Cowra and District Historical Museum
The Cowra and District Historical Museum preserves and displays history from around the region. Images of Cowra Prisoners of War Camp and the famous 1944 breakout are represented in the Museum’s collection. 545 Japanese prisoners of war escaped from the Cowra camp–one of the largest prison escapes of World War II, as well as one
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Yeoval Historical & Family Museum – O’Hallorans Cottage
Yeoval Historical Museum was once the home of Mr and Mrs O’Halloran, today its home to the local history of the Yeoval region. The homestead of the O’Halloran’s, aside the now Buckinbah Park contained a store front where Mr O’Halloran worked as saddler, boot maker and gunsmith. The Museum preserves the oral history and memoribilia
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Golden Memories Millthorpe Museum
LINKING THE PAST WITH THE FUTURE Located in the historical village of Millthorpe in Central West NSW the Golden Memories Millthorpe Museum houses a large collection of items across nine buildings. You are most welcome to browse through our complexes and view the local collections of Aboriginal artefacts, agricultural machinery, pioneering families, local businesses and
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Orange Regional Gallery
Orange Regional Gallery is a centre for visual arts in the Central West of New South Wales. We are dedicated to improving and enriching people’s lives through engagement with our exhibitions, collections and programs. We believe that art should be accessible to everyone, that it has the power to enhance our quality of life and
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Coo-ee Heritage Centre, Gilgandra
Coo-ee Heritage Centre, Gilgandra, which takes its name from the famous Coo-ee March of 1915, comprises of 3 Museums, a Visitor Information Centre and Gilgandra Art Gallery. The Allan Wise Gallery is operated by the local Historical Society. Displays relate to the town and local area and include a wedding dress worn in 1926, a
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Western Plains Cultural Centre
For a distinct and unique insight into our regions Art, Culture and Heritage the WPCC is at the heart of Dubbo Regions creative identity. Our expansive gallery is home to 3 distinct exhibition programs. It is the only Regional Gallery in NSW to permanently display its permanent collection. Our focus is on the animal in
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Cowra Regional Art Gallery
The Cowra Regional Art Gallery aims to engage our community and visitors from across Australia and overseas in cultural experiences that foster an awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts. Cowra Regional Art Gallery offers audiences a diverse program of exciting and vibrant exhibitions, public events and educational activities. Exhibitions include significant historical and
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Rockley Mill and Stables Museum
The Rockley Mill and Stables Museum was built in 1862 and displays the rich history of the area, with old mill machinery, period clothing on display, old police records and more. The three story building is a highlight of the drive along the main street of Rockley, directly across from Stevens Park. Rockley was home
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Carcoar 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.
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Canowindra Historical Museum
The Canowindra Museum was established in a former school building which was transported from the outlying center of Murga in 1970. Several other small buildings and two machinery sheds have since been added. The adjacent Railway Cottage, formerly the Stationmasters residence, built in 1910, was purchased by the Historical Society in 1988 with a Bi-Centennial
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National Motor Racing Museum
The National Motor Racing Museum celebrates the rich history of Australian Motor Sport, with a particular focus on Bathurst and Mount Panorama as the spiritual home of Australian motor racing. Located at Murray’s Corner, Mount Panorama – an address the envy of motor sports Australia wide. From humble beginnings as a temporary display, the Museum,
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Miss Traill’s House and Garden
Built by the Reverend Thomas Sharpe in 1845 soon after land became available in the Bathurst area, Miss Traill’s House and Garden is named after Ida Traill, a socially prominent, independently wealthy resident, who lived in this pretty Colonial Georgian bungalow from 1931 until her death at 87 in 1976. Ida Traill was a descendant
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Chifley Home and Education Centre
In a quiet residential street in Bathurst is one of the country’s most intimate museums — the former home of Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife, Elizabeth. Whether your interest runs to Australian politics or you’d like to step back in time, this unique museum and Education Centre provides a glimpse into how the
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Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
The Bathurst Regional Art Gallery collection was established in 1955 and the building the gallery now occupies was constructed in 1989. Now run by Bathurst Regional Council, it welcomes 30,000 visitors a year. The gallery is known for its in-house and touring exhibitions, as well as the Hill End Artists in Residence program. BRAG stages
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Bathurst District Historical Society Museum
The Bathurst District Historical Society Museum, Archives and Bookshop are located in the East Wing of the heritage listed Bathurst Courthouse, designed by Colonial Architect James Barnett. The Courthouse building is in the middle of the CBD of Bathurst and is just one of the many heritage listed buildings in the town. The Society is
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Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum permanently houses the Somerville Collection of fossils and minerals – the lifetime work of Warren Somerville AM – and features some of the finest and rarest specimens of mineral crystals and fossils from around the world. The internationally renowned collection is displayed in two main exhibitions – the Fossil
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History Hill
History Hill is the largest privately owned gold rush collection on display in Australia. History Hill’s collection focuses on the land, the time and the people of Australia’s Gold Rush era. Malcolm Drinkwater first started researching, writing and lecturing about gold rush history in 1980 when this business was first established. The resulting History Hill
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Amusu Theatre & Manildra Movie Poster Museum
Visit Australia’s oldest operational picture theatre! Opened in 1936 you can still enjoy a new release movie in Art Deco surrounds. The Theatre also holds a collection of memorabilia that will evoke rural New South Wales in the mid twentieth century. The AMUSU Theatre still boasts the original carbon projectors, original seating including the “love
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Age of Fishes Museum
Imagine a world ruled by fish! Long before dinosaurs roamed the earth, the mighty rivers of the Central West teemed with bizarre ancient fishes–armoured fishes, fishes with lungs and huge predators with jaws like crocodiles. Thousands of their fossils were found at Canowindra and give us a unique glimpse into life during the Devonian Period–the
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