The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is based in Albury Wodonga, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Riverina Murray region of New South Wales. Spawned from a local school holiday program organised by the Murray River Performing Group in 1979, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus has achieved international success, with four decades of landmark productions and an […]
The Milton Ulladulla Historical Society is located on the stateâs south coast, on Yuin Country, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. Founded in 1968 to support and promote the preservation of the districtâs historic buildings, artefacts and landscapes, the Milton Ulladulla Historical Society manages a rich and extensive collection of documents, photographs, artefacts […]
Located in Holmesville on Awabakal Country, the West Wallsend District Heritage Group (WWDHG) preserves the local past and ongoing history of the West Wallsend region, presenting displays of locally significant artefacts and records. Whilst the collection includes a diverse range of objects, knowledge, stories and memories, there is a particular emphasis on the coal mining […]
The Outback Mosque Museum is located in the historic mining town of Broken Hill, on Wilyakali Country, in the Far West of New South Wales. The mosque was built c. 1891 by the townâs early South-East Asian cameleers as a place of worship for the followers of the Prophet Mohammed. It was located alongside a […]
The Moonbi Museum is located in the village of Moonbi, on Kamilaroi Country, in the New England and North West region of New South Wales. The museum opened in 2010, occupying the corrugated iron shed that previously housed the townâs fire engine. Among its collection and displays are historical photographs and objects associated with the […]
The Morisset Hospital Historical Society operates from Morisset, near Newcastle, on Awabakal Country, in the Hunter region of New South Wales. The group formed in 1997 to preserve and promote the history of the former psychiatric hospital. It collects objects and archive material. Displays of photographs, documents and hospital memorabilia are shown at the Morisset […]
Maitland Gaol is located in East Maitland, on Wonnarua Country, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. Incorporating the intact, though decommissioned prison complex in its entirety, Maitland Gaol (which operated from 1848 to 1998) provides visitors with a variety of self guided, curator-led and educational experiences, focusing on its social, carceral and […]
Jindera Pioneer Museum is located in the small village of Jindera, on Wirajuri Country, in the Riverina Murray region of New South Wales. Centred around an original 1840s wattle and daub cottage on two acres of grounds, Jindera Pioneer Museum recreates the lives of early German settlers who traveled to the area from Adelaide in […]
The Woolpack Inn Museum is located in Holbrook, on Wirajuri Country, in the Riverina Murray region of New South Wales. The museum occupies the former Criterion Hotel, built in 1895 and fondly remembered by locals as the âbottom pubâ. After closing its doors in 1965, the historic hotel was refurbished by local volunteers and opened […]
The Wymah School House Museum occupies the former public school building in Wymah, on Wirajuri Country, in the Riverina Murray region of New South Wales. Once a thriving riverboat stop and important ferry crossing point over the Murray River, today the town is small. Only the school, schoolhouse and a local pub remain. The museum […]
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