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. Search & Discover VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Sydneysiders bring bugs,
rocks and bones here for Practical Information
identification. The public 1 William St. Map 4 F3.
can also access electronic Tel 9320 6000.
archives for research. ∑ austmus.gov.au
Open 9:30am–5pm daily.
Closed 25 Dec. & 7 8
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Transport
@ Sydney Explorer, 323, 324,
325, 389.
Level 2  Museum, Town Hall.

Surviving Australia
This exhibit explores wild Australia, including
this venomous Speckled Brown Snake as
well as sharks, crocodiles and other
dangerous animals.

Level 1
Dinosaurs
exhibit

Birds and Insects
Australia’s most poisonous spider, the . Kidspace
male of the funnel-web species, dwells This mini museum has been designed especially
exclusively in the Greater Sydney region. for children aged five and under to investigate
the natural world, with five “pods” – Bugs, Marine,
Volcano, Observation and Imagination – to explore.
Key to Floorplan
Plants and minerals
Kidspace “Welcome Stranger” Gold Nugget Cast
Birds and insects In 1869, the largest gold nugget
ever found in Australia was
First Australians
discovered in Victoria. It weighed
The Long Gallery 71.06 kg (156 lb). The museum
Search & Discover holds a cast of the original
Dinosaurs exhibition in a display examining the
impact of the gold rush,
Surviving Australia
when the Australian population
Temporary exhibition space doubled in ten years. 67.5 cm (26 1/2 in) wide
Non-exhibition space 67.5 cm (26 1/2 in) wide