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Teviot District Museum

The Teviot District Museum showcases the history of the Teviot valley. This collection includes domestic, horitcultural, agricultural, geological, and archaeological artefacts. Key parts of the collection record the effects of Gold Mining and local Chinese heritage, as well as the construction of the Roxburgh Hydro Electricity Dam.

The Teviot District Museum is based in the district's first Methodist church, a stone building dating from 1872.

Contact Details

11 Abbotsford Street, Roxburgh, 9500.

annettewrox@gmail.com

Visitor Information

11 Abbotsford Street, Roxburgh.

Sunday 2pm - 4pm Open by request on other days. Contact 03 4468130 or 03 4468623.

Donations are welcome.

Facilities

Parking

Guided tour

Other Facilities

Picnic area.

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Entire Collection - View All (496)

Archives - View All (16)

Musical Instrument, Portable Harmonium; unknown maker; 1850?; RX.2018.67

Card, Christmas Greetings from WWI; 1916; RX.1995.3.2

Document, Driving Licence; unknown maker; 1928; RX.2001.10

Card, Collection of greeting cards; 1916; RX.2002.4

Card, Greetings Card WWI; 1916; RX.1995.3.1

Council of the Christian Churches Church Service; 24.03.1900; RX.1998.40.6

Art - View All (6)

Artwork, Portrait Painting ; unknown; ?; RX.2018.76.3

Artwork, Portrait Photograph ; unknown; ?; RX.2019.76.6

Artwork, Portrait Photograph ; unknown; ?; RX.2019.76.5

Artwork, Portrait Photograph ; unknown; ?; RX.2019.76.4

Artwork, Portrait Painting ; unknown; ?; RX.2019.76.2

Artwork, Portrait Painting ; unknown; ?; RX.2018.76.1

History - View All (408)

Toilet Paper; 39 Mill, England; RX.2018.2

Sad Iron; Tverdahl-Johnson Company; 1890-1920; RX.1997.33E

Earthenware Jar, Chinese, alcohol; unknown maker; ?; RX.2018.16.1

Gold scales and weights; W&T Avery Ltd; ?; RX.1989.3

Award, large shell case ; unknown maker; 1937; RX.1998.39.1

Box, Metal container for documents; unknown maker; ?; RX.1977.24

Library - View All (49)

Book, Waigth, Broad, Crossan, Baillie and Bowden Memories; Margaret Jarrold; ?; n/a; RX.2012.4.3

Book, Waigth & Sons Roxburgh Ltd (Photobook); Margaret Jarrold; ?; n/a; RX.2012.4.2

Book, Cyclopedia of New Zealand Volume 4 Otago and Southland; Cyclopedia Company Limited; 1905; n/a; RX.2018.69

Book, Pick and Shovel, Cradle and Pan; Dunedin Family History Group; 2011; ISBN 978-0-473-18468-1; RX.2012.4.1

Religion, Book of Hymns; ?; RX.1997.30.3

Booklet, Roxburgh District High School Secondary Department; unknown maker; 1975; RX.2018.57

Photography and Multimedia - View All (17)

Photograph, Roxburgh School Building 1900s; unknown photographer; 1900?; RX.2018.89.9

Photograph, First Roxburgh School; unknown photographer; 1890?; RX.2018.89.8

Photograph, Tawhiti School 1914-1928; unknown photographer; 1920; RX.2018.89.7

Photograph, Roxburgh District High School 50 Years Reunion 1975; unknown photographer; 1975; RX.2018.89.6

Photograph, Coal Creek School circa 1909; unknown photographer; 1909; RX.2018.89.5

Photograph, Roxburgh School 1869; unknown photographer; 1869; RX.2018.89.4

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1880s 1920s 1930s administration badge beverage bottle card cigarette cleaning clothing cooking council doctor domestic "domestic life" gold grooming gunpowder iron "keeping warm" kitchen light "local history" medical medicine mining oil otago "pain relief" photography pottery printing razor reference religion scales scotland sewing shaving smoking soap soldier souvenir tobacco travel uniform war weights wwi

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