Latrobe Courthouse Museum

Explore the town's history.

 

Discover the stories behind the sandstone walls of one of Tasmania’s most fascinating heritage sites. Built in 1860 and serving as a courthouse for over 120 years, the Latrobe Courthouse Museum invites you to explore the drama, justice, and daily life of a bygone era.

With compelling changing displays and rich photographic collections of the region’s legal and social history (including agriculture, forestry and shale oil industries), this unique museum experience is perfect for history buffs, curious travellers, and heritage lovers alike.

Don’t miss your chance to connect with Tasmania’s past!

Plan your Visit

Latrobe Courthouse Museum

Address:

113 - 115 Gilbert Street (next to the Post Office), Latrobe, TAS 7307. Less than 10 minutes drive from Devonport and the Spirit of Tasmania.

Open:

September to May:
Tuesday - Friday, 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Closed:

Closed June, July and August.
Special Closures - Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years' Day, Good Friday, & Public Holidays

Phone:
General enquiries: (03) 6426 1289
Entry Fees:

Adults $5 I Children $2

What we offer:

Nearby attractions: Latrobe and Spreyton (historic towns) and Home Hill, Devonport.

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Three Favourite Things

The date of this silk scarf is unknown, but is thought to be from the 1940's. The scarf has been embroidered with semaphore flags and the alphabet around the border and the words “Long May He Wave”. Allied soldiers bought these souvenirs to send home to their mothers, sisters, and sweethearts.

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Three Favourite Things

This image from the collection shows Gilbert street flooded. There are six men on a horse-drawn cart and one man and two youths in the foreground, up to their knees in water. This photograph was taken on 27 May 1893.

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Three Favourite Things

This musical box was manufactured in France in 1885. In Victorian times death was a constant narrative. The diorama depicts an astrologer as a skeleton, a reminder that we will all die one day. The musical box is in working order and plays excerpts from Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

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