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

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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Archives - View All (3)

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

Archaeology - View All (4)

Pottery 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

Art - View All (6)

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

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

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

Photograph, Mrs James Lyall Scott; Unknown; Unknown; CR1980.059

Photograph, Lt Harry Campbell, Lowburn; Unknown; Unknown; CR1980.075

Photograph, portrait of Elizabeth Stephens; Pattillo, Cecil Wright, 1875-1968; 1866?; CR1980.080

History - View All (1198)

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, V J Brown; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR2018.047.9

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

Scales; Unknown maker; Unknown; CR2016.017

Library - View All (156)

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

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

Natural Science - View All (19)

Boxed collection of rock specimens.; CR2017.009

Grey-pink porcellanite flake; CR1986.056

Photography and Multimedia - View All (87)

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

Aerial photographs (2), Cromwell Township prior to 1950; Whites Aviation Limited, Auckland; Unknown; CR1985.004

Photograph, 2nd Magnetic Dredge, framed; Unknown; 1902; CR2007.078

Photograph, Bannockburn, sluicing and tunneling for gold. Recycled wood frame.; Unknown; Unkown; CR2003.090

Portrait photograph, colourised, Mrs Emma Marsh; Unknown; Unkown; CR1980.094

Photograph, Cromwell and Bridge 1868; Unknown; Unkown; CR1980.092

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