Spring Fair 2023 at Calala Cottage Museum 142 Denison Street, West Tamworth. Join us for a fun family day with craft demonstrations, sheep shearing, entertainment, barbeque, kids games, bric-a-brac and […]
Please join us for the Tamworth Historical Society’s first meeting for 2024, to be held at Calala Cottage at 7:30 pm on Wednesday 21st February. All are welcome to attend […]
The next meeting of the Tamworth Historical Society will be held at the Calala Cottage Museum on Wednesday 20th March at 7:30pm. Our guest speaker this month is Gordon Holding, who will present on the growth of railways in NSW from 1850 to the early 1900s. This will be followed by a light supper, and […]
The Tamworth Historical Society will next meet at Calala Cottage Museum on Wednesday 17th April at 7:30pm. Melinda Gill will present ‘The Great White Train Part 2’ - more on the Australian-Made Preference League’s travelling promotion train. This presentation will include a section on the establishment of Berlei, which was one of the products featured […]
If you’ve ever wondered where the expression “Buckley’s Chance” comes from, our May meeting is for you! Join the Tamworth Historical Society at Calala Cottage Museum on Wednesday 15th May at 7:30pm where Mike Cashman will tell the fascinating story of convict escapee William Buckley. This free event will be followed by light supper, and […]
All are invited to join the Tamworth Historical Society (THS) at Calala Cottage Museum for our meeting on Wednesday 19th June at 7:30pm. Our talk this month is on NSW’s first Undercover Detective, Senior Sergeant Jules Pierre Rochaix, who retired in 1911. The presentation will be given by the Detective’s great-great-granddaughter, THS Member Natalie Willsallen. […]
Calala Cottage Museum is delighted to host the 2024 Travelling Quilters Challenge. This exhibition can be viewed during our opening hours, 1-4pm Friday 5th-Sunday 7th July and Friday 12th-Sunday 14th July. Free entry, come along to see the quilt show and vote for your favourite!
Everyone is welcome at the Tamworth Historical Society’s July Meeting to hear returning guest speaker Gordon Holding present on The Development of NSW Railways: Part 2 - the Later 19th Century. This talk will discuss train development up to the 1890s, and include the opening of the railway to West Tamworth in 1878. This free […]
Join the Tamworth Historical Society at Calala Cottage Museum on Wednesday 21st August at 7:30pm for an evening of Bush Poetry with Mike Cashman. This free event will be followed by light supper, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Bob and Leanne Kirchner from Tamworth Toastmasters will be the guest speakers at the Tamworth Historical Society’s October Meeting. They will present a history drawn from their experiences with local clubs and organisations, country music and the radio station 2TM. The talk will also include the background of the phaeton horse-drawn carriage previously donated to […]
Come one, come all to the Tamworth Historical Society’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Christmas Supper! We’ll meet at 7:30pm on Wednesday 20th November at Calala Cottage Museum, 142 Denison Street. All are welcome to come along, please bring a plate to share in the festivities. Image of Christmas candles courtesy of Miss Porter's […]
