Museum of Sydney
Built over and around the remains of Sydney’s First Government House, join us at the Museum of Sydney for a changing program of exhibitions, events and conversations that explore the character, cultures, and soul of this city, and celebrate the diversity, strength and resilience of its First Nations custodians. In 1788 Governor Phillip chose this
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Narromine Aviation Museum
Living stories on one of Australia’s truly historic aerodromes. Come and see the fascinating story of nearly a century of aviation in the Narromine region, as told through photographs, records, artefacts and aircraft. The displays are divided into three eras: 1916-39: The time of the ‘barnstormers’. What is now Australia’s oldest regional aero club hosted such
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NSW Rail Museum
Australia’s biggest rail heritage attraction, the NSW Rail Museum is located at Thirlmere – near Picton, just 90km from Sydney along the M5. The NSW Rail Museum is a fascinating and exciting step back in time for all ages with interactive displays, kid’s activities, glimpses behind the scenes at Australia’s newest locomotive roundhouse and a
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Yass Railway Museum
The Yass Railway Museum exhibits a host of railway memorabilia housed in it’s original station building which was erected in 1891, boasting the shortest platform in Australia and including static displays of original period steam engines, carriages and goods vans. Located in Crago St in the centre of the rural town of Yass, some 282kms
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Young Historical Museum
At the Young Historical Museum you will discover the history of the Burrangong goldfields and the contributions of the many miners and their families who came from all over the world to make Young what it is today. While it was gold that attracted people in 1860, it was the rich soil that encouraged them
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Yass and District Museum
The Yass & District Museum regularly changes its main display area to highlight aspects of the local history. Currently A J Shearsby; Renaissance Man of Yass features local Alfred James Shearsby a photographer, geologist, artist, astronomer, palaeontologist, writer and administrator with more than a hundred images taken by him during his time in Yass. Other
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Science Space
Welcome to Science Space. Science Space is located on the Innovation Campus University of Wollongong. Do you like to get “hands on”? Our two-storey Exhibit Hall has over 100 interactive exhibits relating to various themes like “The Machine “, “Dinosaurs, Fossils and Coal” and “Nanotechnology” Do you have an interest in astronomy? Visit the most advanced digital immersive planetarium in Australia
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Illawarra Museum Wollongong
The Illawarra Museum Wollongong focuses on the heritage and history of Wollongong. The collection is housed in the former Post and Telegraph Office built between 1865 and 1882–an excellent example of late colonial architecture. The Museum collection conveys a sense of life in the days before Wollongong was dominated by heavy industry. The foyer features
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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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Janet Cosh Herbarium
The Janet Cosh Herbarium is a repository for dried plant specimens collected from the Sydney, Illawarra, South Coast and Southern Tableland regions of New South Wales. The Herbarium provides information on the taxonomy, history, distribution and conservation of plant species within these regions. The specimens are stored in a controlled environment and their details are
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The Old Goods Shed (Museum and Gallery)
The Bundanoon History Group (BHG) holds an extensive collection of photographs and written and oral history material, and arranges regular outings to local places of historical interest. The Old Goods Shed in Railway Avenue holds the BHG archive, and is open on the first and third Sunday of each month from 10.00am to 3.00pm, also
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The Wollondilly Heritage Centre
The Wollondilly Heritage Centre was built by volunteers from The Oaks Historical Society with funding through the NSW Bicentennial Committee in 1988, on land donated by Wollondilly Shire Council. The award winning complex now comprises five buildings which tell the stories of the people of Burragorang Valley, Yerranderie, The Oaks and many of the 15
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Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre
Fitzroy Falls is a magnificent waterfall located in the Southern Highlands of NSW, within Morton National Park. It is a gateway to Morton National Park which is the 5th largest national park in NSW. The waterfall is accessible from the Southern Highlands and Kangaroo Valley being on a popular tourist drive through the Southern Highlands
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Berrima District Museum
Located in the delightful historic village of Berrima, Southern Highlands this exceptional museum brings to life the history of the district. The museum’s popular exhibition space, the digital gallery, has a new exhibition about the Gardens of the Southern Highlands and the people who created them, past and present. All are viewed on high definition
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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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Bradman International Cricket Hall of Fame
The Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame houses state-of-the-art interactive experiences and a museum collection of national significance to suit everyone’s interest. The Bradman Centre boasts many attractions beyond the world-class Museum; a life-size bronze statue of Sir Donald Bradman in the courtyard, a cricket themed children’s park, delicious food from Stumps Cafe,
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Oxley Museum
Oxley Museum is managed by members of the Wellington Historical Society who work on a volunteer basis. The collection reflects the European settlement of Wellington and its district and features a Chinese room, a Military room, Trades and Commercial room, Medical room and a room with a display of costumes. Several rooms on the
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Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum is housed in the renovated School of Arts building built in 1896. The museum houses a large collection of local history in the form of documents, photographs and static displays. The Museum has almost completed the cataloguing of its collection of approximately 4000 photographs and will shortly launch a new exhibit on bushranging
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Willoughby Museum
WILLOUGHBY MUSEUM operated by the Willoughby District Historical Society is housed in the 1913 Federation cottage, Boronia, at 58 Johnson Street Chatswood (Sydney, Australia). There are a number of permanent exhibitions within the Museum plus special exhibitions from time to time. The Museum focuses on four core themes: Local industries and working lives Domestic life Towns, suburbs
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Dunedoo Museum and Historical Society
Dunedoo Historical Society is located in the Main Street of Dunedoo at the Old Westpac Building. The building also houses our local library which value adds to the Museum with its collection of local history books and photos. The Museum has both an in-house display of memorabilia including mining history, agricultural history, military history, Aboriginal
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