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This museum is home to the Sommerville Collection with approximately 2000 fossil and mineral specimens on display; temporary exhibitions are also featured. On display is Australia's only complete T-Rex skeleton but don't be fooled – it is only a cast.
The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum - Home of the Somerville Collection is located in the city of Bathurst in regional New South Wales Australia and was opened in July 2004. The Somerville Collection, the lifetime work of Warren Somerville AM, is housed on display in the 1876 historic public school building which displays some of the finest and rarest minerals and fossils from around the world and scientifically significant fossils from Australia.
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A heritage-listed cathedral constructed in 1861.
The former residence and now house museum of Australia's 16th prime minister who led the country from 1945 to 1949. This museum is remarkable - it clearly shows the simple, almost ascetic life that Mr & Mrs Chifley led. A visit to the house has become something of a rite of passage for those Labor politicians with leadership ambitions. A good look around will take about an hour.
The first inland church in Australia, built to serve the Anglican parish of Kelso that was founded in 1825. It was the first Australian church consecrated by a bishop and is built on a hill overlooking Bathurst, surrounded by an historical cemetery.
The National Motor Racing Museum showcases an impressive array of motorcycle and car racing memorabilia from all over the country.