• Mill Cottage Museum

    An old pioneer home built in 1866 for Joseph Kemp Bishop which stayed in the same family for nearly a hundred years.  Now owned by the City of Port Lincoln Council and curated by the Port Lincoln History group, it is one of Port Lincoln’s few remaining early buildings and is in the beautiful setting of Flinders Park.

Incorporating the Bishop Family Collection and the Pioneers and Descendants Club Collection

Open Wednesdays 10am to 2pm and Sundays 2pm to 4pm (Closed during Winter)

 

Come to beautiful Flinders Park to see this old pioneer home built in 1866 for Joseph Kemp Bishop and lived in for almost 100 years by members of the Bishop family.

The Bishop Family Collection displays items, furniture and clothing, some brought from England when Captain John Bishop arrived in 1839 as well as a large range of water colour paintings by his grand-daughter Amy Bishop, the last family member to live in the cottage.

Now added to the Museum are 3 rooms containing the interesting and varied collection of early Port Lincoln memorabilia belonging to the Pioneers and Descendants Club.

Browse our photo kiosk of over 5000 historic images.

And for history research visit the Port Lincoln History Centre, located in Settlers Cottage behind the Museum.

Prices: Entry fee – $8.00 or $6.00 concession per person, EFTPOS available. Children under 12 free.

 

Wednesday 10am-2pm
Sunday 2-4pm
Group bookings by arrangement
Open September to May

Jackie Johnston, Museum coordinator
0429 676 661

Cathy Sandland, Secretary
0419 822 818
portlincolnhistory@gmail.com
PO Box 2882 Port Lincoln SA 5606

Mill Cottage Museum

An old pioneer home built in 1866 for Joseph Kemp Bishop which stayed in the same family for nearly a hundred years.  Now owned by the City of Port Lincoln Council and curated by the Port Lincoln History group, it is one of Port Lincoln’s few remaining early buildings and is in the beautiful setting of Flinders Park.