Light Horse & Field Artillery Museum

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The Light Horse & Field Artillery Museum is an Australian military museum located approximately 1 hour south-east of Melbourne in Nar Nar Goon, Victoria. [1] It contains a number of exhibits of military items including gun carriages and cooking wagons restored by owner Bernie Dingle. [2] It also has a number of animals, including horses used in Anzac Day marches.

In 2015 it was closed to the public due to a building order from Cardinia Council, which in 2014 had ordered upgrades costing $80,000 - $100,000 including large water tanks, a sprinkler system and other changes. [3]

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References

  1. "Facilities and location".
  2. Elder, John Cartin' around – how Bernie Dingle keeps the old world turning June 14, 2015 The Age Retrieved September 21, 2016
  3. Diggers’ family shattered by military museum shut down due to ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ February 3, 2016 Herald-Sun Retrieved September 21, 2016

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