The Tin Lizzie was a remarkable car and despite its slightly disparaging nickname an engineering feat. Running on petrol, kerosene or even ethanol this people’s car proved to be one of the most reliable vehicles ever made. The 1923 Model-T Ford housed at the village...
Go back 100 years, what would you make your special someone using these pantry staples for Valentine’s Day? A bit of history…. Grocery shopping was a busy business 100 years ago – all scooping and sizing and weighing and cutting. Many, many more food items were...
Coach House When horses ruled the roads – up until the turn of last century – they needed a place to house and store all manner of horse drawn vehicles. Historic Village Herberton has a curious collection with names that conjure up the past – cradle shaft sulky, piano...
A Vintage Car Enthusiast’s Dream Back in the day the village garage would keep all manner of vehicles we now know as classics in fine working order from the ubiquitous Model T Ford to the beautiful 1934 Packard Super 8 to the workhorse 1927 Morris Cowley Van –...
For The Love of Dolls The Toy Shop has a wonderful collection of vintage dolls including a rare 1909 Kammen and Reinhart baby doll from Waltershausen, Germany, and an 1890 Bebe Jurneau bisque head doll (with original human hair) from France. Check out this little...
Mine for Gems in Jewellery Store A jewellery shop in the middle of an 1800s Australian mining town is something of an oddity, but it continues to be a treasure trove for many who enter. Connie Kimberley, owner of the Historic Village Herberton, said such finds were...
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