Australian Pinball Museum
Australia Pinball Museum Nhill, VIC, AUS | |
| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | 21/22 Dimboola Rd, Nhill, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°20′04″S 141°40′05″E / 36.334405°S 141.668181°E |
| Type | Pinball Museum |
| Collections | Pinball |
| Owner | Lyndon / Simon Carter |
| Website | https://www.pinballmuseum.com.au/ |
36°20′04″S 141°40′05″E / 36.334405°S 141.668181°E
The Australian Pinball Museum is an interactive museum of pinball in Nhill, Australia. It is home to more than 150 machines manufactured between the early 1930s and present day,[1] including a 1931 Baffle Ball.[2]
The museum displays around 50 machines at a time,[3] and showcases a large amount of original pinball ephemera across its walls.[4]
The museum is attached to the Nhill Oasis Motel, both run by Lyndon Carter and his father Simon.[5]
The traffic for the museum is predominately travelers passing through to and from Melbourne/Adelaide,[6] locals of the area, and pinball enthusiasts from across the country.[2]
History
The Oasis Motel was purchased in 2008 by the Carter family.[7]
Starting in 2016, Lyndon converted the family motel's business center[2] into the museum. The machines were the collection from Simon's years routing machines as an arcade operator supplying arcade games and pinball machines to local pubs and businesses.[8]
Events
The Australian Pinball Museum hosts monthly tournaments on the last Saturday of each month.[3][2][9]
By 2025, the museum had held over 50 International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) events[10] allowing over 144 first time IFPA players to compete.[10]
References
- ^ "Australian Pinball Museum". Visit Victoria. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b c d Flux, Elizabeth (2023-04-07). "Meet the Oasis: The family run motel home to Australia's only pinball museum". The Age. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Australian Pinball Museum". www.pinballmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Schwarz, Kirrily (2021-05-14). "Australia's pinball museum is a fun-filled treasure trove". Escape. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Langmaid, Aaron (2017-01-05). "Father and son unveil what could just be one of the Australia's most unique collections". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Road trip from Melbourne to Adelaide | South Australia". southaustralia.com. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Lyndon Carter in pursuit of the 'pinnies' | LifeSTYLE Wimmera - The Weekly Advertiser". theweeklyadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Hudson, Sarah (2017-05-10). "Nhill: Home to Australia's only pinball museum". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Aeria, Gillian (2023-02-12). "Female pinball players working together to make the hobby more welcoming for women". ABC News (AUS). Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ a b "International Flipper Pinball Association!". IFPA. Retrieved 2025-08-31.