This Museum is situated on the same premises as the First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic wagons and carriages such as the spring wagon, the Voortrekker ox-wagon, transport wagon, stage coach, mule wagon, spider and Cape cart. The development of Transport and the making of the wheel are also depicted in the exhibition area. In 2009, a new display was included which focused on the various means of Transport used by the Black people during the 1900s.
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Wagon Museum
A Dutch Voortrekker Ox-Wagon Image source
- Coordinates
- -29.1200, 26.2140
- Updated
- 25 Mar 2022
A Dutch Voortrekker Ox-Wagon Image source
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Wagon Museum
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- 01https://nasmus.co.za/wagon-museum/
Last updated · 25 Mar 2022
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Wagon Museum. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065676
South African History Online (2011) 'Wagon Museum', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065676 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Wagon Museum [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065676, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Wagon Museum." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065676. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Wagon Museum." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065676.
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