{"id":2586,"date":"2020-08-18T16:43:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T08:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=2586"},"modified":"2020-08-18T16:44:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T08:44:49","slug":"attractions-in-hay","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-hay\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractions in Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hay Gaol Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"The Hay Gaol Museum NSW   Country Airstrips Australia\" class=\"wp-image-2587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HayGaolMuseumNSW-287x190.jpeg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the great attractions in Hay is the Hay Gaol Museum. It has been a community Museum since 1976 and holds a fascinating collection of local artefacts and memorabilia. Feel the chill of the gaol cells as you discover the stories of their inmates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complex has had many uses since it was built in 1878: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>gaol, <\/li><li>maternity hospital, <\/li><li>lock hospital for the insane, <\/li><li>prisoner of war detention centre, <\/li><li>institute for girls and now, <\/li><li>a museum.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibits include the growing collection of antique windmills, beer pumps used in Hay\u2019s hotels and a Chinese insense stone. There is also Australia\u2019s largest flown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rangsboomerangs.com\/boomerang-list\/fun-facts-about-boomerangs-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boomerang<\/a> and the oldest known original bark canoe, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apex Park in the Gaol grounds is a great place for a picnic, and it has play equipment for the kids too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gaol Museum is the hub of <a href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/hay-new-south-wales\/\"><strong>Hay<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s stirring Australia Day celebrations, which start with a hearty breakfast, flag-raising ceremony and presentation of the town\u2019s citizenship awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong>  355 Church St, Hay NSW 2711<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>      (02) 6993 4045<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shear Outback &#8211; Australian Shearers Hall of Fame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW.jpg\" alt=\"The Outback Shearers Museum Hay NSW\" class=\"wp-image-2588 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW-300x132.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/220;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW.jpg\" alt=\"The Outback Shearers Museum Hay NSW\" class=\"wp-image-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/OutbackShearersHayNSW-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shearers enjoy legendary status in Australia, and links to Australia&#8217;s vibrant and colourful shearing culture are prevalent in our contemporary life. Shear Outback is an innovative and exciting interpretative centre devoted to those colourful characters of the bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located at the junction of the nation&#8217;s crossroads between Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, the Shear Outback exhibition comprises of a multi-million dollar interpretative centre, magnificent Murray Downs woolshed, cafe, gift shop and an ever changing spectacle of special events and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shearing demonstrations are held daily, except February &#8211; Wednesday to Sunday only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong>   Cnr Sturt and Cobb Highways, Hay NSW<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>        (02) 6993 4000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","listing-category":[120],"list-tags":[],"location":[112],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Popular attractions in Hay | Country Airstrips Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the interesting attractions in Hay is the Hay Gaol. 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