NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education
The NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education provides a glimpse of schooling from the past. The museum was the first building of North Ryde Public School with the original schoolroom built in 1877 for 45 pupils with extra rooms added in 1883 and 1910. The museum collects and protects furniture, objects, books, documents and photographs
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Coraki Museum – Mid-Richmond Historical Society Inc
Coraki Museum is housed in the historic Woodburn Shire Council Chambers and contains an extensive collection of local artefacts, memorabilia, family histories and photographs from the earliest white settlement. There is a comprehensive maritime history section along with and outdoor shed containing farming and ship building equipment. Our War Memorial room contains the Honour Boards
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Evans Head Living Museum
The Evans Head Living Museum is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers who are involved in the collection, identification and interpretation of the rich human and natural resources which make up the history and development of Evans Head, Woodburn, Broadwater and Coraki areas. The Museum focuses on seven major themes: World War II including
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Museum 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
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Sketchley Pioneer Cottage and Museum
Sketchley Cottage is the only known example of an 1840s colonial building in the Port Stephens Shire. Sketchley Cottage is a rare timber slab colonial farm house, built about 1850 on the Doribank Estate east of the Williams River, near the present New Line Road. From the late 1850’s to 1970 it was the family
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Fighter World – the RAAF Williamtown Aviation Heritage Centre
Located just 20 mins drive north of Newcastle, Fighter World is a totally ‘hands on’ experience. Visitors can walk-around, touch and view some of Australia’s most iconic aircraft plus enjoy the added benefit of sitting in the cockpits of a Mirage jet fighter and a Macchi jet trainer. There are more than 17 historic aircraft
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Camden Haven Museum, Laurieton
The Camden Haven Historical Society members research, collect and interpret the history and heritage of the Camden Haven Valley and its villages for display in the museum at Laurieton. The museum is run by local volunteers, and features displays on timber-getting, fishing, marine activities, farming and more. It is a work constantly in progress with
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Museum of Fire
The Museum of Fire aims to be the foremost Australian museum on the understanding of the experience of fire. Most prominently the Museum stands as a testimony to the heroic efforts of firefighters in our community, guarding their history and heritage for future generations. Housing one of the finest collections of its kind in the
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Parramatta Heritage Visitor and Information Centre
Visiting Parramatta? Overlooking Parramatta River and located in the cultural heart of the city, the Heritage Centre brings Parramatta’s history to life. Curious about your family history, or the history of your house? Writing a school project, thesis or book? You’ll find many resources in the Parramatta City Council’s Research Library, Cultural Collections and the Council Archives
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Old Government House
Standing in 200 acres of parkland overlooking historic Parramatta, Old Government House is Australia’s oldest surviving public building. For seven decades, it was the ‘country’ residence of 10 early governors of the colony, including Governor and Mrs Macquarie who, from 1810 to 1821 preferred the clean air and space of rural Parramatta to the unsanitary
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Experiment Farm Cottage
Experiment Farm Cottage celebrates 50 years! 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) opening Experiment Farm Cottage as a house museum. On 20th July 1963 the NSW Governor Sir Eric Woodward officially opened the museum, the first such museum dedicated to Australian colonial furniture and lifestyle. On 20th July 2013
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NSW Lancers Memorial Museum
Visit Commonwealth Heritage listed Lancer Barracks, mainland Australia’s oldest military barracks, and experience Australia’s oldest and most decorated surviving Regiment, both on the battlefield and in its ceremonial duties. With a retired Lancer as your personal guide, the Museum of the 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers walks you through the Regiment’s history on the battlefields of
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Hambledon Cottage Museum
Hambledon Cottage was built by John Macarthur in 1824 on the grounds of his Elizabeth Farm Estate as additional accommodation for family and friends. It was home to many prominent Parramatta identities and is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register. This elegant cottage is built of sandstock brick in the Colonial Georgian style and
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Brislington 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
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Orange RSL Museum
The Orange RSL Museum commemorates servicemen from the region and the contribution they made to Australia. It pays special attention to the life of Sir Neville Reginald Howse, the first Australian soldier to be awarded the VC. Howse, originally from England was a trained doctor and settled in Orange in 1899. When serving at the
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May Gibbs’ Nutcote
May Gibbs Nutcote is the former house and garden of May Gibbs, creator of Australia’s classic children’s’ story, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Nutcote was designed by prominent architect Bertrand James Waterhouse and built for May Gibb’s and her husband, James Ossili Kelly, in 1925. May occupied the house for 44 years until her death in 1969.
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North Sydney Heritage Centre
If you are interested in your family history or the history of your North Sydney house, then the North Sydney Heritage Centre can help. The Heritage Centre at Stanton Library documents the social, cultural and built heritage of the local area. You can access a wide variety of primary and secondary material for research; the
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Mary MacKillop Place Museum
What contribution have significant individuals and groups made to the development of Australian society? You will be amazed when the real story of these significant people is revealed through such pioneering women as Mary MacKillop [Saint Mary of the Cross] and the Sisters of St Joseph. Explore Mary’s story and the co-founder of the Sisters
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Newcastle Maritime Centre
We regret to inform you that the Newcastle Maritime Centre is permanently closed.
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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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