The Sheep's Back Museum

28/09/2024

Nice to be noticed! Thanks Fishbird Central

The Sheep's Back Museum in Naracoorte - a woolly wonderland! Perfect for history buffs, sheep fiends and lovers of odd-looking mannequins.

23/09/2024

Do you have a spot in the garden like this? We need a few dozen limestone blocks to shape for edging on our native plantings. If you have a few lying around, let us know and we'll pick them up. Thanks

04/09/2024

A big thanks to Henschke Industries Pty Ltd for their community spirit in getting our First Nations trail on its way. Plants and info and more to come. Project Sponsors: One Forty One, First Nations contacts: Ground

24/07/2024

Work continues with the re-assembly of the Rolland Street School shelter shed now in the grounds of the The Sheep's Back Museum

09/07/2024

Here at the museum we would like to set up an Oral History Collection group.
Let us know if you are interested.

22/06/2024

An unfortunate accident has left us without a Treasurer or Secretary.. Looking for help
call 0416 221 760 or reply below.

19/06/2024

NEW DISCOUNT COMING
The Sheep's Back Museum will be issuing new discount vouchers. If your business has these old ones, please either give them to your customers or let us know to pick them up.
87621399. Thanks

12/06/2024

This looks like a useful tool, but what was its use? There are tiny rollers on the tips of those two prongs. (and we are not asking about the ruler)

07/06/2024

Lovely to see all these young ones, and so many parents with them. Thanks to Flee McArthur for coordination with the school.

25/05/2024

Thank you to Naracoorte Historic Vehicle Club
for the donation of proceeds from their
Show and Shine at their hugely successful Swap Meet.
Their excellent clubroom display is open to the public on market days, next on Saturday June 8th.

24/05/2024

Special thanks to the Bradley family for donating a redgum picnic table for our Redgum display, and Lester's team for installing it...

20/05/2024

We are looking for an Australian Standard PAT. No, not your great aunty, nor unwanted touching.. We need a Portable Appliance Tester for our Testing and tagging of cables in the museum.. Anything out there?

08/05/2024

The Rotunda is moving!
The much loved lunch shed at the Rolland Street School is moving to The Sheep's Back Museum where it will be re-assembled. It will house the history of the Rolland Street school. Help is needed! Donations of labour or funds to cover expenses are appreciated.
To give a hand, call on 0427 285 180
To help financially, National Trust of SA, Naracoorte Branch, 015-670, 412316669
or drop into the Visitor Information Centre.

08/05/2024

Looking for an old folding wire shearer's bed to furnish our Fettler's Cottage at the museum..

23/03/2024

Ever worry that the kids won't remember your stories? Or that they are too young to hear some of them yet? We can store and save those stories for later...

BRING AND TELL
In the Naracoorte Library April 29th - May 10th
10am to 3pm weekdays

Volunteers from The Sheep's Back Museum will copy your photos and record your stories. They will be kept at the museum and may be used in future exhibits or go on our website, if permitted.
Stories about the Naracoorte District or the Australian Wool Industry preferred.

20/03/2024

So I'm 100 years old this year, but not too many of my scarifier mates around to celebrate.

19/02/2024

The Boring Bits
Can you help us identify the names and functions of these percussion drilling bits?

06/09/2023

Looking for a gardening challenge? Here at The Sheep's Back Museum we like our gardens to show we care. Seeking volunteers who would like to play a role. Respond to this post or call in Wednesday mornings to meet our other volunteers.

08/05/2023

Come down to Market on Saturday and collect your last minute Mothers Days gifts

26/04/2023

Coming up Wednesday 3rd May!
7pm in the old Kybybolite School building at The Sheep's Back Museum

From 1861 to 1867, the Green Triangle businesses who had lost faith in distant governments in Adelaide and Melbourne made a bid to become a new State – Princeland. How big would the new state be? Which towns were involved? Who were the main players? What was the effect? Why did the attempt fai...

12/04/2023

We are looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary for the The Sheep's Back Museum.
Bookkeeping skills are desirable for the Treasurer position. Main duties are paying bills and providing monthly reports.
Ability to construct an agenda and minute a monthly meeting are main requirements of the Secretary.
Later this year the current office-holders head off to fill their bucket list. We wish them all the best, but we would love to have a proper handover. Job descriptions for these volunteer positions are available at the Visitor Information Centre. 8762 1399

07/03/2023

Come down to the Market on Saturday there will be plenty of locally made goodies 8:30-11:30

09/02/2023

This was donated by the Naracoorte Library we would love as much info as you give us. It is a fabric print of The Naracoorte Herald.

08/02/2023

Come to the Market On Saturday and Get yourself some local Goodies.
Market Starts at 8:30

12/01/2023

Come down to Market tomorrow before the day gets too warm