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Murchison District Museum

Read local accounts and photographs of the destructive 1929 Murchison earthquake. An adjacent machinery collection adds the district's farming, sawmilling and gold-mining stories.

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Location
60 Fairfax Street, Murchison
Admission
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Nearby base
Murchison
Best for
Earthquake history · Rural machinery
Nelson viewed from the Centre of New Zealand, New Zealand, photographed on location
Regional view

Regional view, not a photograph of this attraction. Nelson viewed from the Centre of New Zealand

Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Details

What to look for

  • Residents' earthquake accounts
  • Agricultural equipment in the adjoining building

Before you visit

Ask about the separate machinery building and arrange family-history research before arrival if that is your main interest.

Admission & booking

The official town listing does not establish admission charges; confirm directly with the museum.

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Getting there

Find the museum at 60 Fairfax Street in Murchison township.

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Timing & conditions

Confirm access to both buildings for your date, particularly if fitting the museum between long driving stages.

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