Mount Barker Things to Do Tips by keeweechic

Old School House

The old Napier Creek school building was moved to the complex in 1994. This was a one teacher school and a history of its days in the community is featured on the walls of the schoolroom.

Address: Old Police Station Museum, Albany Hwy, Mt Barker

Memorabilia

The Old Police Station Museum complex displays a wide range of memorabilia, from furnishings and artefacts to farming equipment and tools. Old sheds are crammed full of items including a restored Whitchapel buggy.

Address: Old Police Station Museum, Albany Hwy, Mt Barker

Historic Precinct

The Plantagenet Historical Society took over the property in 1968 and opened it as a museum in 1971. Several timeframes are depicted throughout the property such as the Convict Era (1867-1869), Police Force (1868-1957, the Perth to Albany Overseas Mail Coach (1879-1888), Post and Telegraph (1871-1890), the Railway Dam (11910-1950) and the Police and Mail Coach Horse Paddocks 1868 – 1940).

Address: Old Police Station Museum, Albany Hwy, Mt Barker

The Old Police Station Museum

The Old Police Station complex is now a museum. It is made up of several buildings including the stables, coach house and living quarters amongst lawn and heritage rose beds.. In 1919 a court house was added. Some of the duties of the local police were to have a change of horses for the mail coach to use when they brought the mail through from Perth.

Address: Albany Hwy, Mt Barker

The Lockup

In 1887, the lockup was an added to the side of the stables out back. Prior to this facility, the local policeman would bring his prisoner back and tie him to a log in the front of the station. The prisoner would stay there all day. At night the prisoner would be moved into the kitchen and his leg secured to the kitchen table.

Address: Old Police Station Museum, Albany Hwy, Mt Barker

The Old Police Station

The old Police Station was but in 1867 by convicts and officially opened in 1868. It was built out of local ironstone blocks which were cemented together with mud. Pit sawn timber supported the room and jarrah shingles clad it. The station cottage became the living quarters for the officers and their families after a new station was built.

Open Sat & Sun, public & school holidays, 10 am - 4 pm.

Address: Albany Highway, Mt Barker

Phone: 9851 1631, 9851 1735.

Captain Collet Barker

Captain Barker was a member of the 39th Regiment. The mount was named after him by Dr Thomas Wilson. There is a memorial on the top of the mount and a directional marker also.

Address: Mt Barker Hill, WA

The TV Tower

A 168 metre high TV tower sits on Mt Barker Hill. The steel structure is the tallest free-standing TV tower in the southern hemisphere. It weights around 218 tonnes.

Address: Mt Barker Hill, WA

The View

On a clear day you can look out to the Porongurups to the east, the Stirling Ranges north-east and even possibly Wilson’s Inlet at Denmark to the south-west.

Address: Mt Barker Hill, WA

Mt Barker Summit

The summit sits above 404 metres above sea level and was climbed by Dr Wilson and his party in 1829. From the top Wilson and his party were able to survey a lot of the surrounding area and determine their next route in their exploration.

Address: Mt Barker, WA