EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
 Barbeques Galore Limited
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 333-46529) of Barbeques Galore Limited of our audit report dated
August 8, 1997 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Barbeques
Galore Limited and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1996 and for
each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 1996, which report appears
in the January 31, 1998 annual report on Form 20-F of Barbeques Galore
Limited.
 
/s/ Horwath Sydney Partnership
 
April 29, 1998
Sydney, Australia