Lightning Ridge Heritage Cottage and Hospital Gallery is located in the town of Lightning Ridge, on Yuwaalaraay Country, in the Far West region of New South Wales. Managed by the Lightning Ridge Historical Society, the site is home to a 1930s opal miners’ hut furnished with items of local historical interest. On the same block, […]
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Land of the Beardies History House Museum and Research Centre
The Land of the Beardies History House Museum and Research Centre is located in the town of Glen Innes, on Ngoorabul Country, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. Opened in 1970, this folk museum housed in a prominent heritage-listed building has an extensive collection coming from Glen Innes and the surrounding district. […]
Inverell Pioneer Village Museum
The Inverell Pioneer Village Museum is located in the town of Inverell, on Gamilaraay Country, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. All of the buildings on the premises are from the Inverell district and have been relocated and restored to their prior glory so they can showcase the Inverell’s proud heritage and […]
Port Macquarie Museum
The Port Macquarie Museum is located in the town of Port Macquarie, on Birpai Country, in the Mid-North Coast region of New South Wales. Since 1957, this award winning museum has told the stories of those that made Port Macquarie special. From the town’s origins as the traditional land of the Birpai people, to the […]
Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Located on Awabakal Country, Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1929. A group of men from Swansea, some already qualified lifesavers from a neighbouring club, looked for a spot between the Heads and Pinny Beach to establish a safe place for the clubhouse – adjacent to the big cave on Caves Beach. […]
Silverton Gaol Museum
Located at Silverton on Wilyakali Country in the Far West of NSW and run by the Broken Hill Historical Society, the Silverton Gaol Museum is one of the former mining town’s main visitor attractions. Aside from displaying numerous objects relating to the evolution of mining at Silverton and its surrounding localities and mines, the museum […]
Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Village Museum
The Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Village Museum is located in the small village of Kangaroo Valley, on Dharawal Country, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The museum, its associated outbuildings and visitor facilities are maintained by members of the Kangaroo Valley Historical Society and the Kangaroo Valley Museum Trust, who meet regularly to manage […]
Rocks, Gems, Minerals and Fossil Collections (Chris Bowman Collection)
The Rocks, Gems and Minerals Collection (Chris Bowman Collection) is on permanent display at Tamworth Regional Astronomy and Science Centre, Victoria Park, on Kamilaroi/Gomeroi Country, in the New England region of New South Wales. Recovered mostly by Chris Bowman, a Tamworth local with a passion for geology and natural history, the collection contains a large range […]
Lake Macquarie and District Historical Society Inc
Lake Macquarie and District Historical Society Inc. is located in Toronto, on Awabakal Country, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. The society occupies the old Toronto Railway Station on the shores of Lake Macquarie and operates a museum, archive room and heritage research centre dedicated to recording and promoting the history of the […]
Heritage of East Lake Macquarie
Heritage of East Lake Macquarie (HELM) is a heritage group based in the coastal towns of Swansea, Caves Beach, Belmont and Catherine Hill Bay, on Awabakal Country, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. HELM promotes the heritage of East Lake Macquarie by sharing the region’s cultural material with the public through talks, public […]