La Perouse Museum
The La Perouse Museum sits within a spectacular historic landscape on the northern headland of Botany Bay within the Botany Bay National Park. The dramatic view extends east to the Pacific Ocean, south across the sheltered waters of Botany Bay to the landing place of Captain Cook at Kurnell, and west to the distant industrial
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Wagga Wagga Railway Heritage Museum
We’re preserving our local rail history so that school children, rail enthusiasts, visitors, families can visit and enjoy it with us! We have an active volunteer workforce of current and former railway employees who look after our treasured assets. Drop in and see us, the museum is located on the historic Wagga Wagga Railway Station
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Royal Australian Navy invites you to visit the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Explore and experience the story of Naval Aviation from its beginnings to the present day. The museum consists of a main exhibition hall and two art galleries. The design of the building is based on an aircraft hangar and is located at
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Sydney Heritage Fleet
Sydney Maritime Museum Ltd is a corporation, limited by guarantee, “owned” by its members and which trades as Sydney Heritage Fleet. We are a. volunteer based and oriented organisation, and a tax-deductible gift recipient & gratefully acknowledge support from the Australian National Maritime Museum through provision of office and wharf space and from Roads &
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Temora Aviation Museum
Temora has a rich and noteworthy aviation history having been home to the No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School (10 EFTS) set up by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1941. No 10 EFTS was the largest and longest lived of the flying schools established under the Empire Air Training Scheme during World
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Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park
The Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park presents the industrial history of the New South Wales Western Coalfield. We weave stories of the people who have been the backbone of the region’s mining industry for over 150 years around the tools and artefacts they used. Learn of the dangers of coalmining and comradeship of miners and
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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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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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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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Merriwa Railway Station
Merriwa is on the Golden Highway about 60 kilometres from Scone in the Hunter Region. The old Merriwa Railway is a feature of the town which now operates as a museum with displays in the Station Master and Ticket Rooms’ and a small library in the Waiting Room. Come and see the original station building, goods
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Temora Rural Museum
The Temora Rural Museum is the centerpiece of Temora’s vibrant new social heritage precinct, the Bundawarrah Centre. Set in landscaped grounds, the Museum offers an amazing variety of exhibits and working examples of rural technology that recall the historical experience of living and working in the Temora community. Regular working bees by museum volunteers, every
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Tocumwal Railway Heritage Museum
The Tocumwal Railway Heritage Museum is located in the historic railway station. At the western end of town, there are three museum areas. The front museum incorporates photos and memorabilia dating back to 1908 and a steam train mural. There is rail and Lion’s Club memorabilia, along with tea rooms in the middle room and the
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Sydney Tramway Museum
South Pacific Electric Railway Co-Operative Society Limited (SPER), under the trading name ‘Sydney Tramway Museum’ (STM), restores and operates heritage tramway rolling stock to provide a tourist attraction for people visiting the Loftus museum which is located in the Sutherland Shire of New South Wales. STM aims to provide tourists with a heritage tram travel
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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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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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Hunters Hill Museum
Hunters Hill Museum holds artifacts and records of local families and buildings and scenes going back to the early 1800s. Hunters Hill is Australia’s oldest garden suburb and is one of the most historically significant local government areas in Australia. Many buildings date back to early colonial times. Early immigrants came from Italy, France, Ireland and
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Lake Macquarie and District Museum
Opened in 1992, the Lake Macquarie and District Museum is located in the once abandoned, now picturesque Toronto Railway Station on the shores of Lake Macquarie. There is an extensive photograph collection some of which date back to the 19th century. The photographs show the development of the area from past to present. Themed displays
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Gunnedah Rural Museum
The Gunnedah Rural Museum is one of Australia’s largest collections of early agriculture and transport memorabilia. It is one of the largest museums of its type in Australia. Located on the Oxely Highway on the western side of Gunnedah, the Museum occupies a massive area of some 14,614 square metres. The museum consists of a
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Great Lakes Museum
Located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, the Great Lakes Museum and Heritage Center is run by volunteers from the Great Lakes Historical Society. They are a Not-for-Profit social history and maritime museum engaged in collecting, researching, preserving and exhibiting artifacts and documentary material relating to the area. The Museum’s friendly staff are happy to share
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