{"id":1207,"date":"2020-06-22T14:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=1207"},"modified":"2020-06-22T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:10:47","slug":"west-coast-wilderness-railway-museum","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/west-coast-wilderness-railway-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/assets.atdw-online.com.au\/images\/07426b16597272129d92d024fceb5c11.jpeg?rect=5,0,4629,3472&amp;w=800&amp;h=600\" alt=\"West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.atdw-online.com.au\/images\/07426b16597272129d92d024fceb5c11.jpeg?rect=5,0,4629,3472&amp;w=800&amp;h=600\" alt=\"West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum at <strong>Queenstown Station<\/strong> has been fully refurbished to better reflect the history or the Railway.<br><br>Using a combination of original authentic artifacts and informative displays, the museum recognises all those who have played a part in the Railway&#8217;s story, from its original construction in the 1890s as a means of getting minerals from the mines of Queenstown to the port of Strahan, to its renewal in more recent times as one of the region&#8217;s major tourism attractions.<br><br>Entry to the museum is free and it is open daily, with opening hours reflecting those of the adjacent station ticketing office, gift shop and Tracks Cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eric Thomas Gallery Museum<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTASGalleryMuseum.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Thomas Gallery Museum Country Airstrips Australia\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTASGalleryMuseum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTASGalleryMuseum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTASGalleryMuseum-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTASGalleryMuseum-263x198.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Housed in the original Imperial Hotel (built 1897) (The museum has an extensive collection this collection is 98% donated and it is run by a volunteer committee and volunteers) historic West Coast photographs, more than 1,000 photographs are displayed many of which were collected by Mr Eric Thomas, who first established the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 30 rooms of historical items including personal effects, documents, cameras, theatre projectors,house hold items, gems and minerals , military, emergency services,mining artifacts and the very varied social life all depicting aspects of West Coast heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also take the time to view an extensive Royal Family memorabilia collection from Queen Victoria to the present and watch a film about Mount Lyell and the memories of the towns people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS-263x198.jpg 263w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/QueenstownTassiedevilTAS.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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The&nbsp;<strong>spectacular and pristine wilderness of Cradle Mountain is home to the mysterious and secretive Tasmanian Devil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devils @ Cradle is a unique Tasmanian conservation sanctuary located at the entrance to the spectacular World Heritage listed Cradle Mountain National Park. Whilst we concentrate primarily on the Tasmanian devil, the sanctuary is also home to the closely related Spotted-tail and Eastern quolls. Tasmania\u2019s three largest carnivorous marsupials are all now threatened in one way or another in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors to the sanctuary can view these animals from the comfort of the visitor centre, wander through the sanctuary at their leisure, or join a personalised guided tour which ensures a close up encounter with our animals. Your visit will provide an insight into the daily operation of a working conservation facility for one of the world\u2019s iconic animals, knowing your ticket fee is contributing to our conservation of these species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","listing-category":[120],"list-tags":[],"location":[111],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum | Country Airstrips Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/west-coast-wilderness-railway-museum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum | Country Airstrips Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The West Coast Wilderness Railway Museum at Queenstown Station has been fully refurbished to better reflect the history or the Railway. 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