The Bathurst Rail Museum is located in the town of Bathurst, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales. The Bathurst Rail Museum brings the rich social history of Bathurst as a railway town to life, Explore the stories of local people connected to the Railways, past and present, who have […]
Located in the town of Bathurst, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, the Bathurst District Historical Society Museum, archives, and bookshop are located in the East Wing of the heritage-listed Bathurst Courthouse, designed by Colonial Architect James Barnett. The Society is dedicated to preserving, displaying and telling stories of […]
The Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) is located in the town of Bathurst, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales. BRAG is a modern, highly celebrated regional art gallery that generates state-of-the-art exhibitions of contemporary art. Built in 1989, it was the first purpose-built regional gallery in NSW. Owned and […]
Old Gaol Heritage Museum is located in the town of Narrabri, on Gamilaraay Country, in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales.  Opened in 1988, the museum houses an extensive collection of artefacts of historical, archival, and cultural significance to the town, while offering an extensive family history section catalogued by dedicated local historians. Visitors […]
The Namoi Echo Museum is located in the town of Wee Waa, on Gamilaraay Country, in the New England region of New South Wales. Opened in 2006, the museum collects and displays items, machinery, and documents pertaining to the history and culture of the Wee Waa district while providing family research from its extensive archives. […]
Walgett Historical Society Museum is located in the town of Walgett, on Gamilaraay Country, in northern New South Wales. Located in the original Walgett Shire Building built in 1913, the museum features a splendid example of pressed tin interiors â believed to be the only example left in their area. Walgett means ‘the meeting of […]
Lightning Ridge Heritage Cottage 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, there […]
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. […]
The Inverell Pioneer Village Museum is located in the town of Inverell, on Gamilaraay Country, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. The museum is made up of a group of historic buildings relocated from across the region, its displays focus on the greater-Inverell district. The buildings and collection are extensive and fascinating. […]
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 […]
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