Richmond River Historical Society is now operating out of rooms at the Goonellabah Community Centre, 27 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah.
(The Goonellabah Library is also located in this building)
**Please note: Our email is now working. If you emailed in June and did not receive a reply please resend your email or phone 0493 821 019 and leave a message and we will get back to you on Monday or Tuesday.**
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Since the catastrophic floods of 2022 Lismore has been without a museum. Our collection and archives are safely housed in Goonellabah. It will be some time before our collection will be able to be displayed for access by public.
We are open for research on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 noon. Other times by appointment only.
Please contact us for enquiries.
0493821019
info@richhistory.org.au
Research Applications, Donation Forms, and Membership Applications and Renewals can be lodged via email or by post.
All our publications are available for purchase.
Opening Hours for Research
Monday: 9:30am – 12:00 noon
Tuesday: 9:30am – 12:00 noon
Watch this space for further updates
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Richmond River Historical Society is based in the city of Lismore, centre of the Richmond River region of northern New South Wales. The Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of North-Eastern NSW. Whether you are interested in visiting our Museum, researching your family history, discovering an aspect of local history, or becoming a member or volunteer with the Society, we trust you will find what you are looking for on this website.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
We acknowledge the Widjabal-Waibal people of the Bundjalung Nation as the traditional custodians and pay our respects to elders past and present.
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To help celebrate History Week 2026 and its theme 'Keeping Stories', you are invited to 'History in 5' at our upcoming Quarterly Meeting. We will
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HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, CITY OF LISMORE!!!! Sunday 30 August marks the 80th anniversary of Lismore's proclamation as a city. In the NSW Government Gazette of
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Our email system is sadly down at the moment. We are working to fix it. If you have a request for the research team, you
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Give us a wave and a cheer at this year’s Lismore Lantern Parade. This Saturday evening about 5pm followed by the fiery final at Oakes
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Come say hello to the Historical Society volunteers at the Lismore City Bowlo Markets tomorrow Sunday 17th May from 10am. Lots of items for sale
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You're invited to our upcoming Annual General Meeting, 31/5/26, 2pm. Our Guest Speaker will be Rob Garbutt, researcher, writer and artist, speaking on the topic
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In the lead-up to ANZAC Day next Saturday, we'd like to pay tribute to two of our many local servicemen. Brothers, Fred and Frank Gallagher,
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RRHS Research rooms will be closed on the morning of Tuesday 31 March 2026. This closure allows volunteers who were close to Jenny Dowell to
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HAPPY 90th ANNIVERSARY RRHS! - Come celebrate with us, Sunday 15th March 2-4pm at our new home at the Goonellabah Community Centre. Details below: 2026
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Wondering how to contact us? Our archives and research team are now at the Goonellabah Community Centre, open on Monday and Tuesday between 9.30 and