Scholz Park Museum -
Riverton, South Australia

WHEELWRIGHT SHOP


click on photo for sound effects from blacksmith's shop

Likewise the Wheelwright and Blacksmith Shops tell the tale of their devotion to hard work and to the satisfaction which it brought. In the early days things had to be done by personal effort; but pride in workmanship shone in every article made. Resourcefulness is shown in the many tools and the wide variety of equipment, such as a drill and lathe which were hand-made on the premises.

BLACKSMITH SHOP

Here again everything is complete - tools, machinery, benches, the several forges with their beautiful bellows overhead and accompanying anvils, used to fashion the work by hand or sledge hammer.

Everything required for carrying on this particular trade are at hand, just as used by the Scholz family for a hundred years or more.

The restoration of the three buildings and their contents is continuing with the aim of bringing back the beauty of each article as well as preserving the memory of those hard-working craftsmen and the times in which they lived.

AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

"Just as the phoenix triumphed over death and assumed a beauty and magic even greater than before, so now Scholz Park, a source of heart-ache to the brothers, an eyesore and a blot to the local community in 1970, incredibly has blossomed forth from its ashes and manifests, in its beautiful setting, the story of faith, hope and resourcefulness not only of the Scholz family but of the hundreds of courageous pioneers who, like them, faced the unknown and established a home and a particular trade in a new land so soon to become their homeland


Working demonstrations in the Museum workshops.

"The light shines on, undimmed. Lit in another century, it glows warmly, in us as an appreciation of those who blazed the trail, a vivid lasting memory of their daily lives and gratitude to them for the legacy which they have left us.

"While our race persists in this country (and may that be forever) we shall continue to maintain that light, revealing the fact that whatever we do, we still owe our ancestors recognition of the fact that they set our faltering steps on the road to nationhood"

"The Challenge and The Triumph"
Text taken from official Scholz Park Museum brochure.

Photos supplied by the Scholz Park Museum Committee.

OPENING HOURS

1pm - 4pm Weekends and Public Holidays

By Appointment -
Council Office,
International Phone enquiries +61 8 8847 2305
Australian Callers (08) 8847 2305

If Council Office unattended, or After Business Hours
International Phone Enquiries + 61 8 8847 2137
Australian Callers (08) 8847 2137

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Write to Scholz Park Museum, C/. PO Box 458,
RIVERTON, South Australia. AUSTRALIA. 5412
or
send email to: jglistak@nexus.edu.au



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