About Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum
The Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum is a heritage-listed former steam-powered water pumping station on the Wollondilly River at Marsden Weir in Goulburn, New South Wales. Built between 1883 and 1886 to provide Goulburn's first reticulated water supply, it houses the original 1883 Appleby Bros. beam engine and 1866 Hick Hargreaves engine, boiler house and related industrial buildings within a riverside park setting.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore the restored 1880s pump house buildings, view the large stationary steam engines and boilers, and see interpretive displays on water supply history and engineering. The site is set on the Wollondilly River at Marsden Weir with lawns, picnic areas and river views. Guided tours explain the operation of the engines, with steam demonstrations on scheduled steaming days. The museum includes exhibition rooms, engine house, and outdoor grounds to walk through.
Key highlights
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Original 1883 Appleby Bros. beam engine - the only complete working example of its type in the Southern Hemisphere
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1866 Hick Hargreaves horizontal engine and original boiler house
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Heritage-listed 1880s pumping station buildings at Marsden Weir on the Wollondilly River
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Working steam demonstrations on scheduled steaming days