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ActivitiesGet ready for an unforgettable journey though architecturally stunning country towns, thoughtfully curated galleries, captivating museums and historic sites. Your visit here will take you outdoors over rich agricultural river flats, through untouched National Parks and even underground to magnificent prehistoric caves.
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Grenfell Historical Museum
Camp Street,
Grenfell, New South Wales, 2810
Contacts
Email: grenfellmuseum@yahoo.com.au
Phone: 02 6343 1930
Website: https://visitweddin.com.au/businesses/grenfell-museum-historical-society/
The Grenfell Historic Museum is located on Camp Street next to the Post Office and Fire Station in the former School of Arts building.Before the discovery of gold in 1866, the Grenfell area was well known as a haunt for bushrangers, in particular Ben Hall. Exhibitions at the Grenfell Historic Museum are themed around a bedroom and kitchen display from the early 1900s, Above the Shaft - a gold mining exhibition, Henry Lawson, bushranging, as well as exhibits on the regions famous sports people, tennis player Jan Lehane and cricketer Stan McCabe.The museum holds extensive collections of local historical records, maps, photographs and comprehensive displays of household items, musical items and sporting records. The museum should be your first port of call for family history research with several experts on hand to assist.
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