Temora New South Wales

Our trip to Temora New South Wales was part of a seven-day road trip from the Hunter Valley to Melbourne. 

Temora Aviation Museum

Temora houses one of Australia’s premier aviation collections at the Temora Aviation Museum.  Many of the aircraft here are in flying condition and put on a display on Saturdays.  Check before you plan to visit for dates and times.  The collection ranges from Tiger Moth biplanes to Meteor jet fighters and a Canberra bomber.  For me the highlight was a CAC Boomerang, an Australian designed and built fighter from World War 2.  The aircraft in the hanger could be walked right up to and ladders and platforms were set up so you could view the cockpits.  There were plenty of staff and pilots around that you could talk to and get details of the aircraft.

In addition to the operational hanger, there is an air-conditioned display hanger.  This is full of other aircraft, including a Wirraway, Sabre, Dragonfly, Canberra and Vampire.  Photo opportunities are excellent as the barriers are very close to the aircraft, so you can approach them all closely.

Accommodation

We stayed overnight at the Aromet Motor Inn in Temora. At $105 for the night including continental breakfast, is was a cheap budget option.  The motel is old, but is clean and the bed comfortable, which was all we were after.  Dinner was at the Terminus Hotel in the centre of town.  A quick counter meal with drinks only set us back $50.  Typical pub food, simple, tasty and lots of it.  And cold beer which is important.

The Aromet continental breakfast was delivered at 7:00AM as we asked.  Toast is a do it yourself affair using the toaster provided in the room.  Make sure the toaster is set low, or if you burn the toast, the fire alarm will go off.  As we found out.