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TURON
TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM
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| 2003 & 2004 National Trust Heritage
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A
visit will be educational, scientific, nostalgic and unusual.
The Turon Technology
Museum is dedicated to the display of power technology of the period
1842 to 1960, probably the most extraordinary period in human
history which, James and Jennifer Walker suggest, the human race
will never see the like again.
It is affiliated with
Museums Australia, and is part of Cudgegong Valley Museums
Group
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Opening Hours |
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Weekends
or by prior appointment. |
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Garden Railway
operates 4th Sunday of the month |
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access |
Access is very easy – the Turon
Technical Museum is on the main road from Mudgee (Ilford) to
Bathurst (Sofala).
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It is a few kilometres north of
Sofala |
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Look for the signage. Just turn into
“Glen Gregor”. |
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highlights |
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The
evolution of the Motor Car engine from the Steam engine of the
1840’s; (Steam engine does
not mean locomotive. Although we have a fine display of Gauge One
locomotives). |
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Steam Turbines, Marine diesel,
compressors and generators. |
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Many of the engines are in working
order, while those in the Steam Hall are all operational. |
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The youngest small
engine in the collection is a 1951 Buzacott 6hp farm unit and a
S.P.U.D Experimental steam engine. |
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The oldest a 7x16
Australian horizontal steam engine 1842. |
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The largest an
English Electric diesel of 61 tonnes. |
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special exhibits |
Within the collection are
some very notable pieces
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four portable steam
engines – one being the oldest Marshall product in the world |
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the oldest Soho
Tangye engine in Australia, |
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the only restored Orr
& Sembower Bedless engine in Australia, |
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the grand champion of
1879 Sydney International Exhibition, |
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the oldest known
James Budge Ammonia compressor. |
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a
Clarkson steam bus gen/set, |
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a Grout Steam Car
engine and many, many more. |
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7/5/09 -
30/6/2010
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