Texas Rabbit Works

This is a truly a hidden gem. So much history. To think people used to do this for a living.. meat was sent to the UK, the pelts used for hats and the skins were sent to the USA.. well worth a visit...

What an interesting and wonderful place to visit. There was so much to see and learn, we were there for 2 hours but we could have easily spent all day there.At the back of the Rabbit Works is the old Butter Factory, which is now a historical museum for all things from the 'old fashioned' days donated from Roger Wilson and his family. From old typewriters, calculators, lawn mowers and fridges, movie making equipment, tools, old biscuit/money tins, dunny's, beer bottle collection, bikes, chainsaws and a turn dial TV. It was great to show the kids how the old-fashioned people used to live.The Rabbit Works Museum is shaped like a rabbit warren inside, so much to see and listen to in each room.The tour guides were born and bred Texans who either worked at the Rabbit Works when it was in operation or worked in the town. Lucia, who is 86 years old, was our tour guide for the day. She was so proud of her town and its history and told us about her hubby Don (91 years old), who is an original Rabbit Works worker and the local country singer star.Make sure, on your way out, buy a souvenir. This helps support the works, tour guides, and Texas Queensland.We will be back next time we are in town to see where Lucia worked at the Texas Heritage Centre & Tobacco Museum, which is only open by appointment.

Well worth the visit. Found it very interesting.

Impressive subject for a museum: the use of the invasive rabbits in the early 20th century in Texas, a very Australian success story. Lovely volunteers, we hat a fabulous stay, thank you!

We were blown away by this simple but significant part of Australia's history about the rabbit...introduced at Winchelsea VIC, not far from where we live!The whole Rabbit Works has been preserved and added to with visitor experiences like videos, displays and story boards.Make sure you find out the whole story of our rabbit exports....and watch the Akubra Hats story...amazing!

Very interesting and informative. Pleasant surprise. The volunteer staff were very knowledgeable and approachable. Well worth the visit.

Authentic and well presented display of a little known part of Australian history when the schoolkids could earn more then their teachers monthly salary by spending one weekend catching rabbits and selling them to this local rabbit factory for export. If you are interested in Australian history it is a must see and is like a time capsule. Very well presented with friendly staff and volunteers.

Don't be fooled by the small size of Texas: this is one of the best local history museums in Australia. Who knew that feral rabbits were worth more to the economy in the mid 20th century than coal and beef are to the economy today? There is a good mix of archive videos, oral history clips, restored rooms, photos and reading material to suit all ages and interest levels. The numbers of rabbits and the amount of money the trappers (and school kids!) is hard to believe but you definitely get a sense of both the hard work of the locals and the pride they had in their part of the world when the Rabbit Works was up and running. There is also a wide range of souvenirs on the way out. This deserves a much higher profile and is a must see when you are in this part of QLD.

It's ok. Only open a few days of the week and not on the days we visited! One of the significant landmarks of the town and if you have any interest in the town's history it is a must view stop. The building looks interesting but when shut there isn't much going on. Parking out front on the grass.

An amazing piece of history and very well done. The volunteers were lovely and very knowledgeable. You could spend hours here reading and listening to all the information. Well worth the visit.