[5] The outback town was established in 1883 and given a name meaning "woman" in a local Aboriginal language.

[2] Jundah was first settled by pastoralists Patrick Durack (on Thylungra) and his brother-in-law John Costello (on Kyabra).

From 1875 to 1880 the Jundah homestead was utilised by the paramilitary Native Police as their main barracks on the lower Thomson River.

[1] Jundah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Today, the town now supports the surrounding sheep and cattle industry.

The museum is in the former administration centre of the Barcoo Shire Council, relocated to its present location.

Each year the town celebrates German-Australian culture by holding "the world's most remote Oktoberfest".