ENGINEERING RELATED MUSEUMS & SITES 

        in New South Wales
 

If your coming to New South Wales and you have an interest in things of a technological or engineering nature then check out the museums and places of interest below.

There are many museums and preservation societies throughout New South Wales that are driven to conserving technical and built heritage items. The list below will give you a guide to just some of these interesting places to visit or call upon for information.

The list has been broken down into subjects to assist your search
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Museum or Attraction Location Subject Comment
Power House Museum Darling Harbour, Sydney Design & Technology  
Museum of Sydney Bridge St, Sydney Sydney's History  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Transport      
Australian Maritime Museum Darling Harbour Sydney Maritime  
Sydney Heritage Fleet Rozelle Bay, Sydney Heritage Boats Owner of the James Craig
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Museum Albion Park, NSW Aircraft Illawarra region, south of Sydney
       
Zig Zag Railway Western Blue Mountains Railway Railway tours
Thirlmere Railway Museum Picton, Southern Highlands Railways Railway museum & tours
Valley Height Locomotive Depot Valley Heights, Blue Mountains Railways Includes Steam Trams
Lachlan Valley Railway Cowra, NSW Railways Round house & railway tours
Canberra Railway Museum Canberra Station Railways Railway museum & tours
Loftus Tram Museum Loftus, Sydney, NSW Trams Tram museum & tram rides
       
Communications      
Telephone Museum Bankstown, Sydney Communications  
Printing Museum Penrith, western Sydney Printing  
       
       
Science      
Sydney Observatory Observatory Hill, Sydney Astronomy Located near The Rocks
Parkes Radio Telescope Newell Hwy, Parkes Astronomy  
       
Dams & Water      
Goulburn Waterworks Goulburn, Southern Highlands Water Pumping Working Beam Engine
Snowy Mountains Scheme Snowy Mountains, NSW Dams & hydro power  
Lake Canobolas Pumphouse Orange, NSW Water pumping Old gas engine driven pump
Lake Parramatta Dam Parramatta, Sydney Water Storage Curved Arch Stone dam
Cataract Dam Southern Highlands. NSW Water Storage  
       
       
       
       
       
       
Specific Works      
Zig Zag Railway Lithgow, Blue Mountains Railway structures  
Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Museum Sydney Harbour Bridge Bridges  
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge Bridges Climb up the actual arch
Pyrmont Bridge Darling Harbour, Sydney Bridges  
Gundagai Wooden Bridges Gundagai NSW Bridges  
       
Steam Engines      
Turon Technology Museum Ilford, off the Mudgee Road Engines Steam & Power Museum
Goulburn Waterworks Goulburn, Southern Highlands Beam Engine Working Beam Engine
       
       
Industry      
Old Newnes Township Wolgan Valley via Lithgow Mining / refining Old shale oil mining & refinery
Glen Davis   Mining / refining Old shale oil mining & refinery
Lithgow Small Arms Factory Lithgow, Blue Mountains Rifle manufacture  
Lithgow Blast Furnace Park Lithgow, Blue Mountains Steel manufacture Relics
       
Australia's Industry World Port Kembla, Illawarra region Steel manufacture Port Kembla Steel Works & harbour
Goulburn Brewery Goulburn, Southern Highlands Brewing Working Beam Engine
       
Cockatoo Island Sydney Harbour Ship Building Convist Prison & Ship Yard
       
       
       
       
Mining      
Richmond Main Heritage Park Cessnock, Hunter Valley Coal Mining Old Coal Mine & Railway
State Mine Heritage Park Lithgow, Blue Mountains Coal Mining Old Coal Mine & Railway
Broken Hill Mining   Silver - Lead Mining  
       
       
       
Military      
North Fort Artillary Museum North Head, Manly, Sydney Artillary Artillary museum & old fortifications
Lithgow Small Arms Factory Lithgow, Blue Mountains Rifles & general manufacturing Hand guns
       
Services & Utilities      
Museum of Fire Penrith, Western Sydney Fire Fighting Fire engines & Equipment
       


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If you have a technical related museum or site and would like to add it to our list please contact us.

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Page last updated 26 April, 2008