“The Millers’ Tales” is the Uralla Historical Society’s (UHS) newsletter. It is published quarterly, printed and posted out free to all members, sponsors, patrons and councillors. The Newsletter keeps all members informed on the latest news and up-to-date happenings at…
Our International Women’s Day Official Opening and Celebration Dinner was held just in time before Covid 19 changed all our plans. On 14 March, 2020, approximately 70 guests gathered at the Mill to celebrate the Opening of our new Exhibition…
My move to Uralla in 2015 put an end to 37 years involvement with the Powerhouse Museum.I hadn’t even unpacked properly before a dear friend, also a “Museum person”, came to visit, so of course our first stop was the…
“SUNNY JIM MACKAY” Exhibition OpeningUnfortunately, this has had to be postponed until a date to be set. Guest Speaker Malcolm Knox was very understanding and has held his Qantaslink tickets over to appear at the Opening Event . . ….
It has been a long process as the committee wanted to involve as many members as possible, considering the various ideas and comments of everyone who put forward their suggestions for a slogan or logo design.Just before we were forced…
Becoming a volunteer at the McCrossin’s Mill Museum and Function Centre is a rewarding and interesting way to spend an hour or two (or more) of your spare time. If you think you’d like to greet visitors at the Mill, or work…
Upcoming and New Exhibitions at the Museum McCrossin’s Mill is a Museum with a surprising variety of exhibits, some of which are of National Significance. One of these, “New Gold Mountain, The Chinese at Rocky River” has been completed in…
Amazing Find In Uralla Store…. I love to wander around Uralla in my spare time to see what new and exciting things I can discover amongst Uralla’s abundance of unique art, antique and speciality shops. This was so a couple…
The Collection Management team at McCrossin’s Mill Museum are constantly adding and updating to our Digital Collection for use as an online catalogue, library and resource for virtual visitors to our museum. The collection contains objects and artefacts that are…
Official Opening to be re-scheduled! “Sunny Jim Mackay”, a new exhibition curated by Kent Mayo tells the amazing and tragic story of this Uralla resident and it is astonishing. Tickets will be available soon for the official opening of “Sunny Jim…
Phillip Pomroy About the Artist As a young lad in Wingham, Phillip Pomroy was inspired by the works of Tom Roberts. Roberts’ famous “Bailed Up”, depicting Captain Thunderbolt’s hold-up of a stage coach at Paradise Creek near Inverell, made a dramatic…
In the Depression of the early 1930’s, people came up with ways of amusing themselves and lifting their spirits. Ernest Henry Barnden used the kitchen table in the family’s slab cottage as a workbench. With the tinsnips, pliers and a…
