Casino and District Historical Society

04/06/2026

Join our friends at Casino and District Family History Group about researching family history in Scotland.

04/06/2026

Volunteers are the heart of our Local Museums. If you can assist Lawrence Museum please contact them.

02/06/2026

Scholers Bros Store

Scholer Bros. came to Casino in 1905 and built a new store which opened in December 1905.

The brick building was a one story with 68ft frontage to Walker Street and a depth of 96ft. The ceilings were embossed steel and the inside of the building lighted with some 30ft of glass on the roof. A special feature was the deep display windows and ornamental tiles at the front entrances. The whole building had acetylene gas lighting and water. There were ladies and gentlemen's departments under the one roof and a separate area for millinery, boots and furniture.

In 1906 several additions were made, including a produce store, a machinery store, cart shed, oil store, gas room and harness room.

In October 1908 it was announced that Scholers Bros of the Emporium Casino had sold their business to Mr Bales from Goulburn. Hans Scholers took over the adjoining Bakers Trade Palace. There were two name changes: Junior and McCartney's Emporium and Scholer's and McCartneys. In 1914 the Emporium and Trade Palace amalgamated becoming one of the largest businesses on the North Coast.

01/06/2026

VOLUNTEERS: THE FACE OF OUR MUSEUM 🏛️

If you’ve visited Casino Historical Museum recently, you’ve likely been greeted by the wonderful Volunteers.

Our Volunteers were on door duty for us during our opening all week for Beef Week welcoming every single visitor and the school groups with a warm smile and also providing the schools with a guided tour.

Front-of-house roles are so important, and our Volunteers makes sure everyone starts their museum visit with a fantastic experience. Thank you for your energy, patience, and dedication. We are so lucky to have you all on our team. 💙🩷

Now, we are looking for a few more friendly faces to join the Casino & District Historical Society family!

If you love meeting new people, sharing local history, and being part of a vibrant team, door duty is the perfect role for you.

No prior museum experience is needed—we provide full, friendly training! Whether you can spare a few hours a week or a month, we would love to hear from you. 👫
Please phone us on 0437005838 or email [email protected] or pop in and see us Wednesday to Friday 10am to 2pm.

31/05/2026

CALLING ALL MEMBERS: 📢

Our next Member’s meeting is a time to get together, catch up, and chat about what’s next for our Museum.

We are incredibly excited to announce that representatives from the Casino Truck Show will be joining us as our special guest speakers! 🚛✨

📅 Date: Saturday, 13 June 2026
⏰ Time: 10am
📍 Location: Casino Community Centre, 35 Walker St, Casino

See you all there!

27/05/2026

It was a pleasure today to host a School visit from Casino West Public School to assist in their Learning.

A busy week this week with 3 schools visiting.

If your school would like to visit please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

25/05/2026