nt Audit House was built for the Commonwealth Auditor in 1938. The residence is one of a number built in this part of Darwin for high-ranking public servants in the 1930s.more
tas Guided Site Tour: The highlight of your visit, this 90-minute guided tour is the only way to see the entirety of one Australia’s richest convict sites. Led by our knowledgeable and passionate volunteer guides, the tour takes you through historic courtrooms, subterranean tunnels, solitary convict cells and the gallows, offeringmoreBook now
act Popular Canberra storyteller, Elizabeth Burness, trading as ‘History With A Difference’, brings stories of Canberra’s pioneering past alive. Note: Elizabeth Burness is retiring after twelve years operating the Tuggeranong Schoolhouse as a museum. Elizabeth’s collection will still furnish the museum for the open days on Sunday 10 September 2023 and Sunday 8more
vic Known by many Melburnians as ‘the white house on the hill,’ Como overlooks the Birrurung (Yarra) river and is surrounded by a pleasure garden and community parkland. Leila Armytage called her home ‘the last remaining oasis.’ Como is an atmospheric town mansion presented as a family home. The interiors reflectmoreBook Tour
act Constructed of locally quarried bluestone, with a shingle roof, the building consists of the schoolroom and five rooms for the school teacher’s residence. The School closed in 1907. The residence was occupied by local families until the 1930’s, when it was used by church and community groups as a meetingmore
