Jondaryan Woolshed, History museum in Toowoomba Regional, Australia

Jondaryan Woolshed is a heritage-listed shearing shed on Evanslea Road at Jondaryan, Queensland. Built in 1859–60, it is T-shaped: a short central section for baling and loading wool, with two long wings at right angles. Sheep entered from each end and passed through pens to a shearing board that originally had 52 stands.

Jondaryan Woolshed was built in 1859–60 to replace a smaller shed on Jondaryan station, then one of Queensland's largest freehold runs. In the late 1880s and early 1890s it was the setting for labour conflict that made the station a test case for the Queensland Shearers Union before the 1891 shearers' strike. The station was liquidated in 1946, and in 1972 the owner offered the shed and 12 acres to the people of Jondaryan.

The site hosts regular demonstrations of sheep shearing and blacksmithing, keeping alive the skills that shaped Australian farming life. You can watch craftspeople work and see how these techniques have been passed down through generations.

The site is rural and best reached by car, so plan ahead for your visit. Group tours are available and you should check current opening times before traveling.

The grounds feature an animal area where visitors can feed and touch local animals while learning about 19th-century farm life. This hands-on experience connects learning about the past with real contact to creatures that lived on such farms.