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ENGINEERING HERITAGE REGISTER / ITEMS OF ENGINEERING INTEREST
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 items of engineering interest identified by Engineering Heritage Branches is available here.
The images of maps above indicate the location engineering heritage items in Australia. Click on the respective image to open an interactive map that will provide:
- a brief description for each item,
- a link to an items webpage for additional information; and
- a link to the location in Google Maps which can then provide directions on how to get to the item from any nominated location.
DATES FOR ENGINEERING HERITAGE EVENTS
16 May 2025 - Engineering Heritage South Australia seminar 2025: preserving the past, shaping the future
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm ACST. Online and in-person at Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide
20 May 2025 - The Rise of Public Health Engineering in Victoria 1925-1940
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm. In person at the Drill Hall, 239 A’Beckett St, Melbourne 3000 or via ZOOM 6.00 pm. Speaker Ken McInnes.
22 May 2025 - Site visit: Orange Regional conservatorium and planetarium
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm AEST. 149 Byng Street, Orange NSW. Presentation 2 is titled Heritage Engineering – inspection and development of maintenance and conservation plan for 114 lamps listed on the state heritage register. Speaker Sean Johnson, Calare Civil.
29 May - 1 June 2025 - 2025 SIA Annual Conference
The Society for Industrial Archeology’s 53rd Annual Conference will be held in Buffalo, New York, a city with a robust industrial history on the eastern shore of Lake Erie.
2 June 2025 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1925
6:00 - 7:15 pm AEST. In-person and Online, speaker Bill Phippen, Deputy Chairman, Engineering Heritage Sydney.
1 July 2025 - Engineering Heritage Australia Achievement Award - John Monash Medal
Nominations are open to Tuesday 1 July. The criteria and submission guidelines are included on page 16 of the People Awards Entry Handbook
24 - 25 July 2025 - 'Contexts for Heritage Engineering' course in Adelaide
Reserve the date, flyer available here. More information at the Heritage Engineering Courses webpage.
14 - 17 October 2025 - Big Stuff Conference in Belgium and Perth
Hosted by Big Stuff Heritage community dedicated to preserving and showcasing technological and industrial heritage. A face-to-face and online Asia-Pacific hub will also be hosted in Perth on the same dates, making it easier for southern hemisphere heritage machinery fans to meet each other, get involved and reduce travel costs and carbon impact.
Victorian Goldfields Ballarat. Call for Sponsors now open.
Late November/early December 2025 - 'Heritage Engineering Materials' course in Perth
Reserve the date, flyer available soon. More information at the Heritage Engineering Courses webpage. Refer the course held in Sydney in July 2024.
