

Lemonade bottle; Lane Latimer Ltd.; Unknown; CR1977.065

Small mug, maybe a christening mug; Richfield Plate Co; Unknown; CR1977.306

Canvas gas mask carry bag; Unknown maker; CR2018.047.5

Sailor's naval uniform WW2; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR2018.047.9

2 Demitasse coffee cups and saucers; Dunn Bennett & Co.Ltd.; Unknown; CR2012.463

Bowler hat; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR1985.1277

Library - View All (62)

New Zealand BalladsBlack Billy Teaby JOE CHARLES; Joe Charles; 1981; 0 7233 0656 7; CR2018.076

IN THE SHADE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY by "BLUE JEANS"; Ross McMillan; October 1970; CR2018.069

HEART OF THE DESERT
A History of the Cromwell and Bannockburn Districts of Central Otago.
l; James Crombie Parcell; 1951; 0 7233 0465 3; CR2018.025

Gold Mining Families of Teviot, 150 Years 1862 -2012; Teviot District Museum; 2012; 978-0-473-22719-7; CR2018.059

LET THERE BE LIGHT; Peter M Chandler & Ron C Hall; 1986; 0-473-00344-9; CR2018.063

GOLD RUSH Central Otago 1862; Louise Joyce; 2012; 978-0-473-20171-5; CR2018.065

Natural Science - View All (19)

Boxed collection of rock specimens.; CR2017.009

Grey-pink porcellanite flake; CR1986.056

Photography and Multimedia - View All (1)

"Cromwell Now and Then" DVD; Lloyd Video; 1994; CR2017.010

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