Attractions in Tocumwal
Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum
One of the most historic attractions in Tocumwal is the Historic Aerodrome Museum at the Tocumwal Bowls Club. Entry is by gold coin donation. Note the opening hours are variable (seasonal) so please call the Bowls Club on (03) 5874 2253. You will find a wealth of information in the museum – stories, maps, photos, news articles and scale models.
The museum will be moving to the building with the glider on the pole in the not too distant future – stay tuned !
Tocumwal, sometimes referred to as Tocumwal-on-the-Murray, is a picturesque town situated on the Murray River in NSW. It is approx 257 kms from Melbourne and 763 kms from Sydney on the Newell Highway
The town is famous for many things – stunning beaches, the redgum forests on the outskirts, a fantastic golf course, the giant cod, glider and B24 replicas on poles, but Tocumwal is also famous for its role during WW2. The town was used as a major base by the US during the war effort, but then after the war ended, the area around the airfield became a massive aircraft graveyard and many hundreds of planes were chopped up, stripped and melted down. A truly sad end to some of the greatest aircraft of the time.
Very little of this remains today, but there are plenty of landmarks that you can learn about from the locals.
Address: 41 – 43 Deniliquin Street, Tocumwal NSW
Phone: 1800 677 271
Chrystie’s Museum
George Chrystie and his wife bought 4 acres of vacant land at Tocumwal in 2004, built a big shed and put a caravan on the property, and moved in. While they were waiting for the house to be built, they discovered that confined living was not for them so they bought a cottage in Tocumwal to live in while waiting on the building of the house.
Meanwhile George, an avid collector since 1989, started moving all his little secrets into the shed until it finally looked like a museum. They then decided to open it as a museum and it all went from there.
George started his collections in 1989. He bought a 1953 English Mk 1 Zephyr, 1 owner, for $800. He later bought another Zephyr, this time a Mk2, 1600 miles, 1 owner for $3000 and he hasn’t stopped collecting since. His big shed that he built before the house soon became too small, so he had to extend again and again, until it became what it is today.
Apart from cars, trucks, and caravans, George’s museum also houses motorbikes, pushbikes, chain saws, cameras, toys, dolls, tools, lamps, fuel bowsers, pedal cars, woodwork tools, clocks & radios, glassware collectables, Royal Family collectables, and just about anything else you can think of.
Address: 139 Thorburns Road, Tocumwal NSW
Phone: (03) 5874 3358
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Chryties Museum, Thorburns Road, Tocumwal NSW, Australia
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