Mudgee Museum in Mudgee, New South Wales | History Museum

Mudgee Museum

Locality: Mudgee, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6372 7395

Address: 126 Market St 2850 Mudgee, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mudgeemuseum.com

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25.01.2022 Any ideas on this one? One suggestion was that it may have something to do with horses?

24.01.2022 Happy Australia Day! What better way to mark the day than visiting a museum to immerse yourself in some local history. Heres a souvenir of Australia Day 1938.

24.01.2022 Thanks to those people who offered a possible answer to our earlier unknown objects. Here is another for you to ponder - its about 20 cms in diameter.

24.01.2022 Today we have taken the decision to close the Mudgee Museum for the next month to protect our volunteers and visitors from the spread of Covid 19. We plan to review this decision on April 21st and will post an update at that time. Please note that the Seniors Morning Tea planned for March 31 has also been cancelled. We know many people look forward to that and we will reschedule it when we can. Orders for books are temporarily suspended. If you have already been in touch..., your order will be processed, but no new orders will be sent. If you would like to reserve a copy of a book to be shipped when we reopen, let us know and we will do our best to get it to you when it is possible to do so. It is still possible to request family history research to be conducted for you. Our research team has access to many resources at home. Please call, email or message the Museum and we will get back to you to make arrangements. Self research using the Museums resources is not available until the Museum reopens. Thanks for your understanding and we hope we will be able to reopen soon.

24.01.2022 An unknown portrait, perhaps of sisters. I believe that what the person was holding had some significance. For instance, if a book was being held it could suggest the person was literate, or if a women, that she was a governess. Any ideas of what the objects might represent here?

22.01.2022 Lil was a researcher with us for many years :)

22.01.2022 Another interesting local history article by our friends at the Mudgee Guardian...

22.01.2022 One last festive post before the new year - some charming holiday greeting cards from years past. Just a reminder, we will be closed tomorrow (Jan 1), then returning to normal hours after that. We wish everyone all the best for 2020!

21.01.2022 A nice little article about the Museums Dungeree Church - now home to the Steadson Doll Collection, one of our most popular exhibits.

20.01.2022 A few photos from our recent Mudgee Museum Fair... thanks to everyone for coming by on the day, and an extra special thank you to all the people who gave demonstrations for our visitors. Thank you also to The Property Shop for the loan of the BBQ and marquee. We hope everyone enjoyed the day!

20.01.2022 Remembrance Day 2020

18.01.2022 The Federal Brewery opened in 1904 and famously brewed the beer that came to be known as Mudgee Mud. The photo of the building was taken in the 1950s and the photo of the bottling department is from around 1930.

18.01.2022 An interesting article on Mudgees Robertson Park by the Mudgee Guardian!

18.01.2022 Good news, we have resumed online book sales! Go to our website: www.mudgeemuseum.com, then follow the link to the Museum Shop to see what we have available. Call, message or email the museum to order.

15.01.2022 Holiday Hours We will be closed Christmas and Boxing Day (Dec. 25 and 26th) and New Years Day (Jan 1). We wish all our volunteers, members, visitors and supporters a very Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

15.01.2022 Our Mudgee Museum Fair is just one day away now... weve got a great program for you - the Cudgegong Valley Antique Machinery Club will be bringing some of their engines, there will be RFS Heritage Fire Trucks, our Oliver Tractor will be running our recently donated baler, well have painters, spinners, lacemaking, leatherwork, and blacksmithing to name a few demonstrations! Well also have a sausage sizzle and a garage sale running during fair hours. Should be a great day with something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there! Events run from 10am to 2pm, admission is free but donations are appreciated!

14.01.2022 Mudgee souvenirs of days gone by... this lovely little jug shows Exchange Corner - locals will recognise what is currently the Westpac building.

13.01.2022 Another instalment in the Guardians historic street view series for your enjoyment!

12.01.2022 Great news for our volunteers, we are now able to resume our Tuesday morning working sessions. We will start this Tuesday, June 2, at the regular time of 9am. Please note that social distancing must be observed at all times, and if you are showing any symptoms of COVID-19 or feeling unwell, please do not come to the museum and speak to your doctor. For our visitors, we are still finalising reopening plans. We expect to be open for the long weekend but will make a formal announcement here and on our webpage with details when they are confirmed.

12.01.2022 Our extensive photo collection contains some beautiful wedding portraits but they are sadly unidentified.. as yet. Anyone recognise the bride and groom?

12.01.2022 This unknown item is about 6 cms in diameter...any thoughts?

12.01.2022 Our carpentry exhibit taking shape... you can have a closer look at some of the tools from this chest at the Mid-Western Regional Council Library in our museum display box. The tools belonged to John Staples of Mudgee, and he made the cabinet himself.

11.01.2022 Next time youre at the Mid-Western Regional Council Library in Mudgee, check out our new display! It features an array of woodworking tools - we are currently updating our tool display at the Museum as well!

11.01.2022 Missing the tractor at Rocket Park? Good news, you can now come visit it at the museum. Thanks to the Pedron Family and Mid-Western Regional Council for making this happen!

10.01.2022 Another new series fro our friends at the Mudgee Guardian - this time with a focus on Mudgees pubs.

10.01.2022 Next time youre at the Mid-Western Regional Council Library, check out the new display featuring the Camping Tree at Menah. This will be available for viewing for the next month or so.

08.01.2022 A visitor passionate about tractors visiting the museum keen to inspect our collection..

08.01.2022 Thanks for all your responses to the last post. Sounds as if pocket watch case is going to be the most popular response. Heres another. 12cms in length. A little more difficult perhaps..

07.01.2022 While we are hoping to be back to our regular 7 day a week schedule as soon as possible, we are not quite there yet - our opening dates and times for the next week will be as follows: Wednesday June 10, Closed Thursday June 11, Closed Friday June 12, 10am - 3pm... Saturday June 13, 10am - 2pm Sunday June 14, 10am - 2pm Monday June 15, 10am - 3pm Tuesday June 16, 10am - Noon We will post further updates on next weeks hours on June 16th. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are currently limited to 20 visitors at a time. As we rarely have this may visitors at once, this is unlikely to affect your visit, but we will let you know on arrival if we have reached capacity. For the health of our volunteers and visitors, please do not visit if you feel at all unwell or show any symptoms of COVID-19. Social distancing must be observed during your visit, capacity signs on each room will assist you with this. Contactless payment is available for your safety and convenience. We look forward to seeing you!

07.01.2022 Heres some old buttons that have been unearthed. Top 2 on the left are quite distinctive. Anyone think they may be from a uniform?

05.01.2022 The last of our beautiful unknown wedding portraits. Anyone recognise the bride?

05.01.2022 Last week, a man popped his head into the museum to make a donation to the Historical Society in thanks for the help provided to him - a wonderful well researched and well produced book on his ancestors. Some of the names that feature : Kurtz, Stevens, Hook, Laycock. Thank you John.

05.01.2022 We are always pleased when someone pops in to donate old photos to our collection. This is a recent donation of class photo from 1931. Can anyone spot any familiar faces?

05.01.2022 It looks as though we have strong contenders for the names of the bride and groom in our last unknown wedding portrait photo. Anyone recognise the couple in this photo?

05.01.2022 The Mudgee Museum will be closed Wednesday July 22, but will return to normal hours from Thursday. We apologise for any inconvenience.

03.01.2022 Unknown wedding portrait no. 3. Any suggestions on time or place? We would be extra happy if someone could identify the couple.

02.01.2022 The following items were found on a property in the Mudgee area. Heres the first one. Does anybody know what this may be?

01.01.2022 As part of our collection, we hold a range of parish maps and older mud maps for Mudgee and the local area. When our researchers are asked to investigate the history of an older property, these are a great starting point.

01.01.2022 Weve shared this photo before, but its a particularly touching item from our collection thats worth another look this Anzac Day. This pocketwatch belonged to Private Vivian McGrath of the 18th Battalion of the Australian Infantry, who was killed in action in France in 1916, aged just 19. He was buried as an unknown, but in 1955 his body was exhumed and reburied in London. This watch was found on his body and allowed him to be identified. It is now housed at the museum, just one small part of our collection honouring our local servicemen and women. Lest we forget them.

01.01.2022 Exciting news... the Mudgee Historical Society has received a $20,000 grant to build an accessible toilet for the museum. We hope to have it built as soon as possible for the benefit of our visitors! https://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au//a-gem-of-the-mudgee-t/