Nambucca Headland Museum in Nambucca Heads, New South Wales | History Museum

Nambucca Headland Museum

Locality: Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6569 4353

Address: Liston St 2448 Nambucca Heads, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Another great story from museum volunteer Rachel Burns on how the river was the road.

24.01.2022 Museum volunteer Rachel Burns writes about the good news Grahams.

23.01.2022 Bernie's EH circa 1965 #Berniefletcherlegend #Bowrastreetwaybackwhen #robinandthesevenhoods #phone266 #ourretailheritge #petespicturetheatre #visitnambuccavalley #thebeautizone #museumopentoday

23.01.2022 Star Hotel Boat classic 2002. Teams travelled from Yamba to Tacking point to compete #oursportinghistory #historyismadeeveryday #visityourmuseum #volunteersneeded #wherehaveourfestivalsgone stroke Kate Blackler, 2nd stroke Patricia Ryan, 2nd bow Roxanne Star, bow Lisa Midgley Sweep mooki Keith Mckay

23.01.2022 Lifelong Bowra residents Ron Macdonald and Alec Mcdonald, brothers, displaying their fathers woodchop ribbons which read Royal 1908 and R Mcdonald NSW..... Champion axeman of the Commonwealth 1910 #ourtimberheritage #valleypioneers #gobowra #visitnambuccavalley #volunteersneeded

20.01.2022 Great story on local history in this month's edition by museum researcher Rachel Burns

20.01.2022 We now have a committee for the Nambucca Heads Railway centenary committee for the station's hundredth birthday in 2023. In the interim we hope to access people's stories of the station and memorabilia for our displays. The picture is of the committee (missing Rachel Burns who took the pic) meeting at the station recently.

20.01.2022 Museum researcher Rachel Burns with an article on the McKays and the Blackthorn Cane along with a photo of a very happy David Day. https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au//how-a-whacking-stick/

19.01.2022 Please help our friends at Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre by voting in the BCU community grants (for BCU members only).

19.01.2022 The lure of 'red gold' and for selection of land saw Allen, two of his sons and Frank Grace set out for the Nambucca.

19.01.2022 Cliff Bird, Fred Gaddes and team, Birds Rd Newee creek c1926 #ourtimberheritage #bullockiesrule #waybackwhen #volunteersneeded #supportyourmuseum

18.01.2022 Looks like the hotrods are in town #circa40's #Wallacestreet #visitnambuccavalley #Bonserswaybackwhen #volunteersneeded

18.01.2022 Museum researcher Rachel Burns writes for the Guardian on the hub of activity that was the old Nambucca Railway Station. https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au//life-by-the-railway/

17.01.2022 Vale old friend...An earlier example of a Guardian masthead being the linking of two newspapers with compiling taking place at Bowraville and printing at Kempsey.. headlines....1957... and... the river is silting up...who would have thunk it? #SSDD #ourpaperheritage #valetheguardian #volunteersneeded #dredgetheriver #visityourmuseum

17.01.2022 Nambucca aerial circa 1956 #visitnambuccavalley #volunteersneeded #AGM15september

15.01.2022 Bill Burley, Bill Keast, J Maldne & L Woodcroft at the Pay car on Nambucca railway siding 1957. NB. The other fettlers were busy lifting crab pots #telepathiccrabsavestheday #railwayhighway #volunteersneeded #museumopentoday #workingfortheman #visityourmuseum

15.01.2022 Bowra show committee c1907 in front of the grandstand that was erected on the present racecourse site.#ourheritage #namesplease #visityourmuseum #volunteersneeded #museumopentoday

13.01.2022 The "Dove", a local drogher that sank July 25 1932 near Macksville wharf loaded with cargo bound for Bowra. #notfinderskeepers #Jamesdennisjosephgoodwin #Vincentjohngoodwin #davidhenryprovost #thegreataxehandlecaper #Lonerganandreynolds #riverhighway #ourpioneerheritage #thewreckofthedove #volunteersneeded

11.01.2022 Making concrete blocks c1930's to strengthen the wall. Tramway tracks in the foreground. museum open today (Wednesday) 2 till 4pm #vwalltramway #depressionbuildingassets #volunteersneeded #riverhighway #visitnambuccavalley #ourmaritimehistory

10.01.2022 Due to possible power failures and the resulting issues with the water supply system, the council is asking all residents to restrict water usage to essential purposes only.

10.01.2022 The first "hole in the wall" c1926. By 1931, after a flood, the western wall had been breached right back to the bend. Pilots "rocket shed" is isolated on the Western side #natureshole #1931floodamage #repairedduringthedepression #visitnambuccavalley #ourmaritimeheritage #volunteersneeded #AGM15September

10.01.2022 Sam Gilkinson's Royal hotel c1917. The Royal was built in 1899/1900 by C Mcdougall (ad circa1900) and taken over by Gilkinson by 1907(news snip c1917). Sam Gilkinson was a licencee of the Commercial hotel (1890's) which was the original hotel on the Nambucca Woollies site (built by Gordon's) #ourpubhistory #gobowra #jimdaystaffiesandintroubleagain #volunteersneeded #museumopenthisweekend #supportyourmuseum

09.01.2022 late 40's Bowraville football team. Possibly taken at Nambucca (Mcmorrine Park) #namesinfirstcomment #oursportinghistory #visityourmuseum #volunteersneeded

07.01.2022 In that much of a hurry to get to #sundaysips he has forgotten to close the door. support your local surf club today from 1.30. museum open from 2 till 4pm #nambuccaslsc #visityourmuseum #visitnambuccavalley #waybackwhen #thebeautizone #sumsumsummerherewecome

07.01.2022 Main beach from Jubilee walk 1940's #thebeautizone #summerholiday #visitnambuccavalley #volunteersneeded #visityourmuseum

07.01.2022 Renovations at the old Eichmann house in Nambucca Heads.

07.01.2022 Local history story teller Carrolline Rhodes adds a book on the Kian Road fires to the collection.

07.01.2022 Wilson (photograph) and Congarinni bridge openings Saturday 13 April 1940 #goodbyetopunts #thetownthatneverwas #ourpioneeringpast #volunteersneeded #taxicabtc100 #CyrusbeatDave https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspap/article/214651273/23736998

06.01.2022 Macksville Bridge opening day 12/12/1931. Estimated crowd numbers 6000 plus #riverhighway #moranstarhotel #visitnambuccavalley #ourmaritimepast #volunteersneeded

05.01.2022 Our researcher Rachel Burns writes for the Guardian on the Browns of Taylors Arm.

05.01.2022 There was always a hive of fun and activity around the putt putt clinker fleet at Shelley beach but fun can so easily be turned into tragedy. Museum open today 2 till 4pm #sliceofheaven #shelleybeach #commercialfishinghistory #waybackwhen #volunteersneeded #visityourmuseum https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/234500771

05.01.2022 Giinagay #naidocweek #brushy #plover #stuartisland #visitnambuccavalley #alwayswasalwayswillbe #volunteersneeded

04.01.2022 Boiler and transmission from the last working log punt c 1962. museum open today 2 till 4pm (Sunday) #riverhighway #ourtimberheritage #Bowravillebutterfactory #colonialrelic #volunteersneeded

04.01.2022 Memories of the dances at the "Palais de dance' on the headland..... Rex Smith, George Smith, Bill Blackford, Alec Smith and a Sydney visitor were there circa50's #Sundaysips #visityourmuseum #Sundayfundaybeachday #NambuccaSLSC

04.01.2022 Frank Partridge VC museum open every day

02.01.2022 Mrs "Monty" (Ann) Saunders left and Ada Bryan (4th) outside the Glen Guesthouse circa 1930's. #earlynambuccaaccomodation #visitnambuccavalley #wellingtondrive #thevwall #volunteersneeded #visityourlocalmuseum

01.01.2022 River Street.....naked...... (sans tar) #everythinoldisnewagain #circa40s #visitnambuccavalley #reidandfotheringhams #volunteersneeded #supportyourmuseum

01.01.2022 Vale Nambucca Guardian News. I have kept my scan a little wider for this post to include the surrounding frame. The GN has always been a wealth of information to the museum for research purposes. Their stories helped add editorial volume and period photographs (like the one used today circa 2001) to some of our stories posted on Facebook. I urge everybody to support the Senior Citizens Centre's new venture "The Nambucca community news" #supportitorloseit #endofanera #thelocalrag #belocalbuylocaladvertizelocal https://www.facebook.com/nambuccaseniors/posts/1167148070389412 #