Side Trips Take a side trip and delve into the history behind each of our special objects by answering these questions. Convict Ship Bible, c1819What year did the construction begin of St Thomas Church in Port Macquarie?Toilet Pan, c1830How many rooms were in the Innes house?Painting, St Thomas’ Anglican Church, c1831How long did it take to build St. Thomas?Walker Finger and Barrel Pipe Organ, 1856Who made the Walker Finger and Barrel Pipe organ at St Thomas’ Church?12th General Exhibition Medal, 1882What type of grape is Douglas Vale famous for?Letter Receiver, 1880sWhere might you still find an old fashioned letterbox?Certificate & Medal, 1886Who opened the Colonial & Indian Exhibition?Side Saddle, 1896What was the occupation of the owner of this saddle?Hammond & Wheatley Ledger, 1900What was the name of the major store built in Bellingen in 1909?Timber Jinker, early 1900sWho made the jinker and where did he live?Illuminated Address, 1906Which Governor General was a NO SHOW?Hardacre Star Car, 1910How many passengers could the Starcar take?Album Journal, 1910-1911What was Philip Walter Pears occupation?Souvenir, Walmsley Lookout, 1930sWho popularised the making and collecting of painted plates as souvenirs?Signal Lamp, c1910What word goes before lamp and code?Painting HMAT Berrima, 1915What important battle did Curly Wamsley fight in and survive ?Flag Dress, 1915How did people get across the Manning River to Tinonee?Arthur Dick’s Postcard collection 1915-1918How many people sorted the mail at Regents Park?Riding Habit, 1916Who wore the riding habit?Carved Picture Frame, 1916What design/pattern was the picture frame?Rail Ticket, 1917How did most people travel to the Mid North Coast before the opening of the railway?Travel Guide, 1919What was the name of the three rivers featured in the 1919 Guide to the Mid North Coast?Cabin Door, 1922Where was the SS Nambucca built?Bell, 1923How much did the new Bell for Wingham Hall cost in 1923?Intertype Composer, c1926What was the name of the oldest newspaper on the Mid North Coast that used the intertype machine now in the Bellingen Museum?Farm Dray, 1930sWhat was the name of the farm where the dray was used?Stroh Violin, c1930How much did a Stroh violin costs in 1911?MV Macleay, 1935What was the name of the boat the MV Macleay replaced and when?Switchboard, Lower Creek Exchange, 1936When and where was the first telephone exchange opened in Australia?Handmade Nightdress, 1936What year did Kirsty McLeod display her nightdress at the Melbourne Show?Banana Stencil, 1940sWhere were the bananas grown that used this stencil on their boxes?Ship Blue Prints, 1940What years did the shipyards in Forster operate?Ticket Box, 1940When was the original Freedom Ride for Aboriginal Rights in Australia?POW Handkerchief, 1941What boat did Italian POW, Leonardo Parente , travel to Australia on?Cushion Cover, 1941Name two countries in the Middle East that Cyril Koeliner visited?WASPS Directory, 1943What was the main vegetable grown in Port Macquarie during World War Two?Souvenir Spoon, 1950sWhat mountain is in Laurieton?Aquatic Procession Trophy, 1953What day was celebrated on the Camden Haven River in 1953?Tasma Theatre Billboard, 1960sHow many people saw the Queen’s Coronation film in Coffs Harbour?Saalu, 1954Which part of India do most Sikhs live?Travel Bag, c1954Where was East West Airlines based?Apron, Big Banana, 1960sHow long is the Big Banana?Scout Campfire Blanket Coat, 1960sWhere was the first Scout Jamboree held and when?La Madonna dei Martiri, 1967What inspired the Blessing of the Fleet Festival in Tuncurry?Shopping Bag, 1972What is the name of the movie about the hippies in Bellingen?Naval Uniform, 1972What year did Saigon fall?Slim Dusty’s Hat, 1980sWhat was the name of Slim Dusty’s car?Afghan War Rug, 2006How many Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan?
Walker Finger and Barrel Pipe Organ, 1856Who made the Walker Finger and Barrel Pipe organ at St Thomas’ Church?
Souvenir, Walmsley Lookout, 1930sWho popularised the making and collecting of painted plates as souvenirs?
Rail Ticket, 1917How did most people travel to the Mid North Coast before the opening of the railway?
Travel Guide, 1919What was the name of the three rivers featured in the 1919 Guide to the Mid North Coast?
Intertype Composer, c1926What was the name of the oldest newspaper on the Mid North Coast that used the intertype machine now in the Bellingen Museum?
Switchboard, Lower Creek Exchange, 1936When and where was the first telephone exchange opened in Australia?
