Washhouse

 The washhouse display is set up from a collection of washing machines and related items from Dave and Ennis Francis's museum. Dave had all the electric machines working and was able to demonstrate them - risky given the age of the plus. They are not connected here, but several of the others canbe manipulated by hand as they were in the old days.

Hukerenui at War

We have recently made changes to our WW1 and WW2 display - it has changed direction and we have extended the coverage to include the story of Hukerenui Soldiers in the North African Campaign, local soldiers who were involved in the Northland Land Wars, the Boer War, Vietnam and Bosnia.

Some exciting new items are on display in the WW1 section - a gas mask, a pilot's helmet and a stretcher used by the New Zealand Medical Corps.

Telephone Exchange

Our Telephone Exchange is a working exhibition with several old fashioned  phones throughout the museum. In this photo the students from Kamo High School are having fun on the partylines. The operator is out of sight. The phones use morse code, ie, short long short, (R) to go with the number of each phone.  A long ring of the handle alerts the operator. The back of the exchange is covered with perspex so visitors can watch the workings. There are diagrams and instructions on how to work the exchange on the walls. 

Our Current Exhibitions