Yanco Powerhouse Museum

Yanco Power Station was built in 1912 to supply power to the developing Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the various Leeton processing facilities. The Yanco site was chosen for its proximity to the rail line and new irrigation canal enabling easy access to coal and water.

The station supplied the local area with electricity until 1945 when the interconnected grid arrived, and operated as a ‘standby generator’ until 1958 when it was decommissioned.

The Power Station and its surrounding land was acquired by the Community in 1967 and opened as a Museum in 1988.

The Museum collection policy has a focus on technology as well as the local social history of Leeton and the surrounding district.

The Collection includes farm machinery, computers, cameras, telephones, radios and much more.

Some parts of the Museum do not have disabled access.

There is much to see in Leeton, including the significant Art Deco architecture, The Roxy Theatre and the Historic Hydro Hotel which was built using cinders from the Powerstation.

Famous poet and author, Henry Lawson lived and worked in Leeton for two years and wrote in 1916:

“The growing impression of Leeton is as the most cosmopolitan place I have ever been in, and perhaps the most naturally intellectual and democratic. The townspeople all seem extremely kind and cheerful…”

So why not drop in and visit us at the Museum!

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