Maitland Gaol
Unlock the gates of Maitland Gaol today, where visitors are invited to ‘serve time’ learning about the facility, past prisoners and daring escapes. A range of tours and activities are available to suit all interests and budgets. Be led by an Ex-Warder, join a historic tour to learn about the Gaol’s past before going Ghost
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Cockatoo Island
Only a short ferry ride from Sydney’s CBD is Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour’s largest island and one of Australia’s most fascinating historical sites. In 2010, Cockatoo Island – along with 10 other Australian convict sites – was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Cockatoo Island was a convict gaol (1839-1869), a reformatory and industrial
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Coonamble Museum Under the Bridge
The town Coonamble has an unusual claim to fame in Australian History. Why not step back in the time and visit the ‘Museum under the Bridge’, which outlines the history of Coonamble and its Community. Coonamble Museum Under the Bridge brings to life an era of hardship, hard work and triumph that exemplifies the early
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Justice & Police Museum
Step into Sydney’s dark side. Crooks and cops, locals and drifters, the guilty and the innocent have all left their stories here. Originally a police station and courts, the museum draws you into a world of crime, policing and punishment, from bushrangers and razor gangs to the future of forensics. In a city that’s grown
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The Old Wollongong Courthouse
The Old Court House is the oldest public building in Wollongong and represents the era when Wollongong Harbour was a major port. Built in 1858, the Court House is a rendered brick building with elegant sandstone arched portico. From 1885, the building was used as a customs house servicing the coastal shipping trade. Following Federation,
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Berrima Courthouse Museum
Visitors can capture the feeling of this old building and visualise the many hundreds of people brought before its bench: hoteliers petitioning for licenses; litigants seeking mediation for disputes; escaped convicts and notorious bushrangers, cattle stealers, sly grog sellers, thieves, and murderers brought to justice, many to end their days in the forbidding walls of
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Old Gaol Heritage Museum
After its closure the Narrabri Historical Society was invited to house their collection in the Old Gaol section, and the museum opened in 1988. Visitors can experience the austere “feel” of the building with its cells, exercise yard and a black tracker’s hut. Today the museum houses an extensive collection of artefacts of historical, archival
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Hay Gaol Museum
Opened in 1880, the state heritage listed Hay Goal has an intriguing history. Over the last century, it operated as a goal, a maternity hospital, a locked hospital for the insane, a prisoner of war detention centre for Japanese and Italian prisoners, an institute for girls and now finally a museum. Come and explore Hay
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Wingham Museum
Wingham Museum and Archives is operated by the Manning Valley Historical Society and located in the National Trust listed building dating from the 1870’s. The building has operated as a store for much of its life and this identity is still preserved in many of the exhibits. Advertisements of September 1886 show that the store
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Forbes Historical Museum
Forbes Historical Museum is housed in the 1878 in Osborne Hall–the once thriving dance hall of the Osborne Hotel. The Museum houses a large display of historic machinery including an Ivel tractor. Showcased is an array of objects including Aboriginal artefacts, furniture, tools, clothing and household wares along with a large selection of historical photographs.
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Old Dubbo Gaol
Where History comes to life. Step inside the walls of our 19th century prison where visitors will wander at the heritage detail, and despair at the brutality of colonial prison life. Our Male Cell Division will draw you into the solitary walls where the sounds and stories leave you with a sense of loneliness for
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Mount Victoria and District Historical Society Museum
This amazing museum is set in sixteen rooms of the heritage listed 1868 Mount Victoria Railway Station. It is part of the railway to the west which was built across the rough terrain of the Blue Mountains. A display to commemorate the bicentenary of the crossing of the Blue Mountains has sketches, paintings and artefacts
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Wyalong Museum
Situated in the historic Wyalong Courthouse, the Museum is managed by volunteers of Bland District Historical Society Incorporated. The opening hours are 2pm – 5pm daily. The building was erected in 1900 by renowned architect Walter Liberty Vernon and shows many of his innovative ideas on light and ventilation. The heritage court room with cedar
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Silverton Gaol and Historical Museum
Silverton’s original gaol was cobbled together from timber and iron. The building itself was less than secure, and prisoners were secured with leg-irons to prevent their escape. Due to overcrowding, prisoners often found themselves chained to a nearby peppercorn tree. It was these appalling conditions which led to the erection of the current Silverton Gaol in
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NSW State Correctional Museum
The Corrective Services NSW Museum situated in Cooma is a must see attraction. The artefacts and displays showcase the history of the prison system from early days through to today. This is a living Museum where serving offenders contribute to the daily operation and maintenence of the facility.
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