Museum Rooms

When you visit Fort Scratchley make sure you spend some time in the Museum Rooms to get an insight into the fascinating history of the Fort.

There are five Museum Rooms open to the public that have been carefully curated by members of the Fort Scratchley Historical Society.

Entry into the Museum Rooms is free.

The Rooms cover the history of the site, from pre-Fort use by the Awabakal people, its purpose as the first coal mine in Australia, pre WW1 relevance, Novocastrian involvement in WW1 and of course the site's important role in protecting Australia's coastline during WW11.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.