Black Diamond District Heritage Inc

Location Bulli Railway Station, Franklin Avenue, Bulli, NSW 2516
Contact 02 4283 6429 or 0415 150781
Email Stewartsonpark@bigpond.com
Web N/A
Admission Adults: $2.00 Children: $1.00
Hours Sundays 1pm to 4pm, or by appointment
Access Disabled access

Located at the Bulli Railway Station, museum staff with a wealth of local knowledge will guide you through the collection of original Bulli Railway fittings and the life of the building.  The museum’s focus is the preservation of the 1887 Bulli Railway buildings. On display is the South Bulli No 2 steam locomotive imported in 1888 and used until the early 1960’s.  In 1956 Queen Elizabeth boarded the train for her return trip to Sydney at this station. 

The centre has a collection of maps and objects relating to local mining life and the Bulli Mine which once operated on the escarpment.  The Bulli Mine was the first source of coal, colloquially known as black diamond, in the Illawarra which was transported along High Street and loaded onto a pier at Sandon Point. 

The museum is also home to the unique Blinkco collection – a significant intact collection of beautiful and fascinating items belonging to two spinster women who first lived in a converted chapel in High Street.

Image Credits Shoes, Blinkco Collection, courtesy of Black Diamond Heritage Centre