# Australian Pinball Museum

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The **Australian Pinball Museum** is an interactive museum of [pinball](/source/Pinball) in [Nhill](/source/Nhill), Australia. It is home to more than 150 machines manufactured between the early 1930s and present day,[1] including a 1931 *[Baffle Ball](/source/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

1. ["Australian Pinball Museum"](https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/grampians/see-and-do/art-and-culture/museums/australian-pinball-museum). *Visit Victoria*. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. Flux, Elizabeth (2023-04-07). ["Meet the Oasis: The family run motel home to Australia's only pinball museum"](https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/meet-the-oasis-the-family-run-motel-home-to-australia-s-only-pinball-museum-20230328-p5cvvn.html). *The Age*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20230408110101/https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/meet-the-oasis-the-family-run-motel-home-to-australia-s-only-pinball-museum-20230328-p5cvvn.html) 2023-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. ["Australian Pinball Museum"](https://www.pinballmuseum.com.au/index.php). *www.pinballmuseum.com.au*. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. Schwarz, Kirrily (2021-05-14). ["Australia's pinball museum is a fun-filled treasure trove"](https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/australia/victoria/australias-pinball-museum-is-a-funfilled-treasure-trove/news-story/577b783d27d986c64f95dd922a6b24e7). *Escape*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210518030122/https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/australia/victoria/australias-pinball-museum-is-a-funfilled-treasure-trove/news-story/577b783d27d986c64f95dd922a6b24e7#) 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

1. Langmaid, Aaron (2017-01-05). ["Father and son unveil what could just be one of the Australia's most unique collections"](https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/father-and-son-unveil-what-could-just-be-one-of-the-australias-most-unique-collections/news-story/f0f0d37324eaf627561da6ad3e28c87a?amp&nk=c6caf4d1c4e1b5afdeb4c938f6de2ac1-1698029228). *Herald Sun*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20231023024652/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/father-and-son-unveil-what-could-just-be-one-of-the-australias-most-unique-collections/news-story/f0f0d37324eaf627561da6ad3e28c87a?amp&nk=c6caf4d1c4e1b5afdeb4c938f6de2ac1-1698029228) 2023-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. ["Road trip from Melbourne to Adelaide | South Australia"](https://southaustralia.com/itineraries/driving-from-melbourne-to-adelaide). *southaustralia.com*. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. ["Lyndon Carter in pursuit of the 'pinnies' | LifeSTYLE Wimmera - The Weekly Advertiser"](https://theweeklyadvertiser.com.au/articles/lyndon-carter-in-pursuit-of-the-pinnies-lifestyle-wimmera/). *theweeklyadvertiser.com.au*. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. Hudson, Sarah (2017-05-10). ["Nhill: Home to Australia's only pinball museum"](https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/nhill-home-to-australias-only-pinball-museum/news-story/c9a3df37633ae555773bee7ac7f5911d). *The Weekly Times*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20250831021212/https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/nhill-home-to-australias-only-pinball-museum/news-story/c9a3df37633ae555773bee7ac7f5911d) 2025-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. Aeria, Gillian (2023-02-12). ["Female pinball players working together to make the hobby more welcoming for women"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-12/female-flippers-making-pinball-friendlier-to-women/101948534?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web). ABC News (AUS). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240518082512/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-12/female-flippers-making-pinball-friendlier-to-women/101948534) 2024-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

1. ["International Flipper Pinball Association!"](https://www.ifpapinball.com/directors/view.php?d=1445). *IFPA*. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

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