Some history
When Dave Gordon
decided to move the Myall Park house from the creek bank to its present
position on top of the ridge, he first built this building, The Single
Men’s Quarters. He and his mother and sisters lived here while the
house was moved and renovated, and it was subsequently used as its name
tells us, to house men working on Myall Park property.
The large bedroom
and bathroom on the back verandah would have been the domain of the
cook, always a very important person who needed special treatment! On
the long side verandah the men would sit and while away the summer
evenings and weekends reading, yarning and playing many games of darts.
The dart board was pencilled on the wall outside the small bathroom, and
the scores were kept on the walls - some have been preserved as an item
of interest.
The inside of the
Quarters was painted by our patient and persistent team of volunteers
over many long days in 1995 and 1996. The side verandah and small
bathroom received the attentions of a team of YCC/LEAP (Youth
Conservation Corps and Landcare Environment Action Programme) workers in
1996.
Further repairs
and renovations were recently funded by the Gaming Machines Community
Benefit fund and our own Myall Park Botanic Garden Friends Committee.
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