Can't visit the Australian Museum why not borrow a Museum in a Box®.
Museum in a Box® provides quality educational resources for students of all ages. Each themed box contains a treasure trove of real Museum specimens and artefacts, helpful hints, activities, ideas and information, such as:
- dioramas, mounted specimens, casts and models
- moulds and embedments
- books, posters and games
- CD ROMs, audio CDs and DVDs
- information panels and fact sheets
- teachers’ notes and activity booklets
Individual boxes are available each school term for set loan periods of three weeks and with 26 boxes to choose from there’s plenty of variety to discover. Visit our website for box contents, photographs and booking forms australianmuseum.net.au/Museum-in-a-Box
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Bathurst District Historical Museum
Bathurst & District Historical Museum
East Wing, Bathurst Court House Russell Street BATHURST NSW 2795 Phone: (02) 6332 4755 Fax: (02) 6331 9723
Opening Times: Tues, Wed, Sat, Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm Archives open Tues, Wed 10.30am-2.30pm & Sat 10.00am-2.00pm and Sundays 11.00am - 2.00pm
Overflowing with historical artefacts, the museum is also home to Bathurst Archives, which has extensive family history records, which are available for a small search and printing fee.
Opening Times: Tues-Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm Sun & Public Holidays: 11.00am - 2.00pm, Mondays open by appointment. Closed: Good Friday, Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
The gallery has guided tours, children's activities, public programmes and is wheelchair friendly.
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) is one of the oldest regional galleries in NSW. It is a well equipped and professionally staffed facility owned and operated by Bathurst Regional Council. Home to one of the finest collection of Lloyd Rees artworks in regional NSW.
The only married home of the great Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife Elizabeth. The house contains its original collection of household furnishings and personal effects dating back to when the Chifleys first occupied the house in 1914. The collection also contains unique ceremonial gifts presented to Ben Chifley both as Treasurer [1941-1949] and Prime Minister [1945-1949].
Memorial Walk Museum Bathurst RSL Club 114 Rankin Street BATHURST NSW 2795 Phone: 02 6332 3999 Fax: 02 6331 2338 Email: info@bathurstrsl.com.au Web: www.bathurstrsl.com.au
The Memorial Walk Museum is located in Bathurst RSL Club. On display are a number of large items including an anchor, machine guns, aircraft propeller, miniature cannon, a life size bronze statue of a Boer War Soldier and a 1956 Comemorative stone laid by a soldier named Fred Wright.
The Museum Walk is free to the public and filled with a wealth of history.
Administered by the National Trust, Miss Traill's House contains the collection of the Lee family. Built in 1845 the house, adjacent horse paddock, formal gardens and collection provide an accurate record of the life and times of a pioneer family.
Old Government Cottage
Old Government Cottage
Behind No. 1 George Street BATHURST NSW 2795 Phone: (02) 6332 4755
Opening Times: Sundays 1:30pm - 3:30pm, or by appointment.
Old Government Cottage is one of the oldest brick buildings in Australia, said to have been built in 1817. This historic house is part of the building that housed the commandant of the early township.
The Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre is a Department of Education and Training facility located in central-west New SouthWales. The Centre delivers environmental education programs in the Warrumbungle National Park, at nearby sites, at nearby schools and promotes the teaching of environmental education in all schools by all teachers. Programs are offered for students from Kindergarten to Year12 and are flexible in their delivery, dependent on their needs and requirements. The Warrumbungle EEC provides all equipment necessary to make your excursions into the natural environment a safe and happy experience. The Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre aims to foster in students a love of nature and an understanding of the needs of life on planet Earth.
