Pioneer Settlement
The Pioneer Settlement, in Swan Hill, Victoria, is Australia's first open-air museum, portraying life on the Murray in the era 1830-1930. It opened in 1966 as the Swan Hill Folk Museum, before being renamed, following a visit by the Queen in 1970.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: replica village in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Swan Hill Folk Museum” and “Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery and Little Murray River.
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Mdarroch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public art gallery in the regional Victorian city of Swan Hill. Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public gallery, established in 1966. Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is situated 210 metres south of Pioneer Settlement.
Little Murray River
River
Photo: Peterdownunder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Little Murray River, an anabranch of the Murray River and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Mallee district of north western Victoria, in eastern Australia.
Swan Hill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brad F 89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan Hill railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Swan Hill, and it opened on 30 May 1890. The station serves as the current terminus for V/Line's Swan Hill line services. Swan Hill railway station is situated 680 metres north of Pioneer Settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swan Hill and Castle Donnington.
Swan Hill
Swan Hill is a city in the Murray region of Victoria. It lies on the south bank of the Murray River. With a population of around 11,000 in 2018, the town is full of country charm and interesting cultural and historic attractions, without the crowds of a large regional centre.
Castle Donnington
Village
Castle Donnington is a locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. Castle Donnington is situated 9 km south of Pioneer Settlement.
Pioneer Settlement
- Categories: open-air museum and tourism
- Location: Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.34739° or 35° 20′ 51″ southLongitude
143.5649° or 143° 33′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4RP5MH37+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 196809011OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q53889787
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