Narrandera Area Attractions Directory : Landmarks and Buildings
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The Big Guitar is located in Narrandera and is on display at the Narrandera Visitor Information Centre.
The Big Guitar measures 5.820 metres by 2.019 metres and has its place in the 1991 edition of the Guiness Book of Records as the 'Worlds Largest Playable Guitar'.
Made by a member of the Narrandera Country Music Association Mr Robert Palmer; as a tribute to their interest in country music and as a focus for their association.
The Hankinson Fountain, located in the Narrandera Memorial Gardens, is a ceramic fountain made by Royal Doulton. There are only two of these fountains known to be in existence, the other one being in Pakistan.
In the foreground of St Mel's Catholic Church. The Commemorative Wall recognises the Poet-Priest John O'Brien of 'Around the Boree Log' fame. More information about John O'Brien and his life in Narrandera is available from Narrandera Visitors Centre.
This little museum situated in a century-old building was established in 1968 and holds some extremely important items. These include a first-rate yesteryear Telecom equipment display, a set of silver ingots marking 1,000 years of monarchy, an extensive and valuable worldwide collection of shells. The celebrated scarlet coloured merino cloak worn by New South Wales Governor and wool pioneer John Macarthur, is also on display and is the only one of its kind in the world, made from the first bal...
The Two Foot Heritage Tour is a self guided walking tour of central Narrandera.
Pick up your free map of the tour from the Narrandera Visitor's Centre and spend a leisurely hour (or two) wandering the streets and taking in some of the earliest buildings of Narrandera. You'll see what remains of the Hit and Miss Inn, the site of the first church service and the earliest court sittings and a great deal of drinking!
The township has been declared an Urban Conservation by the National Trust.