Category: Museum
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Port Macquarie Museum
Port Macquarie Museum Located in the centre of town, the Port Macquarie Museum preserves the area’s history from colonial settlement and its dependance on the timber industry to the tourist destination it is today. Parking is available on street, or you can walk there from your accommodation, depending where you are staying. The Museum Divided… Read more
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Mid-North Coast Maritime Museum
Mid-North Coast Maritime Museum Preserving Port Macquarie’s maritime history, the Mid-North Coast Maritime Museum occupies two old Pilot Cottages dating from the 1890s. Originally used to house the pilot and the boatmen who assisted him but now repurposed into a museum. Getting There Located in Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast at 6 William… Read more
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Trial Bay Gaol
Trial Bay Gaol Now a heritage listed ruin, Trial Bay Gaol originally served as housing for a prisoner labour force to build a nearby breakwater. The breakwater was intended to provide a safe harbour for ships sailing up the eastern Australian coast. Construction of the gaol commenced in 1877, with work on the breakwater following… Read more