Surf World is a museum with Australia’s largest collection of surfboards and displays of memorabilia showing the culture of Gold Coast beach and surfing heritage in Australia. Surf Word is opposite the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and next door to Superbee Honeyworld. Parking is found in the same carpark but you can park before going through … Read more
The Minjungbal Aboriginal Museum is at the entrance of the Tweed Heads Historic Site, next to the Ukerebagh Nature Reserve. The museum has exhibit and videos of how Aboriginals lived in the area. It is the second site Brown Signs has discovered with a bora ring, an ancient and sacred ceremonial site used for initiation … Read more
The Shepparton Motor Museum and Collectibles is an automotive enthusiast’s delight with a large collection of vehicles, including classics, muscle cars, and classic muscle cars. The motor vehicle collection starts with early examples, such as the 1912 Mors Roadster, a manufacturer that started building cars in 1896. It was absorbed into the more recognisable brand, … Read more
The story of how New Italy came to be is an interesting one that starts with a French nobleman, rather than in Italy, and was never meant to end in Australia, or even for Australia to be a part of it. The museum has stories of the Italian colony that formed New Italy and artifacts … Read more
The Stone Cottage Museum started when the cottage was resumed by the council in 1969 for non-payment of rates and given to the historical society in 1973 for use as a museum for Maclean. In 1988, funding through a grant and loans was provided to build the new building as part of the bicentennial, which … Read more
Yamba Museum has displays and collections on the evidence of the settlement of Yamba and its maritime history. The history of Yamba is diverse and the collection highlights this diversity. It has a telescope that belonged to Francis Freeburn, a pioneer of Yamba and its first maritime pilot. Francis Freeburn was appointed in 1854 to … Read more
The Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum has a collection and displays of maritime and naval history and memorabilia. Ballina has a long history of shipping on the river, beginning with the arrival of Sally in 1842. By 1847, Ballina had four regular trading vessels bring in supplies and passengers and taking out timber. Ballina was … Read more
Skylab is a space research laboratory from the 1970s that crashed leaving a trail of debris from Esperance through Balladonia and up to Zanthus in Western Australia. Skylab was America’s first experimental space station, launched on the last Saturn V rocket. Its objectives were to prove that humans can live and work in space over … Read more
Fremantle has a long maritime history as a major port in Western Australia. Along with the Shipwrecks Museum, the Maritime Museum provides a glimpse of the importance of maritime industry to the coastal city. The museum is made up of a number of galleries with various aspects of Western Australia’s maritime relationship. One of the … Read more
The Courthouse was built in 1895 during the declining years of Cossack , as were most of the stone buildings that remain in the abandoned ghost town. All of the stone buildings were built in the 1890s, with the exception of the Post Office. The port moved to the deeper waters of Point Samson. Combined … Read more
