Tag: museum
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Hay Gaol New South Wales
Hay Gaol New South Wales Built in the late 1870s and officially opened in 1880, Hay Gaol has served as a prison, maternity hospital, Prisoner of War detention centre, institute for girls and now as a museum. Getting There Located in Church Street Hay, the gaol is easy to find and there is plenty of Read more
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Dunera Museum Hay New South Wales
Dunera Museum Hay New South Wales The Dunera Museum in Hay explores one of Australia’s most unusual wartime stories. It sits in a restored railway station that once received more than two thousand refugees from Europe in 1940. These men travelled on the HMT Dunera after Britain sent them abroad as “enemy aliens.” However, most Read more
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South Australian Maritime Museum
South Australian Maritime Museum Origins and Establishment The South Australian Maritime Museum, located in Port Adelaide, preserves and celebrates the state’s relationship with the sea. Established in 1986, it was the first of three major museums managed by the History Trust of South Australia. The museum emerged during a period when industrial change was reshaping Read more