Gulgong Pioneers Museum was founded in 1962 and boasts one of the finest collections of Australiana in the country. Situated in the former Times Bakery and Produce Store, the award-winning museum showcases a diverse collection of items, including domestic tools, farming and mining equipment, horse-drawn vehicles, Aboriginal and geological artefacts and period clothing.
The Gulgong Museum features a fully restored Cobb and Co. coach, other horse-drawn vehicles and three original buildings dating back to Gulgong's vibrant Gold Rush era of the 1870s. There are fascinating reproductions of the Holterman photographic collection, and the Museum of Sight and Sound highlights the history of Australian cinematography and sound recording.
The Pioneer Museum Gulgong is a fascinating place to learn about the town’s rich history dating back to the 19th-century Gold Rush era. Located in the Central Tablelands of NSW, Gulgong was first inhabited by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people. The name ‘Gulgong’ comes from the Wiradjuri language, meaning ‘deep waterhole.’
Gold was initially scarce in the area until Tom Saunders struck a rich lode on Red Hill in April 1870, sparking the Gulgong Gold Rush. By June of that year, 500 people had flocked to the goldfields, and by 1872, the population had surged to around 20,000. Between 1870 and 1880, an estimated 15,000 kilograms of gold was extracted from the fields.
Famous Australian poet Henry Lawson arrived in the Gulgong area with his parents when he was an infant and spent his childhood and early teens living between Gulgong and Mudgee as his family pursued the prospect of quick money from the Goldfields.
Twenty minutes from Gulong is the picturesque town of Mudgee, its streets lined with beautifully restored 19th-century buildings. The region boasts more than 60 wineries, 35 cellar doors and impressive vineyard restaurants. Explore Wollemi National Park or gaze at the stars at the Mudgee Observatory.
Visit the Mudgee Museum, featuring a historic church, a 19th-century hotel, and a replica slab hut or wander through Mudgee’s Arts Precinct or along the Lawson Park Sculpture Trail by the Cudgegong River. The Gulong Museum is a must see with its fine collection of Australiana.
Gooree Park Wines and Stud is one of the region's historic properties with a world-class thoroughbred breeding facility and one of the largest vineyards in the region. Visitors love their Stud Tour and Wine Tasting - a 90-minute tour offering a behind-the-scenes look at the daily life of Gooree Park’s thoroughbreds followed by a wine tasting with local cheeses.
The Wiradjuri nation are the traditional custodians of the land, and many local town names are believed to have originated from their language. For example, Mudgee means 'nest in the hills,' while Gulgong translates to 'deep waterhole.'
The Gulgong Pioneers Museum is spread over 1.5 acres and includes indoor and outdoor displays with three original relocated buildings and an original in situ streetscape.
The museum is run by volunteers, members of the Gulgong Historical Society Inc, a management committee and those dedicated to conserving the area’s rich heritage.
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