Australian Inland Mission Hospital Museum

Lake Grace WA 6353 (Pop 530)

Lake Grace is a pleasant Golden Outback wheat town situated 355 km s-e of Perth. Named after an early surveyor’s wife, the township was only established around 1914 when the school was built followed by a hospital in 1925. Speed Shearing Competition (Sept), Art Exhibition (Oct).

Tourist Attractions & Info:
Inland Mission Hospital Museum, Stubbs St fully restored medical museum and last inland mission hospital in WA. By appt.

Nearby:
Lake Grace (9 km west) two shallow salt lakes. Lake Grace Lookout (12 km west) views of both lake systems. Holland Track (23 km east) established in 1893 for the journey to the goldfields. Newdegate (52 km east) interesting pioneer museum and site of annual Machinery Field Days (Sept) a major agricultural event.

Accommodation:
Lake Grace has a motel, hotel and caravan park. Visitor Information Centre: Stationmaster’s house. Tel (08) 9865 1105.

Airport:
Albany Airport (ALH), Albany Hwy. Tel 0418 945 489. (248 km south).

Hospital:
Lake Grace Hospital, Stubbs St. Tel (08) 9890 2222.