Welcome to the website of
The Clyde River and Batemans Bay Historical Society
Batemans Bay Heritage Museum
The Batemans Bay Heritage Museum (previously known as the Old Courthouse Museum) was opened in 1985 when a new courthouse was built in Batemans Bay. It took ten years for the building, built in 1905, to be moved to its present position at Museum Place. At that time, the Department of Education offered Nelligen's former one-room schoolhouse and the two buildings were joined together.
The Clyde River and Batemans Bay Historical Society
The Clyde River and Batemans Bay Historical Society is an incorporated volunteer organisation, formed on 25 July 1977. The Society, through the Museum, is the storehouse of our community's history. The Society is recognised as a key community cultural resource and visitor attraction through development, maintenance and promotion of the Batemans Bay Heritage Museum and its Collections.
The Batemans Bay Courthouse, circa 1906
Construction of the Bay Bridge in 1956, with the first tower almost completed - looking south
Brief history of Batemans Bay