Narrabri Area Attractions
Narrabri Area Attractions Directory
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Designed and built to entertain visitors of all ages, the Australian Cotton Centre tells the story of Australia's multi million dollar industry through nine high tech, interactive displays.
The Centrepiece of the exhibits features a 3D theatrette in the back of a giant, full size cotton picker. The exhibits are designed to appeal to visitors of all ages - from youngsters who will find the experience useful for their schooling needs and absorbing in the skills needed to get results from the exhi...Australian Cotton Centre - From Field to Fabric
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Boggabri's History is quite fascinating with the town's main street having moved three time. A Hertitage trail through the towns reveals many interesting
highlights of the progress through history since its beginnings in the early 1860's. A brochure is available from Whitehaven Coal office in Merton St or at
the Museum in Brent Street. A great way to get a 'feel' of Boggabri's life story is to pay a visit to the historical museum. You can lose yourself for hours
taking a trip down 'memory la...Boggabri Historical Museum
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The Boggabri Tea Rooms building was erected in 1902 as a general store and in the 1990's was transformed into The Boggabri Tea Rooms and Boggabri
Nursery. The nursery stocks a range of drought tolerant, frost hardy plants including cacti, succulents, cycads, native varieties of bottle brush and more.Boggabri Tea Rooms
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Located on the Yarrie Lake Road, just a short drive from the main centre of Town you can view the Olive grove with over 1000 trees of different Olive varieties.
Olives, Oil, soaps, lip balms, hand creams and beautiful ceramics are available for purchase.
Winner of the Best Exhibitor at Nosh on the Namoi 2004 & 2006.Bohena Olives
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The Crossing Theatre is in Narrabri between the Newell Highway and picturesque Narrabri Creek. Visitors can enjoy cultural performances and movies in
the 1,000 seat auditorium, or one of the two cinemas. The Narrabri Shire Art collection is also located at The Crossing Theatre and is open to visitors.Crossing Theatre
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The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), at the Narrabri Observatory, is an array of six 22 metre dish antennas used for radio astronomy. It is located about 25 km west of the town of Narrabri in rural NSW (about 500 km north-west of Sydney). It is operated by the Australia Telescope National Facility, a division of CSIRO. Visits by the general public are always welcome!
Associated with the Telescope is a Visitors Centre where you can view the telescope. The Visitors Centre is staffed by a...CSIRO Australia Telescope Narrabri
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Cuttabri, on the old Cobb & Co line to Pilliga, is steeped in history. All that remains at Cuttabri is a wine shanty and historical museum.
The wine shanty enjoys the distinction of holding the second liquor licence issued in Australia in 1882. It is the only wine shanty still operating in Australia today and includes many pioneering artifacts. The 106 year old building next to the Cobb and Co change station is sited alongside the still standing original Post Office and Telegraph Station.
N...Cuttabri Wine Shanty
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Located in North-West New South Whales, Australia, Eden Valley is as picturesque it's name suggests.
This beautiful 1426 acre property has been developed into a commercially viable olive grove with 15,000 trees and processing factories serviced by modern machinery, ample water supply and improved transport and access infrastructure.
Eden Valley is a fully self sufficient grove from growing olives to packing them for sale under the Eden Valley brand.
Open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.
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Bellata
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Mount Kaputar National Park is located on 36,817 hectares and is 50 kilometres east of Narrabri and 570 kilometres north west of Sydney.
Mount Kaputar National Park consists of a gathering of sharp peaks and rocky ranges, the remnants of a 17 million year old volcano. Millions of years of erosion have carved this volcanic pile into the Nandewar Range, with its dramatic landscape of lava terraces, volcanic plugs and ring dykes. At the peak of the range is Mt Kaputar, which reaches an altitude o...Mount Kaputar National Park
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The Moree Shire produces more cotton than any other shire in Australia. The Namoi Cotton Gin is one of 11 Cotton Gins in the Moree Plains Shire.
The Gin can be visited between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Saturday.
Visitors are welcome to browse around the complex and staff are on hand to
answer any questions.
This industry is of interest to school groups and general visitors.
The Cotton Industry can be viewed during their season, from April to July.
For further information on guided tours c...Namoi Cotton Gin
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A wonderful display of quality antiques and works of art and regular displays of travelling exhibition..
For more details on exhibitions please contact the Narrabri Shire visitor information centre.Narrabri Antiques and Art
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The Narrabri Craft Shop, is operated by the Narrabri Art and Craft Society. The building was built in 1887 it is one of Narrabri's earliest buildings and today
houses a wide range of exquisite hand made crafts. Interesting and sometimes unusual monthly exhibitions are a feature of the gallery. Also on display are
the workshop kilns and needlework displays.Narrabri Craft Shop
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Narrabri's old gaol is part of an impressive complex of colonial government
buildings which also includes the office of the court of petty sessions and
the court house.
The architect for this complex, James Barnet, also designed the Sydney General
Post Office. The gaol opened in September 1882 and operated as such for
exactly 100 years. It now provides an interesting insight to how things were
in the past.
Members of the Narrabri Historical Society who run the Old Gaol Heritage
Centre, have ...Narrabri Old Gaol and Museum
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Call into the Visitor Information Centre for comprehensive information and maps on the local and surrounding areas. Souvenirs including local produce such
as Olives, Olive Oil, Tall Poppy Gourmet, Bellata Pasta,jams,condiments and other merchandise available for purchase.Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre
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The Nelson's Honey Factory not only supplies the local market but is now one of NSW largest suppliers for the honey corporation of Australia.
The Boggabri-Narrabri area is the most suitable area for beekeeping because of the abundant flowering trees, especially white and yellow box and the narrow leafed iron bark which grow prolifically in both Pilliga Scrub and the foot hills of Mt Kaputar National Park.
The Nelson's have installed a state of the art extraction plant in Boggabri.
Extracting t...Nelsons Honey Factory
Boggabri
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The health giving waters that flow into the Pilliga Artesian Bore Baths have been doing so for well over a century. This facility is found just east of the
village of Pilliga along the Pilliga Road (approximately 56 kilometres from Wee Waa). There is no charge to enter. Very Basic change rooms and toilets are
provided, a roof covers the pool area and it is has lighting for night time bathing. The water temperature is about 43 degrees Celsius and many people
come to bathe in them for therapeu...Pilliga Artesian Bore Baths
Pilliga
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Sawn Rocks is a 40 metre basalt cliff face featuring perpendicular-octagonal
shaped rocks, resembling a giant series of organ pipes.
Over thousands of years, some of the enormous slabs of rock have fallen to the
bed of Bobiwaa Creek below, resembling the crumbled pillars of an ancient or
roman temple.
Torrents of water over the ensuring years have eroded away the loose dirt
exposing Sawn Rocks. Amongst the clear rock pools and the smooth rock bed of
the creek at the base of the formation, tha...Sawn Rocks
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The Wee Waa Museum is not to be missed when visiting Wee Waa the museum & Schwager Cottage is a step back in time, a cotton picker, old tractors, plane, blacksmith shop, Aboriginal Artefacts and much, much more are on display
You could spend hours roaming through the Museum.
Coach Groups Welcome. Bowling ClubWee Waa Museum The
Wee Waa
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A circular lake, three kilometres in diameter, Yarrie Lake is perched on the edge of the vast Pilliga scrub, providing a haven for countless species of birds
and animals. Visitors to the lake reported that they had counted 60 species of birds late one afternoon. The perfect saucer shape of the lake is thought to
have been formed by the landing of a meteor many years ago. Whether this is indeed true or not.
Activities available to do at the lake include: craybobs, water skiing, swimming, sai...Yarrie Lake
Wee Waa
