Richmond River Historical Society Museum

The main display area is in the Council Chamber, which is lined with cedar taken from the homestead of the Kyogle pastoral run. It features musical instruments and other fascinating artefacts. Major exhibitions are mounted here. A feature of the main hallway is an exhaustive display of local native timbers. There are also rooms for aboriginal, industry, natural history, pioneer and shipping displays. In the industry room may be seen artefacts used by early timber getters and other workers. Domestic utensils are also displayed, revealing something of the difficult life experienced by early families. The Bundjalung Yanha (Bundjalung Way) exhibition deals with the history of the Bundjalung people whose traditional country this is. It covers such areas as Caring for Country; Ceremonies and Gatherings; Old Ways, New Ways; and Quiet Achievers. Within the Industry room is an exhibition, based around an original NSW Lancers uniform of the 1890s which belonged to Otto Armbruster, titled As Good As Any Man. It marks the significant role of the Lancers in local history and also the contribution of families such as the Armbrusters in the development of the region. Displays are regularly rotated.