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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. 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 (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 regionâs cultural material with the public through talks, public […]
The Berry Museum is located in the town of Berry, on Dharawal Country, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. Operated by volunteers of the Berry Historical Society and housed in a former bank building on the townâs main street, the museum holds an extensive collection of memorabilia, photographs and records tracing Berryâs agricultural, […]
The Holbrook Submarine Museum is located in the small town of Holbrook, on Wirajuri Country, in the Riverina Murray region of New South Wales. Holbrook, known as ‘the Submarine town’, was named after the first submariner to receive the Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Norman Holbrook. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of Australiaâs submarine heritage […]
Established in 1946, Maitland City Library is located in Maitland, on Wonnarua Country, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. The City Library and its branches in East Maitland, Rutherford and Thornton, manage a large collection of books, records, images, audiovisual and oral history resources relating to the Maitland and Hunter Valley region. Its […]
Lake Macquarie City Council Cultural Collections is currently located at Speers Point, Booragul and Belmont, on the shores of Lake Macquarie, on Awabakal Country, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. At the end of 2022, the museum portion of the Cultural Collections will be housed in the newly built Sugar Valley Library Museum, on the […]
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