Our museum offers a glimpse into 19th-century life and features:

Wagner’s Store: As you would have found it in 1906, complete with original fittings and furnishings.
Shop Gallery: Attached to the store, this space was originally used for storage but now houses a wonderful collection of items from the district.
Main Residence: The home of the Wagner family, built in three stages with the original store at the front. This area is now occupied by the museum Tea Rooms.
Wattle and Daub Cottage: The oldest known cottage in the district, built in the traditional wattle and daub style.
Marge Wehner Gallery: Showcasing the Russell Drysdale collection and many other fine artworks.
Huon Post Office: Originally located 6 km north of the township.
Buggy Room and Machinery Shed: Featuring historically significant machinery related to this area, with many items made locally.
Outdoor Machinery Collection: Includes a significant collection of headers, harvesters, fencing equipment, and windmills.
Tim Fischer Working Machinery Shed: Contains motors and vehicles that can still operate, as well as a hay shed with a straw-thatched roof.
Slab Hut: Constructed from an original hut found on a local farm.
Original Blacksmith: Built in 1872, this site includes the blacksmith stables, which have been recently restored.

Dont Miss a Thing

Wagner’s Store sat empty for nine years until local residents, led by Margary Wehner and Catherine Clark, turned it into a folk museum. The Jindera Pioneer Museum and Historical Society purchased Wagner’s Store, the residence, and the surrounding grounds. The museum officially opened on October 5th, 1968, celebrating Jindera’s Centenary.

Step Back in Time

Our museum offers a glimpse into 19th-century life. The restored Wagner’s Store is renowned for its original fittings and authentic 19th-century goods. The living area behind the store is furnished in the original style, bringing history to life.

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Come explore our historical buildings and beautiful grounds. The Jindera Pioneer Museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of our community. Experience the past and learn about the lives of early settlers in an engaging and educational environment.

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Our Pioneers

The first German settlers arrived in the Jindera area in 1867, having trekked from Adelaide in horse drawn wagons. Before they arrived, probably in the 1840s, a small wattle and daub hut was built just off the main track through town. This hut still stands at the site of the Jindera Pioneer Museum, and probably is the oldest remaining cottage or house in the Albury District.

In 1874 Johann Rosler and Peter Christian (PC) Wagner built a store and three room residence on this same site. It became known as Wagner’s Store. The partnership was dissolved in 1884, and P.C. Wagner carried on the business, being joined by his son later on.

P.C. Wagner retired in 1914, and his son, Gustav Frederick Wagner carried on the business till his death in 1950. After the death of Gustav Wagner the freehold and business was sold to Mr A Burdack.

The business operated under several leases until 1958 when the store closed for the last time.