Deniliquin and district have many amazing spaces in which you could while away the days these Easter holidays.
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Deni is home to a number of great museums.
Some explore our transport industry and rural life, others look at our pastoral and community history.
Here’s a list of some of the spaces you can explore this Easter.
The Depot Historic Vehicle and Memorabilia Collection
Open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm, including over Easter, you can immerse yourself in the past amongst the family-friendly interactive displays and activities.
With touches of Hollywood, trucking and transport, Australian motoring, rescue vehicles and cars from all around the world, The Depot is full of nostalgia and discovery.
The Depot has grown around the historic vehicle and memorabilia collections of Neville and Debbie Purtill and the Purtill family.
Throughout The Depot you are invited to reminisce and discover new stories of life at home and on the road.
If you find you are hungry or thirsty after all your adventures at The Depot, you will find the Cruizin* Diner and Roadhouse right next door.
You can choose from an extensive menu of food and drinks including an all-day breakfast menu and there is an indoor kids play zone to keep the children busy.
You will find The Depot at 158 Hardinge Street, Deniliquin. Phone 1300 3 DEPOT (1300 333 768), visit depotdeni.com.au or email depot@depotdeni.com.au.
Deni Ute Muster Museum
The museum tells the story of the famous Deni Ute Muster from its beginnings in 1999, when a small group of locals gathered to try and develop an event that could ‘put Deniliquin on the map’.
They have succeeded in spades. The museum covers more than two decades to the present day, paying tribute to the ute, and all the history behind the festival and its attractions.
At the museum, located at the entrance to the famed festival site, visitors can check out an amazing collection of memorabilia, a library of publications featurign the event, historic stickers, articles, tickets, wristbands and merchandise.
There’s also honour boards listing competition winners, interactive touch screens showcasing photos of the event through the years and a retail space where you can pick up your Muster merch.
The museum is traditionally open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and on weekends by appointment, but the team will open the museum frtom 10am to 2pm on both Easter Saturday and Sunday. It is closed Good Friday.
For more information about the museum or the famous Deni Ute Muster, go to www.deniutemuster.com.au.
Deniliquin & District Historical Society
The Deniliquin and District Historical Society Museum displays some of their oldest treasures, in the freshest ways.
The society intricately explores the rich and complex history of Deniliquin, with an original and authentic flair that will help even the most reluctant of tourists feel at home.
The museum has an enormous and well cared for collection, with a large variation in scope. With such a large amount of information on everything ‘Deni’, there is something for everybody — from history buffs to farming enthusiasts.
The building alone is something to behold, and was once the police inspector’s residence.
The open faced museum is tasteful and an insight into riverside elegance. With a rose studded garden crawling beside the footpath, the site is classically beautiful.
The Deniliquin and District Historical Society Museum is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10am to noon, although you’re likely to find members there every day of the week who can help.
Other than being closed Good Friday, the museum is accessible throughout Easter. Viewings outside normal hours can also be booked by calling 0428 359 297.
Peppin Heritage Centre Museum
The Peppin Heritage Centre is is situated in George St, Deniliquin.
It was originally the Deniliquin Public School, and renamed the Peppin Heritage Centre in honour of the Peppin family and the influence they had on the founding of the Merino sheep industry in the area.
Deniliquin Public School was Deniliquin’s first school.
The location was originally identified in 1857 with a brick schoolhouse being erected in 1861. A survey conducted at the time revealed that only 138 of the 613 children living in the area attended school.
The original schoolhouse was demolished and replaced by a larger building in 1879.
Due to continued growth, it was extended in 1899 and 1905, and continued to operate until 1972 when it finally closed its doors.
In the early 1980s a museum was to be incorporated into the Deniliquin Public School, which had been occupied by the Historical Society since 1978 when Deniliquin Council became owners of the school and grounds including the Headmasters Cottage.
In 1985 the museum was built and named the Peppin Heritage Centre.
Soon after, the Warriston Ram Shed and yards were constructed on the grounds and are an iconic feature of the garden area; as are the Deniliquin Gaol, windmill, school bell and Flying School museum room.
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