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time travelling explorers

​How curious are you?

Travel with us through the ages at the Ipswich Historical Society Museum where the mysterious gets 'curious and curiouser".
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​We need your help to explore and  discover exciting things about Ipswich History from times gone by.

School Visits Information

a recent aquisition to our collection - Toot Toot!

2/3/2019

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Our Collection team has been given only some tidbits of information about this Ipswich train engine driver's uniform.

Can you help our Collection team by finding out what you can about it for them?
They would like to put together a more complete story about it.
How many stories are there to tell?

Come in and have a look at it for yourself!
Has it any features that can give you any clues?
​Any missing features?


What the team does know is...
It was worn by Mr Patrick McAnany in the 1930s.

It was made by Duncalfes in Ipswich.


The team would also like to know some history about Duncalfes....Can you help them with this research?



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A recent discovery by a local  little historian!                                                                                                      now ...  What do you think?

28/7/2018

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One of our super sleuth local school children made this discovery during a recent school visit to Cooneana. After much debate, what it actually is, is still undecided and remains a curiosity.

Can you help us with our investigation?
Tell us what you think it is in the 'comments'.

It may not be of any significance at all??

Some points to help you:
  • About 12.5cm long.                                           
  • Threaded part is 1cm wide.                                       
  • Top part is 3cm wide & about 3.5cm long.
  • Not very heavy.
  • No numbers or writing.
  • Found on top of ground at our outdoor mining area.
  • On site here at Cooneana are things like buildings & a range of machinery.
                                             
​Tip: Use resources such as the internet and talking to other people. 
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Come in & see it for yourself!



​What curiosities might YOU discover when you next visit Cooneana? Remain alert! You never know what you may find! You could make a discovery anywhere!
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for the little explorer...                                                      MR. SAXTY'S MYSTERY MACHINE

29/1/2018

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​Our Collections and Displays team have just returned from another of their regular trips through Ipswich’s past in the Society’s very own time machine. 

This trip, the team stopped off in the 1920s where they met with a gentleman called Mr Herbert L. Saxty.  Mr Saxty told our team he works at the Ipswich woollen mills.  Our team mentioned to Mr Saxty that they were on another mission of exploration and discovery to find out about things of old from Ipswich.
 
Mr Saxty then produced this item (photo), hoping that our team could tell him about it.  All he could tell them was that it was made in the very early years of the 20th century. 

Can you help the team by finding out what you can about it and let us know here in this space?
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Mr Saxty is expecting the team to return shortly to the 1920s and tell him what everybody thinks.



​(Hint : Talk to older people and ask them what they think)
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​Some questions to guide you
What is it?
What was it used for?
How was it used?
Who may have used it?
Why is it not in use today?
Does it have similar parts to something in use today?
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