The Rocks, Gems and Minerals Collection (Gil Bennett Collection) is on permanent display at the Nundle Visitor Information Outlet in Nundle, on Anaiwan Country, in the New England region of New South Wales. The collection derives from the tireless work of Tamworth geologist Gilmore Thomas Bennett (born died), a nationally acclaimed lapidarist, who painstakingly shaped […]
Orange Regional Gallery is located in the vibrant cultural precinct of Orange, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West region of New South Wales. Founded in 1986 and built around the Mary Turner Collection of modernist art, the Orange Regional Gallery exhibits contemporary Australian painting, Outsider Art, ceramics, sculpture, time-based art, photography and public sculpture. With its […]
Opened in 2016, Orange Regional Museum is an award-winning museum dedicated to sharing engaging exhibitions and diverse public programs for audiences of all ages. Orange Regional Museum collects and interprets objects of significance for our local history and the history of the broader Central West region. Located in a striking purpose-built building within the vibrant […]
The Broken Hill Outback Archives occupies the first floor of the Broken Hill City Library, which is located in the historic mining city of Broken Hill, on Wiljali Country, in the Far West region of New South Wales. Since the early 1960’s the city’s librarians have collected a considerable quantity of archival material which was kept […]
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery is located in the historic mining city of Broken Hill, on Wiljali Country, in the Far West region of New South Wales. Housed in a grand 19th century building in the central business district, this is the oldest regional art gallery in New South Wales. Along with its permanent displays, […]
Canowindra Historical Society and Museum is in the town of Canowindra, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West region of New South Wales. Members of the Canowindra Historical Society (founded in 1967) operate this volunteer-run museum which is dedicated to collecting, preserving and displaying objects associated with the district’s history. Among its diverse collections are […]
Carcoar Hospital Museum is located in the village of Carcoar, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West of New South Wales. The museum is housed in the original Carcoar Hospital building, established in 1861. It preserves and displays a collection of the hospital’s historic medical equipment and surgical instruments. Along with historical photographs and artefacts […]
The Chifley Home and Education Centre is located in Bathurst, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West region of New South Wales. As the private home of Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife Elizabeth from 1914 to the late 1940s, this house museum offers a vivid glimpse of the couple’s domestic life during […]
The Millthorpe Golden Memories Museum is run by the Millthorpe Historical Society and is located in the village of Millthorpe, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West region of New South Wales. The museum occupies seven separate buildings and displays a large and important collection of historic objects, agricultural machinery and memorabilia illustrating the area’s […]
Eugowra Historical Museum & Bushranger Centre is located on Wiradjuri Country, in the Central West region of New South Wales, in the village of Eugowra. Eugowra is well-known as the village where the bushranger Frank Gardiner and his gang held up a gold escort coach during its routine journey to Bathurst from nearby goldfields, on […]
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