Category: Hunter Valley
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Saint Michael the Archangel’s Church Wollombi
Saint Michael the Archangel’s Church Wollombi New South Wales, Australia Built of local sandstone, construction of Saint Michael the Archangel’s Wollombi began in 1840, with the first service held in 1843. Originally sited close to Wollombi Brooke, it was relocated to its current position in Wollombi after being damaged in a flood in 1893. In… Read more
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Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction exhibition at Newcastle Museum
Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction exhibition at Newcastle Museum On display until 2 March 2025, the Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction exhibition at Newcastle Museum (New South Wales, Australia) showcases the latest understanding of dinosaur evolution. Excellent artwork illustrates how palaeontologists think they looked. Fossils of protoceratops and tarbosaurus show how these dinosaurs developed through their lifecycles. Four protoceratops… Read more
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Richmond Vale Railway Hunter Valley
Richmond Vale Railway The Richmond Vale Railway Museum is located just outside of Kurri Kurri New South Wales. Run by volunteers, it is set in the old Pelaw Main colliery and aims to preserve local railway history. Unfortunately a bushfire went through the area in early 2018, destroying a large section of track and many… Read more