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The Museum’s address is at Artillery Barracks, 2 Burt Street, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160.
Visiting hours for the public are between 10:30am and 1:00pm each day, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. We are closed for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. <strong>PLEASE NOTE: the visits take approximately two hours. The Museum will close and needs to be vacated of visitors at 3:00pm.
In compliance with the Western Australian Government requirements ALL visitors aged 16 or over will need to show proof of double vaccination as from January 31st 2022.
To view/download a site plan of the museum click here.
To view/download a gallery layout plan click here.
We may be able to accommodate a Group Tour outside normal hours of operation in special circumstances, but this would need to be arranged through our main office.
All adult visitors to the museum must have the appropriate photo ID.
There is full wheelchair access to all displays.
If you require further information, please contact the main office on 9430 2535
Onsite parking is not available for the general public however, if you have an ACROD Parking Permit, you will be allowed to park your vehicle inside on the main parade ground. All visitors on official museum business who have appropriate ID will be admitted and can park onsite.
School and group tours are by arrangement.
All tour groups from recognised organisation’s that have made a tour booking will be admitted. (These groups should use the Tour Booking Form). For organised group tours, there is ample onsite parking available for buses and coaches.
As from January 31st, 2022 in accordance with Western Australian Government COVID requirements ALL visitors over the age of 16 will need to show proof of double vaccination in order to enter the Museum.
To view/download a site plan of the museum click here.
To view/download a gallery layout plan click here.
EDUCATION ACTIVITY RISK MANAGEMENT. Documentation can be viewed here
Public Liability cover for all museum staff and visitors is provided by the Department of Defence through the Commonwealth Government provider up to an amount of $20,000,000. See Current Certificate here
| Admissions – Private Entry: | Admissions – Group Tours Entry: |
|---|---|
| Adults | Adults |
| $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Seniors/Concessions | Seniors/Concessions |
| $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Children – ( 6-17) | Metro Students / Country Students |
| $10.00 |
$8.00 Metro students $7.00 Country students |
| Family Groups – (2+3) | |
| $35.00 | |
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia is located in the heritage-listed precinct of the Artillery Barracks at Burt Street in Fremantle. Built between 1910 and 1913, the historic barracks housed the permanent garrison artillerymen.
The museum, established in 1977, does not receive any government funding and relies on entry fees, fundraising events, donations/bequests and facilities hire for the day-to-day running of the museum.’
2019 Vintage Car Show
The precinct’s facilities are available for hire for regular meetings or special events. Facilities include a conference room, the Officers’ Mess, kitchen/bar and barbecue facilities, meeting rooms, large onsite parking and access to the museum’s galleries for tours. The Parade Ground provides an ideal space for concerts, displays or exhibition settings.
The Army Museum is a regional museum of the Australian Army History Unit network of museums throughout Australia and is managed by Army reservists and assisted by volunteers. It is supported by the Army Museum of Western Australia Foundation which is a not-for-profit company.
The museum has six established galleries and a static display of vehicles and other military hardware located on the parade ground and in adjacent buildings. In addition to the public displays of army memorabilia and artefacts, are a wide range of items of significance.
CONFERENCE ROOM
The Conference Room accommodates up to 100 people in airconditioned comfort. It is equipped with a lectern, speaker and wall-mounted screen for presentations via a laptop. A kitchen/bar area located at the rear of the room facilitates the serving of light refreshments.
PARADE GROUND
The Parade Ground provides ample, onsite parking for meetings and events. Due to its size, it is also an ideal location for shows or exhibitions in which large displays can showcased.
OFFICERS’ MESS
The Officers’ Mess provides an ideal setting for functions with a self-contained kitchen, including an oven, urn and food preparation area. There is also a bar area for serving beverages, along with various rooms suitable for holding meetings.
BARBECUE & OUTDOOR FACILTIES
Gas barbecues, along with outdoor tables and chairs, are available for those wishing to hold events in an outdoor settings.
Bookings & Enquiries
For more information or to make a booking, please contact the museum at info@armymuseumwa.com.au or phone [08] 9430 2535.
Over the next few days, we will share the story of the three doctors, Lovegrove.
Thomas Henry Lovegrove was born in Sussex in 1845. In 1867 he was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and appointed a medical officer in the Western Australian Convict Service by the Imperial Government. He was stationed at Bunbury as Resident Medical Officer and later gazetted Police Magistrate for the Blackwood district and created a Justice of the Peace. He acted in 1885 as Resident Magistrate and Chairman of the Court of Petty Sessions. For five years, from 1885, Dr Lovegrove was appointed Government Resident, magistrate, and mining warden at Kimberley while also attending to public health questions. In 1890/91, Dr Lovegrove was Acting Colonial Surgeon with duties including chairman of the Medical Board and chairman of the Central Board of Health. Subsequently, Dr Lovegrove returned as a resident medical officer and police magistrate at Blackwood. Here, the Mounted Volunteer Corps having been disbanded, he set to work and formed the Bunbury Rifle Volunteers, himself taking the command.
In 1895, Thomas Lovegrove was appointed Colonial Surgeon (later Principal Medical Officer for Western Australia). As such as part of his duties to visit, supervise and see to the proper maintenance of Hospitals at Fremantle, Bunbury, York, Northam,
Geraldton, Derby, Roebourne, Wyndham, Vasse, Albany, Newcastle, Esperance, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Menzies, Cue, Hall's Greek. Guildford, and Beverley. Concurrently he was District Coroner for Perth and Fremantle. On two occasions, he has represented Western Australia at inter-colonial conferences.
During his tenure as Principal Medical Officer, he managed a smallpox epidemic (including a blitz on child vaccination), introduced measures to rid milk of tuberculosis bacilli, oversaw the introduction of x-ray technology and promoted the improvement of town water supplies to control typhoid. Thomas Lovegrove retired as Principal Medical Officer in 1909 but remained as chair of the Medical Board until 1922. He continued to practice medicine to cover the shortage of doctors during World War 1 and died in 1927.
WA Army Day @armymuseumwa later this month #museum #fremantle #infreo #perthisok #13thbrigade #army #australianarmy
This portrait was taken in 1940 and features members of the Albany Forts Cricket Team who played His Majesties Australian Ship Sydney side. Anyone recognise one of these faces or know a Bluey Morris? #cricket #albany #albanywa #westernaustraliancricket #waca #anzac #australianarmy
The 1st Contingent departed Fremantle on 7 November 1899 and returned on 29 December 1900. The 2nd Contingent left on 3 February 1900 and returned on 8 December 1900. Due to the shortage of khaki material, the 1st Contingent uniforms wore their blue militia tunics, blue puttees and a dark blue puggaree on departure. An Anglo Boer War Service of Reconciliation is held annually on the first Sunday in June at the "Fallen Soldiers" (Boer War) Memorial in Kings Park. The date selected is the closest Sunday to the signing of the Treaty of Peace of Vereeniging (31 May 1902). The culmination of the service is the laying of the Emily Hobhouse wreath. This image is from 1899. #fremantle #infreo #freolife #fremantleharbour #boerwar #australianarmy #military
