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Australian Motorlife Museum Wollongong

Rugby 1924 car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com

The Australian Motorlife Museum is in Kembla Grange near Wollongong. It is a member based organisation, dedicated to the preservation of motoring history in all forms. It is sponsored by the NRMA.

We arrived late in the afternoon and found the staff were all extremely friendly and helpful and went out of their way to explain the history of the cars on display.

The cars at the Australian Motorlife Museum are all very high quality and immaculately maintained. The collection ranges from the early 1900s to the 1970s, with most coming from the earlier days of car manufacturing.

Rolls Royce (5) car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Rolls Royce
Metz 22 car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Metz 22
Holden (1) car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Holden
Austin 6-16 Burnham (1) car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Austin 6-16 Burnham
Rover 9 25 1927 (1) car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Rover 9 25 1927
Summit Roadster 1923 car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Summit Roadster 1923
Minerva 1913 (6) car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Minerva 1913

Whether you want to see a Model T Ford, a 1913 Minerva or a Zeta Sports you will find it here.

Zeta Sports 1954 (2) Car Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Zeta Sports 1954 (2)

Among the car displays are a number of motorcycles also of high quality. 

Rudge (1) Motorcycle Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Rudge
Vincent Black Shadow 1934 motorcycle Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Vincent Black Shadow 1934
Douglas Motorcycle 1924 Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Douglas Motorcycle 1924
Rudge 1911 motorbike Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Rudge 1911

As well as motoring memorabilia they are a significant number of other items on display ranging from old telephones, record players and typewriters to tricycles. A fascinating collection worth a look at.

Telephone (1) Item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Telephone
Scales (3) Item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Scales
Record Player (3) Item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Record Player
Tricycle (8) Item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Tricycle
Pump (4) Item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Pump
Ediphone item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Ediphone
Gramophone item at Australian Motorlife Museum www.destinationsjourney,com
Gramophone

If you are a car enthusiast or just have a passing interest in automobile history, as well as yesteryear memorabilia you will love this museum.

If you are an NRMA member there is a discount on the entry fee to the Australian Motorlife Museum.

For more of our photographs from the museum, click here.

To see what else there is to do in New South Wales, please see some of our other stories.

Museum of Fire – Penrith – Sydney Australia

1969 Dennis D600 Pump Museum of Fire Penrith Fire Engine www.destinationsjourney.com

The Museum of Fire is in Penrith to the west of Sydney. We went there as we were looking for something to do after a trip to Katoomba the day before. Spotting the entrance is easy because of the fire engine on a pole out the front.

The Museum of Fire Entrance
The Museum of Fire Entrance

As well as a first-rate collection of fire engines, the Museum is an educational centre on fire prevention. The fire prevention is primarily aimed at children, but is also relevant to adults. It highlights fire risks around the home as well as bush fire risks. There is a video that screens in the cinema which focuses on bush-fire prevention which makes excellent viewing.

The collection of fire engines stretches back to the horse-drawn and hand pumped units of the 1800s on to steam-powered pumps and the modern fire engines of today.

Everything is logically set out in a timeline from oldest to newest. This lets you see how firefighting techniques have advanced over more than a century.

A fantastic place to visit, although it will help if you like fire engines.

For other places to visit in New South Wales, please read some of our other stories.

Photos From the Extensive Collection of Fire Engines

Click on the picture for a full size view.

1942 Mack Salvage Tender
1942 Mack Salvage Tender

1927 Essex Hose Carriage
1927 Essex Hose Carriage

1979 International Sky Jet
1979 International Sky Jet

1975 Japanese Model Landcruiser Pump
1975 Japanese Model Landcruiser Pump

1984 Iveco Magirus DL37 Ladder
1984 Iveco Magirus DL37 Ladder                                                                                                                                      

1942 Mack
1942 Mack                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1969 Dennis D600 Pump
1969 Dennis D600 Pump

1973 International AACO Mk3 Bushfire Tender
1973 International AACO Mk3 Bushfire Tender

1923 Garford Model 15 Pumper
1923 Garford Model 15 Pumper                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

1939 Leyland FT3 pump
1939 Leyland FT3 pump

1939 Dennis Big 6
1939 Dennis Big 6

1893 Robertson Hose Reel
1893 Robertson Hose Reel

Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Fighting Equipment

1942 Blitz Watertanker
1942 Blitz Watertanker

1942 Blitz Water Tanker
1942 Blitz Water Tanker

1973 International AACO Mk3 Bushfire Tender
1973 International AACO Mk3 Bushfire Tender

1939 Leyland FT3 Pump
1939 Leyland FT3 Pump

1893 Merryweather Valiant Horse Drawn Steam Pump
1893 Merryweather Valiant Horse Drawn Steam Pump

1891 Shand Mason Horse Drawn Steam Pump
1891 Shand Mason Horse Drawn Steam Pump

1898 Shand Mason 2 Wheel Horse Drawn Ladder
1898 Shand Mason 2 Wheel Horse Drawn Ladder

1898 Shand Mason 2 Wheel Horse Drawn Ladder
1898 Shand Mason 2 Wheel Horse Drawn Ladder

1841 Tilley Horse Drawn Manual Pump
1841 Tilley Horse Drawn Manual Pump

1891 Shand Mason Horse Drawn Steam Pump
1891 Shand Mason Horse Drawn Steam Pump

1942 Mack
1942 Mack                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950ca Coventry Climax Trailer Pump
1950ca Coventry Climax Trailer Pump

1931 Dennis 250/400 WW2 Colours
1931 Dennis 250/400 WW2 Colours

1931 Dennis 250/400 WW2 Colours
1931 Dennis 250/400 WW2 Colours

1939 Dennis Big 6
1939 Dennis Big 6

Fire Engine
Fire Engine

1914 NSWFB Converted Horse Drawn Motorised Pumper
1914 NSWFB Converted Horse Drawn Motorised Pumper

Fire Brigade Control Room
Fire Brigade Control Room           

Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Fighting Equipment                                        

Fire Fighting Equipment
Wheeled Fire Fighting Equipment                                         

Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Fighting Equipment

Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Fighting Equipment

Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris

Our Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris was easily the highlight of our time in Paris.  A 90 minute Retro Sidecar ride around the streets of Paris. 

Remi picked us up outside our hotel, so there was no problem getting to a meeting point.  He showed us a suggested route and asked if there was anything we wanted to see or places we wanted to go.  

Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris
The Retro Sidecar

I sat pillion, and the wife sat in the sidecar.

I can’t remember everywhere we went, but we had so much fun the 90 minutes flashed by.  We stopped at the Basilica du Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre for the fantastic views, drove around the Arc de Triomphe with its insane 8 lanes of traffic and through many back streets.  Remi took photos at all of the stops for us and gave a running commentary as we drove.  Last stop was the Eiffel Tower.

Remi would have dropped us anywhere we wanted, but we chose our hotel where we started.  We always felt safe and it was fun to have other people taking photos of us as we went by.

We were pleased we decided to do the Retro Sidecar Tour as it was a really fun tour that let us see Paris from a completely different perspective.