Kyogle and District Historical Society, New South Wales

Kyogle and District Historical Society, New South Wales

• Kyogle Historical Museum

• Community

Volunteer members of the Kyogle and District Historical Society manage the Kyogle Historical Museum. In 2022 the museum was transferred from a former fire station where it had been located for 29 years to Bloore Street, Kyogle. Many parts of other historical buildings around Kyogle have been used in the new building which is located near the public library in the central business district.

Kyogle is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales. It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council and is located on the banks of the Richmond River, 758 kilometres north of Sydney, close to the Queensland border. The area of Kyogle, a name derived from Kaiou gal (the place of the plain turkey), was originally settled by the Bundjalung people, whose territory was wide and who had adapted to the environment over countless generations.
Currently, cattle grazing, dairy farming and forestry are the primary industries.

Officer in charge: President

The museum holds a detailed history of Kyogle and District dating back to the 1800s. The holdings include an extensive pictorial collection, maps, stories and items of memorabilia that reflect the path of the early selectors and settlers, who were on the land, timber getters, railway workers or town’s business people.

Publications include 'Kyogle and District's Early Selectors and Settlers, 1840-1920' by Bruce Wilson, published by the Kyogle and District Historical Society, 1988.

Open Thursday, 10am-2pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm or by prior appointment.

Reference assistance available in person. The museum volunteers can assist with local and family history research.
Members and non members may research during the museum's opening hours.

Copying services available for books, journals, microfilms, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.

Revised 11 August 2022

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