Hawkesbury Regional Museum in Windsor, New South Wales | Government organisation

Hawkesbury Regional Museum

Locality: Windsor, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4560 4655

Address: 8 Baker Street 2756 Windsor, NSW, Australia

Website: www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum

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25.01.2022 Australia's history of migration is very long and interesting. When we look back we can see the challenges faced, contributions made and the impact on our shared cultures that have made Australia. Come and dive into the history of Australian migration in this lively and engaging talk on what has shaped the Australia we know today.

21.01.2022 EXTREME HEAT - EXTENDED OPENING HOURS THIS WEEKEND The Bureau of Meteorology has advised that temperatures are expected to be above 40C this Saturday and Sunda...y. With the expected extreme heat, we ask our residents and visitors to take care, keep cool, drink plenty of water, make sure your pets are comfortable and keep a lookout for your neighbours. To help you keep cool Council’s Hawkesbury Central Library, Richmond Swimming Centre and the Oasis Aquatic and Leisure Centre will be open. Saturday, 28 November Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor - 9am to 7pm Richmond Swimming Centre, Richmond - 8am to 8pm Oasis Aquatic and Leisure Centre, South Windsor - 8am to 8pm Sunday, 29 November Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor - 12pm to 7pm Richmond Swimming Centre, Richmond - 10am to 8pm Oasis Aquatic and Leisure Centre, South Windsor - 8am to 8pm

21.01.2022 Wonderful afternoon spent at Hawkesbury Central Library listening to the amazing Professor Grace Karskens speak about her new book- People of the River and also... the fantastic research project- Dyarubbin The Real Secret River. Learning, sharing and truth telling all about The Hawkesbury Rivers (Dyarubbin) Aboriginal and colonial past, present and future..

21.01.2022 Some of the fabulous children's toys in our collection.... The museum is open this weekend 10-4pm, pop in for a visit!

16.01.2022 What a beautiful day to be out and about in Windsor! Don’t forget to drop into Hawkesbury Regional Museum and check out our fascinating displays. The Museum is open today and tomorrow ( Public Holiday Monday) 10-4pm and best of all entry is FREE!

14.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1966, Australia converted to decimal currency. In this photo, taken by Australian News and Information Bureau photographer Cliff Bottomley, a grocer puts up posters advertising goods in both the old and new currencies. NAA: A1200, L53816

14.01.2022 It’s always a pleasure to see descendants of Hawkesbury pioneers visit the museum and come across their own family history...

13.01.2022 Grace Karskens talk now live streaming.

11.01.2022 The museum will be open all Easter public holidays, except Good Friday. We hope you have a safe and restful Easter weekend. Don't forget to be on the lookout around town for all of the chalk art Easter eggs as part of Council's egg hunt.

10.01.2022 We are set up at Richmond park from 10am- 1pm today! FREE kids activities FREE face painting FREE games FREE story time at 10:30am... FREE ice cream 11am-12pm See more

09.01.2022 We are OPEN today till 4pm!

08.01.2022 Hop into the museum today from 10am-4pm. We have a kids Easter flabbit colouring in station, as well as a gorgeous chalk drawing at our front door. See if you can find all of the chalk art egg hunt surprises around our town centres.

07.01.2022 FIFTY YEARS AGO We pause this morning to remember the men who lost their lives in a fire at the Riverstone Meatworks on 8 October 1970. A memorial and tribute t...o the men were unveiled in the Lions Park on 8 October 2006. Photos: Taken in 2007 by Rosemary Phillis

06.01.2022 This week is your last chance to visit our award winning exhibition - Food Bowl Farming- before it closes on Sunday! Come and see the amazing stories about Migrants and Food Production in the Hawkesbury District 1794- 1994.

06.01.2022 An important piece of our community history! Thanks SES!

06.01.2022 The Drop Bear is just as elusive in the native Australian bush as our locally spotted Flabbit!

05.01.2022 Fond memories for the Hawkesbury. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit St Matthews (1970). The Duke is pictured inspecting the bottom of the communion cup (a g...ift of King George III). The inscription says St Andrews. It is currently on display at Hawkesbury Regional Museum. We gave thanks for his life of public service at church this morning. We prayed for the Queen in her own personal bereavement. See more

05.01.2022 Library Justice of the Peace service callout for volunteers. Where would we be without our JPs? No matter who you are, there comes a time when you need a sig...nature witnessed, or a copy of a document certified, and that’s where JPs prove themselves such a valuable part of the community. But where do you find one? Hawkesbury Library Service provides a much-valued JP Service to the community, with the generous support of registered JPs, who act as an independent and objective witness to documents people use for official or legal purposes, such as: witnessing oaths or affidavits taking statutory declarations and affirmations witnessing signatures certifying a true copy of an original document Are you a current JP with a few spare hours a month? Or perhaps even weekly if that suits you better? Located within Hawkesbury Central Library, the service is offered every Tuesday morning 10.30-11.30 am. We are looking at increasing the days available. Volunteer JPs would be asked to attend once or twice a month. For more information please contact Joanne Russo, Library Coordinator or 4560 4453 or email [email protected]

05.01.2022 On this day, 12th October 1918, Australian children's classic "The Magic Pudding" is first published. "The Magic Pudding" is a novel by artist and writer Norman... Lindsay, who was known for his unusual and creative approach. Norman Alfred William Lindsay was born on 22 February 1879 in Creswick, Victoria, Australia. He was a skilled artist, and his paintings were controversial for their time, concentrating on nudes, often incorporating pagan themes of gods and goddesses, nymphs and satyrs, in an Australian bush setting. Much of his work, which includes watercolours, lithographs, and etchings, can be found at his former home at Faulconbridge, New South Wales, now the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum. As well as his prolific output of paintings, Lindsay was a writer who completed eleven novels between 1913 and 1950. His best-known work is possibly "The Magic Pudding", first published on 12 October 1918. "The Magic Pudding" is a children's classic about a sarcastic and bad-tempered walking, talking pudding that can be whatever food it wants to be, and eaten without ever running out. The story was originally written by Lindsay as a means to take his mind off World War I and the tragic loss of his brother at the Somme. The storyline itself was the result of an argument between Lindsay and another writer, Bertram Stevens. Stevens was convinced that children were drawn to stories about fairies: Lindsay believed that food was the drawcard. The ultimate success of Linday's novel would suggest that he was correct. Despite Lindsay's own criticism of it, calling it a 'little bundle of piffle', "The Magic Pudding" went on to become an Australian classic, enduring for many generations beyond Lindsay's lifetime. Pictured: Frontispiece for the first edition of The Magic Pudding. State Library of New South Wales. Courtesy: Wikimedia.

03.01.2022 Museum tours and group bookings are back! Our popular tours are returning with a few changes in place. To allow for social distancing our group sizes will be capped at 10 people and historical Howe House will remain closed.... Explore the Museum with a self-guided or curator lead tour, then ask our friendly staff and volunteers about a local walking tour to extend your exploration into local history. Follow the link below to book a tour: https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au//museum-tours-group-book

01.01.2022 This Sunday Grace Karskens will be giving a talk for Hawkesbury Regional Museum at Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor. This event has completely sold out but we did not want anyone to miss out on this incredible event so we will be live streaming Grace's talk. Grace Karskens, Emeritus Professor of History, will be talking about her book People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia (Allen & Unwin, 2020) which explores the history of Aboriginal people and settlers on Dy...arubbin, the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, from deep time to the colonial period. Grace will also introduce The Real Secret River: Dyarubbin, a current collaborative project with Darug researchers which is restoring the Aboriginal names for places along the river. Live stream accessible from Sunday 7 February 1pm on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFGtg4C7e0sUyEGUtNz_9Hg