Gunnedah Rural Museum

Gunnedah Rural Museum is renowned as one of Australia’s largest collections of vintage agricultural machinery and items from past rural lifestyles. With a range of vintage material on display, including tractors, stationary engines, workshop manuals and agricultural machinery, the museum offers visitors a unique insight into Australia’s rich agricultural history.

The museum’s annual OPEN DAY is always held on the fourth Sunday in March. See operating steam engines, vintage tractor pulls, whip cracking demonstrations, face painting for the children, a variety of working motors and pumps and all other displays in our museum. Entry is by gold coin donation.

Our very own MEN’S SHED meets every Wednesdays at 9.30am for morning tea and a yarn.

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Located on the Oxely Highway on the western side of Gunnedah, the Gunnedah Rural Museum is one of the largest museums of its type in Australia. It occupies a massive area of some 14,614 square metres and houses one of Australia’s largest collections of early agriculture and transport memorabilia.

The museum consists of a growing display of over 23,000 exhibits, including: