Engineering Heritage Australia
Welcome to Engineering Heritage Australia wiki website, a repository of knowledge about the history of engineering in Australia. Learn about the engineers who helped create the Australia we know today, and many of their well-known and less well-known achievements. Find interesting places to visit where you can see how engineering has shaped our country.
For current articles on engineering heritage, visit the EHA LinkedIn site at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14467672/
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ENGINEERING HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA
This map shows sites of engineering heritage interest around Australia. Click on the map for the interactive version which you can enlarge to see more detail. Tap or click on any pin to learn more. If you know of a site that is not yet shown, you can tell us about it here.
Click the map for the interactive version
MAP KEY:
Yellow pins: sites of international engineering heritage significance
Red pins: sites of national engineering heritage significance
Blue pins: sites of engineering heritage significance
Brown pins: sites of engineering interest
Green flags: engineering heritage tours
ENGINEERING HERITAGE QUICK LINKS
- A list of items of engineering significance that have been recognised with a marker since the commencement of the Engineering Heritage Recognition Program in 1984 is available here.
- A list of places with special engineering interest, identified by Engineering Heritage Branches is available here.
- A sitemap page provides a full list of the content on this website.
DATES FOR ENGINEERING HERITAGE EVENTS
20 July 2026 - A century in review: the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1926
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST, In-person and Online, Bill Phippen, Committee Member, Engineering Heritage Sydney.
29 August 2026 - Site visit: inner Newcastle heritage walk 2026
In-person 9:45 am - 1:30 pm AEST, commencing with a site visit at Newcastle Museum.
2 September 2026 - The Institution's Leadership - the WA story
Online 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm AEST and In-person 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AWST, Chris Fitzhardinge (WA Division President 2009) and Tom Goerke (National President and Board Chair).
11-12 November 2026 - Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference AEHC2026
Taking a holistic approach to engineering heritage – past, present and future. Swinburne University, Melbourne.
