Two of the displays in this room are:-
A Sense of Difference - The settlement of the Hog Bay district 1830-1890

The isolation of Kangaroo Island required special characteristics of the early settlers who came here. While they experienced the same problems as other remote communities in South Australia at that time, their isolation was accentuated by their total dependence on sea transport and communication. As a result the development of Kangaroo Island has been different from that of other coastal settlements, and a strong sense of Island identity - a sense of difference - still persists today. In the same way the relative isolation of the Hog Bay district from the rest of the Island and the different qualities of its soils, resulted in its own unique growth as a rural community.

McKenzie Room - showing dresser with old china and kitchen ware, oil lamps, and some of the several display cases of the museum.


McKenzie Room - includes the former local telephone switchboard, a cream separator, and old irons.