Hay War Memorial High School Museum
Highlights
Unique museum housed within a living high school Honours one of Australia's highest small-town enlistment rates Features personal artefacts like medals, letters and uniforms
Overview
The Hay War Memorial High School Museum commemorates both Hay and district's war service and the life of the school itself in a unique war memorial. As a museum within a school, it aims to connect…
The Hay War Memorial High School Museum commemorates both Hay and district's war service and the life of the school itself in a unique war memorial. As a museum within a school, it aims to connect the youth of today to young people from the past.
The Hay War Memorial High School was opened in 1923 as the town's war memorial. It was built to honour all those volunteers who lost their lives on active service during Word War I. Of the 641 men who served in World War I, 103 did not return. This impacted greatly on Hay and district community, who had one of the largest enlistment rates for a small town in Australia.
The museum's collection preserves the medals, photographs, uniforms, letters and diaries of local servicemen.