Lismore History

Lismore History
Lismore is the central city of the Richmond River region of north-eastern NSW, which extends from the head of the river in the shadow of Mt Lindesay to the mouth at Ballina. It is situated on the Wilsons River, formerly known as the North Arm of the Richmond. The region encompasses the former Big Scrub area… View Article
Lismore Museum
The award-winning Lismore Museum has one of the best historical collections in regional Australia. The all-volunteer museum is managed by the Richmond River Historical Society, which since 1936 has collected, preserved, displayed and disseminated the fascinating history of this multicultural community of some 140,000 people. The story of these peoples is told in the displays… View Article
Richmond River Historical Society
The Richmond River Historical Society Inc. (RRHS) is based in the city of Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. RRHS was founded in 1936, one of the first three historical societies formed in New South Wales outside the Sydney region. Its mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to… View Article

Welcome to the Richmond River Historical Society

This site is divided into three sections. The pages on Lismore History will provide you with background information on the history of the region and some aids to delving further into its past. The pages on Richmond River Historical Society will tell you what our Society is about, what services we provide, and how you can get involved. Finally, we hope the pages on Lismore Museum – one of the services provided by our Society – will entice you to visit and discover in its collections some of the rich history of Lismore and the Richmond River region.

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Our Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of North Eastern NSW. We are based in the city of Lismore, the centre of the Richmond River region region. Whether you are interested in visiting our Museum, researching your family history, discovering some aspect of local history, or becoming a member or a volunteer with the Society, we trust you will find what you are looking for on this website.

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Richmond River Historical Society Inc.

3 weeks ago

FLOOD RECOVERY UPDATEMessage from Robert Smith, President RRHS:Members and the community will be relieved to know that your Museum has survived the floods in good shape. The unprecedented level of the first flood affected a tiny proportion of our holdings, and the NSW government is helping with professional conservators. Stored items such as metal hardware, porcelain and unsorted papers were managed by much time and effort by our volunteers. LCC has contractors working on clearing the ground floor of mould. Once this is done, and electricity is reconnected, we look forward to reopening.
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Richmond River Historical Society Inc.

2 months ago

A tiny bit of good news amongst this catastrophic event in Lismore! The river height reached 14.4 metres but by some miracle it looks like it may not have entered the top floor of the old Lismore Chambers and the museum, which backs onto the Wilsons River. This photo was taken by Brendan Beirne after the worst of the flood waters had receded a couple of metres.Fingers crossed we will be open again in the near future. Watch this space.Photo credit: Brendan Beirne, Media-Mode.
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