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
March 10, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Barbeques
Galore Limited and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and for the year ended
June 30, 1996, which report appears in the January 31, 1999 annual report on
Form 20-F of Barbeques Galore Limited.
 
/s/ Horwath Sydney Partnership
 
April 29, 1999
Sydney, Australia