Explore Jamestown ’ s fascinating history while in town . Spend some time at the museum or history centre , or learn as you walk along the cemetery and mural walks .
National Trust Museum
Jaemstown ’ s Railway Station Museum has many stories to tell , with themed rooms covering sport , home activities , and social stories .
Featured are some of the people who worked toward making Jamestown what it is today : MS McLeod ; Dr James Cockburn ; the Gordon family ; Sir Hubert Wilkins and inventors Both and Trilling .
Learn about the The Emu Factory ( known for its cordial , chutney and butter ); the South Australia Farmers Union , a farmer co-operative formed in Jamestown in 1888 which went on to employ 1000 people in the 1970s .
See 19th century farm machinery , medical equipment , railway items and machinery from Jamestown ’ s Flour Mill , and JJ Christie ’ s paintings .
Resident caretaker Liz Bentley-Stevens cherishes the opportunity to help you make the most of your visit . Open : Mon-Sat 10am-1pm & 3pm-6pm Sundays : 2pm-6pm . 0416 165 298 Admission : Adults $ 5,17 and under $ 1 Enter northern end of Irvine St
Local History Centre
If geneaology has brought you to Jamestown , then the local history centre is for you . Friendly volunteers will help you source information about your family members .
Look through heritage photos , local newspapers ( from 1878 to present ) and cemetery and school records .
The centre has a comprehensive collection of general business and community history , including club minutes , business accounts and ledgers .
If time is on your side , listen to a collection of taped reminiscences or watch an audio visual history of the local flour mill and Bundaleer Forest .
Open : last Sunday in the month 1.30pm – 4.30pm or by appointment 08 8664 1380or 08 8664 1099 Admission : donation Doon Tce , Jamestown
Dr John Cockburn ’ s Bust
See the bust of Jamestown ’ s first mayor and doctor , Dr John Cockburn at the eastern end of Ayr St , in the centre of the annual mural festival exhibits .
Dr Cockburn went on to become Premier of SA and prepared the enabling legislation in 1897 that paved the way for Federation in 1901 .
Jamestown Mural Walk
Murals on the walls of many Jamestown businesses tell the story of Jamestown ’ s early days . See Ayr St as it was in 1876 , an image of the town ’ s first motor car , and the butcher shop which has been in the longest continuous use in Australia .
A brief history of each mural has been prepared by Jamestown ’ s National Trust branch and can be downloaded from www . visitjamestown . com . au
Ian Walker painted the mural on the eastern wall of Glasgow House to mark the town ’ s centenary in 1971 and repainted it in 2013 . The other murals were originally painted in the early 1990s , by former Jamestown art teacher John Whitney with the help of local school students . They have been given a fresh lick of paint in recent years by local sign-writers .
A Walk in the Cemetery
Take a walk through Jamestown ’ s wellmaintained cemetery to visit the graves of your ancestors .
You ’ ll also find the headstones of many pioneers of Jamestown and district . A self-guided cemetery walk has been prepared by members of the Jamestown National Trust and can be downloaded from www . visitjamestown . com . au
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