Contact principal
Corner Barwan and Bowen Streets, Narrabri Postal address: PO Box 55 Narrabri NSW 2390Narrabri, New South Wales 2390
Zone d'identification
Identifiant
daa/116
Forme autorisée du nom
Narrabri and District Historical Society (and Gaol and Museum), Narrabri, New South Wales
Forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
- Narrabri Old Gaol and Museum
Type
- Community
Zone du contact
Secretary
Type
Adresse
Adresse physique
Corner Barwan and Bowen Streets, Narrabri
Postal address: PO Box 55 Narrabri NSW 2390
Postal address: PO Box 55 Narrabri NSW 2390
Localité
Narrabri
Région
New South Wales
Nom du pays
Code postal
2390
Téléphone
02 6799 6760 (Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre)
Fax
Courriel
Note
Zone de description
Historique
The Narrabri Historical Society runs the Narrabri Old Gaol Heritage Centre. After the gaol's closure the Narrabri Historical Society was invited to house their collection in the Old Gaol section, and the museum opened in 1988.
The Old Gaol is part of an impressive complex of colonial government buildings which also includes the Office of the Court of Petty Sessions and the Court House. The architect, James Barnet, also designed the Sydney General Post Office. The gaol opened in September 1882 and operated as such for exactly 100 years. It now provides an interesting insight to how things were in the past.
Contexte géographique et culturel
Narrabri is a town in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, on the Namoi River, 521 kilometres northwest of Sydney.
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Structure administrative
Officer in charge: Secretary
Gestion des archives courantes et intermédiaires et politiques de collecte
Bâtiments
Fonds
The museum houses an extensive collection of artefacts of historical, archival and cultural significance. The centre houses a well documented range of early Australian memorabilia. The women’s cell is given over to the “Dalway Collection”, a collection of documents, uniforms, paintings and other articles from an influential Irishman who travelled to Australia in the early 1800s.
Instruments de recherche, guides et publications
Members of the Narrabri Historical Society have indexed over 30,000 entries in the family history section of the Old Gaol Heritage Centre.
Zone de l'accès
Heures d'ouverture
Wednesday,10am-2pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm.
Other times by arrangement through the Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre (02 6799 6760).
Other times by arrangement through the Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre (02 6799 6760).
Conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
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Accessibilité
Zone des services offerts
Services d'aide à la recherche
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Services de reproduction
Espaces publics
Zone du contrôle
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Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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Dates de production, de révision et de suppression
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Points d'accès
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)