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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.
contexto cultural e geográfico
Narrabri is a town in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, on the Namoi River, 521 kilometres northwest of Sydney.
Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade
estrutura administrativa
Officer in charge: Secretary
Políticas de gestão e entrada de documentos
Prédios
Acervos documentais
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.
Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações
Members of the Narrabri Historical Society have indexed over 30,000 entries in the family history section of the Old Gaol Heritage Centre.
área de acesso
horário de funcionamento
Wednesday,10am-2pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm. Other times by arrangement through the Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre (02 6799 6760).
Condição de acesso e uso
Contact the society for information.
Acessibilidade
área de serviços
serviços de pesquisa
Contact the society for information.
serviços de reprodução
Áreas públicas
Zona do controlo
Identificador da descrição
Identificador da instituição
Regras ou convenções utilizadas
Estatuto
Nível de detalhe
Datas de criação, revisão ou eliminação
Línguas e escritas
Script(s)
Fontes
Notas de manutenção
Pontos de acesso
Pontos de acesso
Genealogical (Thematic area)
Local Studies (Thematic area)
Área de transferência
Contacto principal
Corner Barwan and Bowen Streets, Narrabri
Postal address: PO Box 55 Narrabri NSW 2390 Narrabri, New South Wales 2390