REGIONAL
MUSEUMS
- Army Museum of
Western Australia
Artillery Barracks, Burt Street,
Fremantle, WA, 6160
Telephone 08 9335 2077, fax 08 9311 2330
Open: Saturday & Sunday 12.30pm to 4.30pm. Tours by appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army in Western
Australia. The museum also has the 10th Light Horse Regiment
Collection in its keeping.
- Army Museum of South
Australia
Keswick Barracks, ANZAC Highway,
Keswick, SA, 5035
Telephone 08 8305 6374, fax 08 8305 6393
Open: Sunday & Public Holidays 12.00pm to 4.00pm.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army in South Australia.
A significant part of the collection is the "Grey
Collection" - recognised as one of the most important
collection of badges in Australia. The museum also houses the
following collections: Royal South Australian Regiment
Historical Collection, 3rd Forward General Hospital Collection,
and 144th Signal Squadron Historical Collection.
- Military Museum of
Tasmania
Anglesea Barracks, Davey Street,
Hobart, TAS 7000
Telephone 03 6237 7160, fax 03 6223 1111
Open: Tuesday 9.00am to 12.30pm.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army in Tasmania. Housed
in Anglesea Barracks original military prison.
- The Army Museum of
NSW
Victoria Barracks, Oxford Street,
Paddington, NSW 2021
Telephone 02 9339 3330, fax 02 9339 3068
Open: Thursday & Sunday
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the British, colonial and Australian
Army in New South Wales from First Fleet to today.
- Victoria Barracks
Museum, Brisbane
Victoria Barracks, Petrie Terrace,
Brisbane, QLD
Telephone
Open: TBA
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of colonial Queensland and Australian Army
in Queensland.
- North Queensland
Military Museum
Jezzine Barracks, Kissing Point, Townsville, QLD
Telephone TBA
Open: TBA
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army in North Queensland.
- Fort Queenscliff
Museum
Fort Queenscliff, King Street,
Queenscliff, VIC 3225
Telephone 03 5258 0730, fax 03 5258 0730
Open: Weekend tours at 11.00am, 1.00pm & 3.00pm. Other times by
appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army in the Queenscliff
region and coastal artillery.
Don't forget to check out our
other museums:
CORPS MUSEUMS
- Royal Australian
Armoured Corps Memorial & Army Tank Museum
Hopkins Barracks, Puckapunyal Military
Area, VIC 3662
Telephone 03 5735 7285, fax 03 5793 1735
Open: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Sunday 12 noon to 5pm
2nd January to 25th January daily 10am to 4pm
Closed: Anzac Day, Good Friday and 22nd December to 1st January
.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of Australian Light Horse and Armoured
Corps.
- North Fort &
Royal Australian Artillery Museum
Scenic Drive, Manly, NSW 2059
Telephone 02 9976 3855, fax 02 9977 2607
Open: Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 12.00pm to 4.00pm. Other
times by appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of Artillery in Australia including coastal
artillery. Incorporates the North Head coastal artillery tunnel
system which formed part of the defences of Sydney.
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- Army
Engineer Museum
Engineer Centre, Moorebank
Avenue, Moorebank, NSW 2174
Telephone 02 9600 4975, fax 02 9600 4799
Open: Sunday to Wednesday 10.00am to 4.00pm. Closed ANZAC
Day, Good Friday & Christmas Day to New Years Day.
- Collects preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army Engineer and
Survey Corps.
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- Royal Australian Army
Corps of Signals Museum
Molloy Road, Simpson Barracks, MacLeod,
VIC 3085
Telephone 03 9450 7168, fax 03 9450 7408
Open: Tuesday 9.00am to 3.00pm. Other times by appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Royal Australian Army Signals Corps.
- Royal Australian
Infantry Corps Museum
Lone Pine Barracks, Singleton, NSW 2331
Telephone 02 6570 3257, fax 02 6570 3427
Open: Wednesday to Sunday 9.00am to 4.00pm. Closed November, ANZAC
Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of Australian Infantry from the Sudan War
(1885) to today.
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- Museum
of Australian Army Flying
Army Airfield, Oakey, QLD 4401
Telephone 07 4691 7666, fax 07 46 91 7675
Open: Wednesday to Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm. Other times by
appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Australian Army Aviation
Corps and military aviation at Oakey.
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- Museum
of Australian Military Intelligence
Kokoda Barracks, Canungra,
QLD 4275
Telephone 07 5541 6534, fax 07 5541 6506
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of Australian military
intelligence.
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- Army Museum, Bandiana
Gaza Ridge Barracks, Bandiana, VIC 3694
Telephone 02 6055 2525, fax, 02 6055 2886.
Open: Monday to Friday 10.00am to 3.00pm.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the logistics corps of the Australian
Army. These corps are:
- Royal Australian Army
Chaplains Department
- Royal Australian Corps of
Transport
- Royal Australian Army
Medical Corps
- Royal Australian Army
Dental Corps
- Royal Australian Army
Ordnance Corps
- Royal Australian Electrical
& Mechanical Engineers
- Australian Army Catering
Corps, and
- Royal Australian Army
Nursing Corps.
- Royal Australian Army
Pay Corps Historical Collection
C/- AFSU Detachment, Simpson
Barracks, MacLeod, VIC 3085
Telephone 03 9450 7933, fax 03 9450 7878
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps.
- Royal Australian
Corps of Military Police Historical Collection
Lamia Barracks, Holsworthy, NSW 2174
Telephone 02 9600 4681, fax 02 9600 4802
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Royal Australian Corps of Military
Police. The collection is currently in storage.
Don't forget to check out our
other museums:
UNIT COLLECTIONS
- Royal Military
College of Australia Museum
Bridges Memorial Library, Building A33,
Royal Military College, Duntroon, ACT 2600
Telephone 02 6275 9733, fax 02 6275 9052
Open: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.50pm.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Royal Military College of Australia.
- B Squadron, 3rd/4th
Cavalry Regiment Museum
Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, QLD 4813
Telephone 07 4771 7298, fax 07 4771 7250
Open: Thursday 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Other times by appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Cavalry
Regiment and 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment.
- 2nd/14th Light Horse
Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Historical Collection
Light Horse Lines, Gallipoli Barracks,
Enoggera, QLD 4052
Telephone 07 3354 7591, fax 07 3354 7589
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Queensland Mounted Infantry, 2nd
Light Horse Regiment, 14th Light Horse Regiment and the 2nd/14th
Light Horse Regiment.
- 4th/19th Prince of
Wales Light Horse Regiment Historical Collection
Herring Street, Simpson Barracks,
MacLeod, VIC 3085
Telephone TBA
Open: TBA
- Collects and preserves the
history of the 4th, 19th and 4th/19th Light Horse and Prince of
Wales Light Horse Regiments.
- 8th/13th Victorian
Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection (VMR Museum)
Buna Barracks, Victoria Street, Albury,
NSW 2640
Telephone 02 6021 5055
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the 8th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Light
Horse Regiment and 8th/13th Light Horse Regiment.
- 12th/16th Hunter
River Lancers & 24th Light Horse Regimental Collection
174 Mann Street, Armidale, NSW 2350
Telephone 02 6772 9764, fax 02 6771 2982
Open: Opening 1999.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the 12th Light Horse Regiment, 16th
Light Horse Regiment, 24th Light Horse Regiment and the
12th/16th Hunter River Lancers.
- Henry Green Room
Museum
A Battery, 12th Field Regiment, Royal
Australian Artillery, Coral Lines, Holsworthy Barracks, Liverpool
Military Area, NSW 2174
Telephone 02 9600 2269, fax 02 9600 2076
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of A Field Battery, 12th Field Regiment,
Royal Australian Artillery. A Field Battery is the oldest
permanent unit in the Australian Army.
- 4th Field Regiment,
Royal Australian Artillery Historical Collection
Chau Pha Lines, Lavarack Barracks,
Townsville, QLD 4813
Telephone 07 4771 7072,fax 07 4771 7170
Open: TBA, to open December 1998.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery.
- 7th Field Battery,
3rd Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery Official Collection
Hobbs Artillery Park, Irwin Barrack,
Karrakatta, WA 6010
Telephone 08 9383 6374, fax08 9383 6370
Open: By appointment.
- Collect, preserves and exhibits
the history of the Royal Australian Artillery, including 7th
Field Battery, in Western Australia.
- 16th Field Battery,
Royal Australian Artillery Collection
16th Field Battery (Detachment),
Derwent Barracks, Glenorchy, TAS 7010
Telephone 03 6237 7485, fax 03 6237 7540
Open: By appointment.
- Collects and preserves the
history of 16th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery.
- 2nd Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment Historical Collection
Samichon Lines, Lavarack Barracks,
Townsville, QLD 4813
Telephone 07 4771 1855, fax 07 4771 7143
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 66th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd
Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 2nd/4th Battalion,
Royal Australian Regiment.
- 3rd Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment Museum
Kapyong Lines, Holsworthy Barracks,
Liverpool Military Area, NSW 2174
Telephone 02 9600 2237, fax 02 9600 2133
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 67th Australian Infantry Battalion and
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
- 5th/7th Battalion
(Mechanised), Royal Australian Regiment Historical Collection
Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, NT 0830
Telephone 08 8935 3089, fax 08
Open: By appointment
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 5th Battalion, Royal Australian
Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 5th/7th
Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
- George Chinn, DCM,
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Museum
Long Tan Lines, Gallipoli Barracks,
Enoggera, QLD 4052
Telephone 07 3332 7770, fax 07 3332 7497
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 6th Battalion, Royal Australian
Regiment. Currently the collection is in storage awaiting new
premises.
- 9th Battalion War
Memorial Museum
Pozieres Lines, Chauvel Drive,
Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, QLD 4052
Telephone
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 9th Infantry Battalion, Australian
Imperial Force, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial
Force and 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment.
- 12th/40th Battalion
Royal Tasmanian Regiment Historical Collection
Koepang Lines, Derwent Barracks,
Glenorchy, TAS 7010
Telephone 03 6237 7530, fax 03 6237 7564
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 12th and 2nd/12th Battalions of the
Australian Imperial Forces, 40th and 2nd/40th Infantry
Battalions of the Australian Imperial Forces and 12th/40th
Battalion Royal Tasmanian Regiment.
- Milne Bay Military
Museum
O'Quinn Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Telephone: TBA
Open: Sunday.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 25th Battalion, Australian Military
Forces and 25th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment. The museum
is housed in the former drill hall, built prior to World War 1,
which originally stood in Margaret Street Toowoomba. The
building was re-located to its present address in the early
1990's when new premises for the battalion were completed.
- Ranger Museum
Ranger Barracks, Curtis Street,
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Telephone: 03 5333 3190, fax: 03 5332 6602
Open: Tuesday 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Other times by appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the Victorian Volunteer Ranger
Battalion, 7th Battalion, Royal Victorian Regiment, 8th
Battalion, Royal Victorian Regiment and 8th/7th Battalion, Royal
Victorian Regiment.
- Special Air Service
Regiment Historical Collection
Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne, WA 6010
Telephone: TBA
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of 1st Special Air Service Company, Royal
Australian Regiment and the Special Air Service Regiment.
- 1st Commando Regiment
Collection
373A Avoca Street, Randwick, NSW 2031
Telephone 02 9349 0385, fax 02 9349 0529
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of Australian Independent Companies, 1st
Commando Regiment and other Australian commando units.
- Norforce Museum
HQ Building, North West Mobile Force,
Larrakeyah Barracks, Larrakeyah, NT 0820
Telephone 08 8980 1304, fax 08 8980 1309
Open: By appointment.
- Collects, preserves and
exhibits the history of the 2nd/1st North Australia Observer
Unit, (2/1 NAOU) Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit
(NTSRU, a WW2 RAAF unit) and the North West Mobile Force (Norforce).
- Melbourne University
Regiment Collection
65 Grattan Street, Carlton, VIC 3053
Telephone TBA
Open: By appointment.
- Collects and preserves the
history of the Melbourne University Regiment.
Don't forget to check out our
other museums:
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