Definitely more interesting than it sounds, this bottle museum is located within a beautiful historic school (c 1881) and knitting mill. It has a fascinating range of items, including bottles from the old Clunes Brewery and cordial factory, porcelain 19th-century wine bottles from Milawa and Rutherglen, and a small reproduction of a historic street.
Bottle Museum
Victoria
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