Bulli Black Diamond Museum Heritage Centre, NSW

Bulli Black Diamond Museum Heritage Centre is located at the 1887 State Heritage listed Bulli Railway Station. South Bulli Mine's Number 2 steam locomotive (circa 1888) is on display - used until the early 1960s.

The museum's focus is preserving the 1887 Railway Station buildings, which house a display of local railway and coal-mining heritage, including the old Coal Jetty. Colonists discovered coal, 'Black Diamond', locally in 1797. 76 years later, in 1863, mining commenced at Old Bulli, site of Australia's second worst disaster in 1887, where 81 perished. The museum houses a collection of maps and objects relating to local mines and mining life. These include heritage photos of Bulli, its old coaching inns (The Denmark), nearby villages (Thirroul, Austinmer and Sherbrooke).

In addition to the main focus on Rail and Coal, the Bulli Black Diamond Museum also features some local family history, particularly of the Blinkco and Chamberlain-Hargrave-Nicklin-Aston families. The Blinkco Family Room shows social history, with contents from the Blinkco's Woonona home. There are also a number of books on local history for sale.

We closed the Museum from mid March 2020, and unfortunately we remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We hope to re-open around October – November 2020. Don’t forget to check our upcoming Exhibitions programme!

Entry Cost:
$4 to $5
Subject to change without notice.

Facilities found here:
Carpark

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