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The history is just the beginning...
museums and galleries
Cooktown History Centre
Staffed entirely by volunteers from the
Cooktown and District Historical Society the
Cooktown History Centre
showcases life
through the ages in Cooktown with award
winning displays. Mini displays within the
main display highlight the early mining, the
Cooktown Railway and the busy wharf area.
Many historical photos enhance the area along
with stories of life in times past.
The Centre also houses an
extensive archive
and research area
and a popular family history
service and database which give visitors with
early ties to Cooktown valuable insight into
earlier family life in the greater Cooktown and
Palmer River areas.
The Centre is open 9am to 1pm (except
Sunday) throughout the year with extended
hours during busy times.
Vera Scarth
-
Johnson
Gallery
The Nature’s Powerhouse facility located in
the Botanic Gardens, is home to a magnificent
collection of
botanical illustrations
of
flowering plants of the
Endeavour River
,
including 15 original prints from the
Banks’
Florilegium
and the
Vera Scarth-Johnson
collection
, which was donated to the people
of Cooktown before her death in 1999.
The Powerhouse is also home to a
remarkable exhibition of local wildlife
bequeathed to Cooktown by
Charles Tanner
,
who dedicated his life to recording information
about the biodiversity of Cape York Peninsula.
The Cooktown Visitor Information Centre is
also located in the Nature’s Powerhouse facility
– browse in the
gift shop
or enjoy
tea and
scones
in Vera’s Café.
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Cooktown History Centre