Historical

Historical - Sights & Sounds

Local places of historical importance including locations, events, festival, open days, re-enactments and rallies.


◉ ANZAC War Memorial
ANZAC War Memorial
Sydney
The ANZAC War Memorial is Sydneys main commemorative military monument, designed by C. Bruce Dellit and completed in 1934. Located at the southern extremity of Hyde Park on the eastern edge of Sydneys centra ..

ANZAC War Memorial
◉ Bella Vista Farm Park
Bella Vista Farm Park
2 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive Bella Vista
Set in 20 hectares of rural landscape, Bella Vista Farm, located at Elizabeth Macarthur Drive, Bella Vista is an intact historic farm complex of cultural significance to the nation. Established in the late ..

1300 426 654Bella Vista Farm Park
2 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive
◉ Cadmans Cottage
Cadmans Cottage
110 George Street The Rocks
Built in 1816, Cadmans Cottage is one of only a handful of Sydney buildings that remain from the first 30 years of the colony. Originally built as the Coxswains Barracks, it was attached to Governor Macquari ..

02 9247 5033Cadmans Cottage
110 George Street
◉ Centennial Homestead
Centennial Homestead
1 Grand Drive, Paddington
Deep in the heart of Centennial Park sits one of Sydney's best kept secrets. A place where locals, fitness fanatics, lovers of nature and their four-legged friends can stop by, grab a bite and enjoy the great o ..

(02) 9380 9350Centennial Homestead
1 Grand Drive,
◉ Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island Sydney
Cockatoo Island is Sydney Harbours largest island and Australias most unusual urban park - a heritage-listed island steeped in history. Cockatoo Island is located in the centre of the beautiful Sydney Harbou ..

Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island
◉ Elizabeth Bay House
Elizabeth Bay House
7 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay
With commanding views over Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Bay House gleams like a Greek temple. Once surrounded by famous landscaped gardens, it is one of the most splendid private houses ever built in Australia ..

+61 2 9356 3022Elizabeth Bay House
7 Onslow Avenue,
◉ Fort Denison
Fort Denison
Sydney Harbour Sydney
Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Prior to European settlement, t ..

Fort Denison
Sydney Harbour
◉ Government House
Government House
Macquarie Street Sydney
Government House is the Official Residence and Office of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, 39th Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson. Her Excellency is the 28th Governor to occup ..

02 9931 5222Government House
Macquarie Street
 ◉ Heritage Railway Discovery Tour Afternoon Experience
➲ Every Sunday
Get on board the Heritage Train and enjoy an explosive trip around the historic Armory Buildings. Experience how the armaments were stored, transported and protected at what was formerly known as RANAD or th ..

Heritage Railway Discovery Tour Afternoon Experience
◉ Historic Houses Trust
Historic Houses Trust
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street Sydney
The Historic Houses Trust is a statutory authority within the Office of Environment and Heritage. It is one of the largest state museums in Australia and is entrusted with the care of key historic buildings and ..

02 8239 2288Historic Houses Trust
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street
◉ Juniper Hall
Juniper Hall
250 Oxford St, Paddington
Juniper Hall, also known as Ormond House, is an historic two-storey Georgian house in the Sydney suburb of Paddington. It is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate and the New South Wales ..

(02) 9357 5222Juniper Hall
250 Oxford St,
◉ Lindesay
Lindesay
1 Carthona Avenue Darling Point
Lindesay, House, Mansion, Darling Point, Sydney A harbourside mansion that has witnessed 180 years of progress yet remains untouched. It's this timelessness, and the beautiful gardens, that have made it so ..

(02) 9363 2401Lindesay
1 Carthona Avenue
◉ National Trust of Australia
National Trust of Australia
Canberra
The National Trusts are Australia's leading conservation organisations. Our mission, which started with the conservation of historic Sydney architecture, has grown to include natural, Indigenous and cultural he ..

National Trust of Australia
◉ Old Government House
Old Government House
Parramatta Park, Pitt Street Entrance Parramatta
Situated on the traditional lands of the Burramatta Darug, World Heritage listed Old Government House is the oldest surviving public building in Australia. Built by convicts, it became the decision-making ce ..

02 9635 8149Old Government House
Parramatta Park, Pitt Street Entrance
◉ Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall
249 Oxford Street Paddington
Paddington Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall building located at the Corner Oxford Street and Oatley Road, Paddington. It contains the Stapleton Hall which is an open-plan space with a 9m high ..

(02) 9265 9189Paddington Town Hall
249 Oxford Street
◉ Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace
Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace
Australia
Tuesday 14th of July 2020 sees the release of the Palace letters between Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace that led to Gough Whitlam's sacking in 1975 and dismissal of the Whitlam government. Hundreds of p ..

Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace
◉ Parramatta Gaol | Parramatta Correctional Centre
Parramatta Gaol | Parramatta Correctional Centre
Corner of New Street and Dunlop Street North Parramatta
The Parramatta Correctional Centre is a heritage-listed former medium security prison for males. It operated 1798 and 2011. Wikipedia The centre was initially called Parramatta Gaol until its name was cha ..

(02) 8839 3311Parramatta Gaol | Parramatta Correctional Centre
Corner of New Street and Dunlop Street
◉ Philas House
Philas House
17 Brisbane Street Surry Hills
The Philatelic Association of NSW, Inc. (Philas) was established in 1971, and is a non-profit, multicultural association representing over 50 affiliated stamp clubs and societies in New South Wales (NSW). ..

02 4447 2976Philas House
17 Brisbane Street
◉ Quarantine Station
Quarantine Station
1 North Head Scenic Drive Manly
The Quarantine Station is a heritage site used as a Quarantine Station from 1833 to 1984 situated inside Sydney Harbour National Park. Experience the magic of Sydney Harbour from the site of the former North ..

(02) 9466 1551Quarantine Station
1 North Head Scenic Drive
◉ Riversdale
Riversdale
2 Twynam Drive Goulburn
An estate with a rich history that is full of inns and schools, set amongst beautiful grounds. Edward Twynam, the NSW Surveyor-General bought it in 1875 and it remained the family home until 1967. Sketches ..

(02) 4821 4741Riversdale
2 Twynam Drive
◉ Rouse Hill Estate
Rouse Hill Estate
356 Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill
Rouse Hill Estate is a heritage-listed homestead and estate off Windsor Road, Rouse Hill, Looking out over the paddocks and across to the mountains, this house and farm have been owned by six generations of ..

+612 9627 6777Rouse Hill Estate
356 Annangrove Road,
◉ Susannah Place Museum
Susannah Place Museum
58-64 Gloucester Street The Rocks
Built in 1844, Susannah Place Museum is a terrace of four houses that incorporates a re-created 1915 corner store. The museum provides a rare opportunity to explore domestic working class life from 1844 to 1 ..

02 9241 1893Susannah Place Museum
58-64 Gloucester Street
◉ Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney
The Sydney Harbour Bridge affectionately known as the Coathanger is considered the world's greatest arch bridge and one of Australia's best-known and photographed landmarks. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one ..

Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
◉ Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Tours
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Tours
Sydney
The Harbour Trust operates a number of interesting and active tours on its sites. Cockatoo Island: Cockatoo Island is packed with things to see and places to discover. Join our tour guides for an enthralling ..

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Tours
◉ The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre
110 Cumberland Street, Sydney
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre is part of Sydney Harbour YHA in The Rocks heritage precinct of Sydney. The centre facilitates hands-on archaeology educational experiences and opens the archaeologi ..

+61 2 8272 0915The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre
110 Cumberland Street,
◉ Timbertown Heritage Theme Park
Timbertown Heritage Theme Park
Timbertown Oxley Highway Wauchope
Timbertown Heritage Theme Park is more than a heritage village! With many retailers located within the park, Timbertown is the place for shopping... With unique wares and gifts - Timbertown has something for ev ..

02 6586 1940Timbertown Heritage Theme Park
Timbertown Oxley Highway
◉ Vaucluse House
Vaucluse House
Wentworth Rd Vaucluse
Vaucluse House is one of Sydney's few 19th-century mansions still surrounded by its original gardens and wooded grounds. When the towering colonial explorer, barrister and politician William Charles Wentwor ..

02 9388 7922Vaucluse House
Wentworth Rd
◉ Woodford Academy
Woodford Academy
90-92 Great Western Hwy Woodford
Woodford Academy is a heritage-listed former academy school, inn, private residence, boarding house, museum, tourist attraction, art gallery and coffee house. The Woodford Academy is the oldest complex of co ..

(02) 9258 0123Woodford Academy
90-92 Great Western Hwy
◉ Woodlands - Killara
Woodlands - Killara
1 Werona Avenue Killara
Woodlands (originally called Inglewood) is a heritage-listed residence in Killara. It was designed by Henry Austin Wilshire, and built from 1884. The property is privately owned. It was added to the N ..

Woodlands - Killara
1 Werona Avenue