Cromwell Museum on NZ Museums

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

11 am to 3pm 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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Archives - View All (4)

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

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

Certificate of Services, NZEF 1914-1918, Private Andrew Nicholson; Robert Hawcridge; 1919-1920; CR1985.012

Tribute certificate In Memory of Private W Winter, World War 1; Unknown; Unknown, possibly post-war; CR1980.055

Archaeology - View All (6)

Pottery bottles from Chinatown excavations, Cromwell; Unknown; Unknown; CR2019.031.3

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

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

Bone brush back; Unknown; Unknown; CR2019.036

Purse clasp fasteners; Unknown; CR2003.171

Art - View All (9)

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

Framed painting of a landscape of heather growing wild against dark hills, by L. Carlisle ; L. Carlisle; Unknown; CR1980.083.2

Art print, Annemarie Hope-Cross, McNulty Glass and Kowhai; Annemarie Hope-Cross; 2020; CR2020.045

Photograph, Anthony Tait, WWI; Unknown; Unknown; CR1980.053

Oil portrait painting of William Clark; Unknown; Unknown; CR2018.039

Photographs, portraits, tinted, of Tait Family collage; Unknown; Unknown; CR1980.054

History - View All (1314)

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

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

Ballins Commemorative Jug; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR2016.004.2

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

Sailor's naval uniform WW2, V J Brown; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR2018.047.9

Chinese ginger jar; Unknown maker; 1980's; CR1987.001.7

Library - View All (215)

Booklet, Furneaux Smith 1839 - 1913 HISTORY and FAMILY TREE 1839 - 1975
4 copies; R F Smith; 1975; CR2019.015

Book, EARLY DAYS IN CENTRAL OTAGO (4)
; Robert Gilkison; 1978; 0 7233 0551 X; CR2018.026

Book, WINDOWS ON A CHINESE PAST, Volumes 1 (1) and 4 (3); James Ng; 1993; 0-908774-56-7; CR2015.022

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

Book, Writing Your Life Story; Michael Oke; 2001; CR2020.014

Book, THE MURRELLS OF CROMWELL By Bryan Jackson; Bryan Jackson; 2010; 978-0-473-17567-2; CR2019.007

Natural Science - View All (20)

Boxed collection of rock specimens.; CR2017.009

Grey-pink porcellanite flake; CR1986.056

Photography and Multimedia - View All (208)

Photograph, Group of men at the Cromwell Ice Skating Rink railing, May 1952; Evening Star, Dunedin; 1952; CR2020.041.4

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

Photographs, Cromwell and Districts Schools Jubilee, 1990; Kilgour Photography, New Zealand, Otago, Alexandra; 1990/03/17; CR2012.271

Portrait photographs, W.J. Willson, WW 1 soldier (2); Unknown maker; c1915; 2020.044.2

Photograph, Group portrait, Directors, Electric Gold Dregding Co, 1900; Unknown; 1900; CR1980.083.1

Photograph, Group at the Cromwell Ice Skating Rink; Unknown; Unknown; CR2020.041.5

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