The Tongarra Bicentennial Museum opened in 1988. The Museum collection includes artefacts significant to the history of Shellharbour, and those that tell stories about the people and places of our past and present.
It features pioneering and historical exhibits such as the Victorian Automatic Sock Knitting Machine and Handmade Patchwork Quilt; a large collection of early maps and panoramic photographs of the Shellharbour Local Government Area and a bronze bust of Caroline Chisholm, who is known as 'The Immigrants' Friend', who helped to settle families in Shellharbour in the 1840s.
Attraction Opening Times
Public Holiday: Closed Public Holidays ...... Monday and Wednesday 9am to 4pm Opening time is 10:00am. Closing time is 16:00pm.
The Tongarra Bicentennial Museum opened in 1988. The Museum collection includes artefacts significant to the history of Shellharbour, and those that tell stories about the people and places of our past and present. 
