The Water Tower Museum, in Anzac Park on South Street, is a circular museum housed in an old water tower reservoir which is covered in a Vietnam War mural. The water tower, built in 1908, was Gunnedah’s first reservoir. Stairs spiral up through the four floors of memorabilia and artefacts to the observation deck on the roof of the building.

As well as artist Jenny McCracken’s striking mural on the outside of the building, Inside on the second floor is a mural capturing the early Aboriginal and European history of the region. The Bill Clegg Memorial Display, on the ground floor, commemorates the service of Gunnedah and District people in the military conflicts from the Boer Wars through to that in Afghanistan.
The Water Tower Museum is the permanent home of Gunnedah and District Historical Society, and was opened in 1980.

Open Saturdays 9am to 1pm or by arrangement.
Ph: 0427 425 453
E: gndhistsoc@gmail.com

Find out more about the Gunnedah Water Tower Museum at Museums & Galleries of NSW.