The Opening Day

 
Mayor Tony Bisdee officially opens the sheds.

Mr. June hands over the cheque to the Burns Unit Nurses.

Shearing shed all done.

Wool clothing fashion parade.

1860s shearing shed with ghost.

McConnon’s dray.

Live shearing show

Cross Cut Saw challenge

Woodsdale Museum

The day before the opening

 
The volunteers are busy getting every thing ship shape for the next day.

The men are busy putting up the curtains for the fashion parade.

Time to dress the dummy.

Kathy busy getting the displays ready.

Wood Wool press now in place.

Just waiting for the ghost to come in.

Mick busy making the post and rail fence.

Almost there

Project managers and volunteers were busy this weekend putting up the Hessian walls on the shearing interpretation shed. Next week the artefact’s and final touch ups will be done ready for the opening on the 8th February.

Thanks to the Southern Midlands Council for the grant to install the two water tanks and fire equipment.

Retired builder Peter Hyland and his faithfull volunteers have been doing a brilliant job building the deck.

Sheds up!

Well finally we have our new sheds up. Still waiting on the doors to go in after Christmas. The official opening of these sheds will be a wonderful day of celebrations with live shearing shows using modern and olden days techniques, dog trials, horse and cart rides, wool clothing fashion parades, sheep wearing Mongrel Socks, live music, plenty of country food, face painting to pony rides for the children.

Southern Midlands Council Mayor Mr. Tony Bisdee will officially open the sheds on 8th February at 12 noon.

Launch of the Calendar!

Last Friday 28th November saw the launch of the Bare Bellies, Butts & All calendar at the Royal Hobart Hospital. We had the stars from the calendar on show with the sheep, kelpie, shearers and wool classers all getting into the spirit of the event. 

Money raised from the calendar goes toward the establishment of the shearing interpretation shed as well as the men’s/farm shed and every calendar sold $1 goes to the burns unit. The money raised for the burns unit will help with the refurbishment of some of the rooms to make patients feel more comfortable.

Work has begun!

Well finally the excavation work has started on the area for the Sheep Shearing Interpretation shed and the Men’s/farm shed. Here are a few pictures of Ray hard at work.

The 1860s Ghost Shearer of Woodsdale

Please click on this link ghost and listen to part of what our Woodsdale ghost has to say.

Solutions In Steel builders John and Gail visited the museum last week to speak to the Project Managers the Byers and Treasures what the process will be regarding the Sheep Shearing Interpretation and Men’s/Farm Shed. Work will start on the land in the second week of October.

What’s happening at Woodsdale Museum?

In the next couple of months photos, podcasts and information about the new shearing shed will be posted on this blog.

Please visit this blog again soon.