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.

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Type: Theme park
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

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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

Hamlet

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, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.34741° or 35° 20′ 51″ south

Longitude

143.5649° or 143° 33′ 54″ east

Open location code

4RP5MH37+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196809011

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=theme_park

Wikidata ID

Q53889787

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heartbeat Of The Murray Laser Spectacular Viewing Area and GEM Paddle Boat.

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