Tumby Bay Branch Museum

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The Museum

The Tumby Bay Branch Museum is housed in a circa 1950’s pre-fabricated school building, and was established by local historians. A memorial plaque to commemorate the tireless work of past Vice-President of the National Trust of SA and founder of the Trust’s country branches, Mr. C.L. Alexander, was unveiled at the Tumby Bay Museum on March 9^th 1980. Mr. Alexander had been associated with the Tumby Bay area through his work as a surveyor and his assistance in the establishment of the Tumby Bay Branch.

Tumby Bay Township

Captain Matthew Flinders sighted Tumby Bay on March 7^th 1802 which was named after a small village, Tumby in Lincolnshire England.Tumby Bay was initially established as a shipping port, transporting copper ore, wheat and wool to Pt Adelaide by Ketches which were loaded at anchor. Following the erection of the first jetty in 1874, Tumby Bay became an important port where the early pioneers arrived to take up farming and grazing land.

Tumby Bay Maritime

Early Pioneer Life

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The Museum proudly displays a wide range of bric-a-brac and ephemera cataloging the social history of the era, eg. agriculture, mining, maritime, war time, communication, business, medical, education, church life and sport.

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