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.
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ENGINEERING HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA
This map shows sites of engineering heritage interest around Australia. You can enlarge the map to show more detail around any area of interest to you. Tap or click on any pin to learn more. If you know of a site that is not yet shown here, you can tell us about it here.
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.
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
25 February 2026 - From Shaping the Hunter to the M1 to Raymond Terrace motorway
05.30 pm - 7.00 pm AEDT, Online and in-person (Newcastle), Barry Hancock.
