Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience, Dubbo
Touch down into the world of heroic doctors, nurses, pilots and outback communities at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience (Dubbo).
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Powerhouse Ultimo is temporarily closed Powerhouse is the largest museum group in Australia. It sits at the intersection of the arts, design, science and technology and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues. It is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance and is
Read MoreThe Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Experience, Broken Hill
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Experience in Broken Hill An exploration of the history and the operations of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Touch down into the world of heroic doctors, nurses, pilots and the outback communities we service. The ‘Mantle of Safety Museum’ lets you experience our most exciting stories from over 92
Read MoreLucy Osburn-Nightingale Museum
Originally called the Rum Hospital because convicts were paid to import rum for re-sale, Sydney Hospital was founded as a convict hospital in 1788 and was the first building on Macquarie St. It was completed in 1894 and the two outer wings remain today in the form of The Mint and NSW Parliament House. In
Read MoreQuarantine Station
The historic Quarantine Station is located in Manly on Sydney’s North Head, an area which has important cultural and spiritual significance to the land’s traditional owners. The site is part of the rich history of Aboriginal occupation of the Sydney area. Chosen in 1832 as the ideal site for the development of a quarantine facility, due
Read MorePrince Henry Hospital Nursing and Medical Museum
The Prince Henry Hospital Trained Nurses Associations Nursing and Medical Museum came into being in order to preserve our nursing and medical history. The Museum is located on the original grounds of the Prince Henry Hospital where medical staff dedicated their lives to caring for the sick, the injured and patients in isolation, suffering with
Read MoreRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital Museum
Situated on level 8 of the heritage listed King George the V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies, the RPA Museum collects, records and preserves the history of one Australia’s largest, busiest and best hospitals – the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Founded after the 1868 attempted assassination of Prince Alfred, on his first official royal
Read MoreLightning Ridge Heritage Cottage Hospital Gallery
The sign “Lightning Ridge Population?” welcomes you to the opal fields. Here at the museum we research, record, maintain and share local history to explain the “?”. People come to the Ridge seeking opal, landscape and legends. It’s a lifestyle. Our complex is located just past the Crocodile Caravan Park at the beginning of town.
Read MoreMuseum of Human Disease
Know your enemy. Listed as one of the world’s 10 weirdest museums by CNN in 2013, we house a collection of the top 20 killers in Australia. We have displays on diseases long forgotten and those we bring on ourselves. Want to know what will cause the deaths of 99% of Australia this year as well
Read MoreBrislington Medical and Nursing Museum
Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum is located in a gracious Georgian building on the corner of George and Marsden Streets in Parramatta. It is the oldest existing dwelling house in the inner City of Parramatta and since 1983 has been a Medical and Nursing Museum for the former Parramatta Hospital. The building was constructed in
Read MoreSPASM Museum
Come and visit us to learn about health care in the 19th and 20th centuries. The SPASM (Society for Preservation of the Artefacts of Surgery & Medicine) museum is housed in the heritage 1870’s sandstone buildings at the Victoria Road entrance to the old Heritage site of the Tarban Creek Gladesville Asylum – Building 1 was the gatekeeper’s cottage
Read MoreHarry Daly Museum
Through the ages humans have sought to understand the sensation of pain. Aristotle believed pain was caused by evil spirits entering the body via injury. During the Renaissance pain was believed to be a punishment from god. Today we understand that pain is a response that has evolved to ensure the body avoids harm. A message,
Read MoreThe EM Lane Nurses’ Museum
Named in honour of Mrs Ethel ‘Stalky’ Lane AM MBE, the Museum’s main objective is to collect, preserve, display and research objects, material and information relating to Australian Military Nursing and the early history of Concord Repatriation General Hospital. The Museum has an interesting collection of nursing uniforms dating to the Boer War. There is
Read MoreTurkish Bath Museum
Visiting the Turkish Bath Museum is a unique experience. Located in the grounds of the Wynstay Estate then known as Yarrawa, the property was the first to be established in Mt Wilson in 1875. The Turkish Bath is excellent example of late Victorian architecture with polychrome brickwork and Italianate details. Built by Richard Wynne; first
Read MoreCarcoar Hospital Museum
Carcoar Hospital Museum holds a diverse and varied collection of hospital equipment, surgical instruments, photographs and artefacts, housed in the Carcoar Hospital building of 1860-61. Built to the design of renowned Architect, Edward Gell, it is one of Australia’s earliest hospitals, built in a time of gold-rush and bushrangers, and prior to anaesthetics and antiseptics.
Read MoreThredbo Alpine Museum
The Thredbo Alpine Museum is operated by volunteers of the not for profit Thredbo Historical Society. It is centrally located in the Thredbo Village square and easily accessible by resort holiday makers, day tourists and bus groups. The museum displays a wide collection of historic items covering areas such as significant dates, geography, alpine pioneers,
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