Museum

The museum is run by volunteers in the area and events held at the museum are lunches, morning teas, school groups, festival days and meetings.

The museum consists of a school house set up in the period of the late 1800s, school room with changing displays every 3 months, sheep shearing interpretation shed from the 1860s to the present day and a Men’s/farming shed with drays, Douglas 1924 motor bike to a Thylacine trap.

The museum is open every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm in the summer months and 11 am to 3 pm in the winter months. Or by appointment. Entry cost is $5 per adult and children free, there is free tea and coffee available and also a gift shop.

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Men’s / Farm Shed

Enter into a world of where it was hard yakka building a home in the mid 1800s with primitive tools in what was once very dense bush land. The trials of the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) causing havoc with the farmers sheep which was soon under control with the use of a tiger trap and the Governments “one pound a pelt” scheme. See this display of the trap and tiger put together by the local Levendale Primary School students.

Imagine yourself delivering groceries to your neighbours from “Levenbanks” to Woodsdale in the small horse drawn trap in all weather conditions. These are just a few of the many objects on show in the farm shed which also runs as a Men’s Shed.

Every Thursday the local men come together to reminisce about the good old days and restore the drays, bikes and other farm implements.

Sheep Shearing Interpretation Shed

Welcome to Tasmania’s only Sheep Shearing Interpretation Shed where you will step into the year of 1860 when shearing was one of the main jobs in this area.
Listen to the ghost shearer of Woodsdale reminisce about his days in this shearing game.
Move through the shed into the present day where visitors will see the process of wool from straight off the sheep’s back to the finished product through multi media and displays.

Visitors will have chance to work out which wool samples belong to the different varieties of sheep found around Tasmania and to see and touch Woolerina garments.

Shearing, wool classing and rousing activities throughout the year will be shown and displayed here in the shed.
Dates will be posted on this page. So come along and visit this very unique museum experience here in Woodsdale.

Bush Walking

Opening in 2010 is a chance to experience this tranquil setting in natural bush land by taking a walk on the track from the museum complex to the sandstone caves and creek.

Marvel at the native flora growing undisturbed, listen to the local birds, and from time to time see the local wombat taking his time wandering around this beautiful setting.

Bring along your picnic lunch and sit at the locally made timber tables and take a break from the hectic life of the 21st century by stepping back into the 1800s.