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2025 Mudgee Historical Society Inc. AGM, 2.00 pm, Sunday 21 September at the Mudgee Museum
NAIDOC WEEK 2025 – 6-13 July 2025
“National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples…” (National NAIDOC Week website for...
Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) – 2025 Theme: ‘Bridging Now to Next’
Coming up: Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) - 2025 Theme: ‘Bridging Now to Next’. Themesong: ‘Solid Rock’ by Goanna National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to...
Good News Story
It was our honour to receive a special community donation this week from the CWA of NSW - Mudgee Evening Branch. This support means we are able to purchase a new laptop and continue our work of preserving our local history at the Museum. The Country Women's...
Lights On, Doors Open
We have recently installed sensor lights in the rooms upstairs of the museum which means the lights will automatically turn on as you enter our exhibits upstairs. This means we are able to keep our energy costs down, using energy efficient LED lighting, and thereby...
Easy Self-Guided Historic Walk
See the sights of Mudgee from Now & Then with this guided tour booklet produced by Mudgee Historical Society. A special thank you to Mid Western Regional Council as they provided the Community Grant to fund this project.Available for $4 from the Museum.
Volunteers Needed
Mudgee Museum (under the management of Mudgee Historical Society) has been undergoing a great number of changes both in the form of refurbishment and the creation of new displays. We are currently seeking anyone who lives locally and may have a couple of hours a week...
2024 Mudgee Historical Society AGM
The Mudgee Historical Society (MHS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, 17th September at the Mudgee Baptist Church.
Call for First Nations Engagement
Photograph of The Drip Gorge by Ella Gaffney. The Drip Gorge is a significant place for the local Wiradjuri People. Mudgee Historical Society have been planning to create a display centered on the History of Mudgee for some time now, and of course the first ‘chapter’...
Coalface $500 Community Gift
Pink Up Mudgee Business Winner
2MG have had a huge task to determine the winners of the Pink Up Mudgee Business Competition which is sponsored by and Petries Mitre 10! We are proud to be a winner alongside Mudgee Produce Plus and Lizzie Lulu Designs. We are so proud to be part of a community that...
Gulgong Mudgee Rylstone National Trust Exhibition
The Gulgong Mudgee Rylstone National Trust have launched their Anniversary Exhibition at Mudgee Library today. The exhibition features a chronological timeline since the Trust's formation in 1983. The display will be up for the month of October and we encourage you to...
‘Mudgee’ an animated installation by Wiradjuri artist Josh Yasserie
An animated installation by Wiradjuri artist Josh Yasserie opened at the Mudgee Museum on Saturday 26 November. Titled Mudgee, the work resulted from a residency undertaken by Josh at the Mudgee Museum where he met and spoke with community members, volunteers and...
Generous donation from Sue-Ellen Lovett
The Museum is delighted to have received a very generous donation of a large collection of personal memorabilia from Sue-Ellen Lovett, recording a lifetime of equestrian sporting excellence and achievement including the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. Sue-Ellen Lovett is an...
Archives Digitisation
We are thrilled to have been successful in a grant from AMaGA that has allowed us to purchase a new computer, monitor and other associated hardware. The grant has also allowed us professional support from an IT consultant who works for not-for-profit organisations....
Hotel Mudgee Study by John Broadley
As an historian with a keen interest in Mudgee’s buildings, especially ones that have vanished from our streetscapes, I have been fascinated by people’s accounts of the Hotel Mudgee and their lingering nostalgia for what was a Mudgee icon. Atrocious that it was ever...
Diana Mudgee Display at Mudgee Library
Mudgee Historical Society have a display case at the Mudgee Library which is normally changed a few times a year. The current display features a Wiradjuri woman, Emanjilli, more commonly known as “Diana Mudgee”. The display’s main focus is on conditional...
Local Sponsors Support Museum
Mudgee Historical Society would like to thank Yancoal/Moolarben and Ausmetals for their recent donation of $830. These funds will be very helpful in helping us maintain the Museum facilities and advancing some of our projects.