Bingara District Historical and Military Museum
Highlights
Explore a historic 1860s hotel with rich local heritage
See rare machinery and a vast geological collection
Walk in the footsteps of bushrangers and pioneers
See rare machinery and a vast geological collection
Walk in the footsteps of bushrangers and pioneers
Overview
Housed in the original Post Office Hotel which was built in 1860 from pit-sawn and hand-sewn local cypress timber, the building once had a very mixed clientele, including the ‘Father of Federation’,…
Housed in the original Post Office Hotel which was built in 1860 from pit-sawn and hand-sewn local cypress timber, the building once had a very mixed clientele, including the ‘Father of Federation’, Sir Henry Parkes, and Fred Ward the bushranger.
It was also once a blacksmith’s shop and an old school room from the days when one-teacher schools were very popular among the small country towns and villages.
The museum is home to historical machinery, local memorabilia and an extensive geological collection.