Molong. Pioneer Bakery. Next to the Post Office. Another fine old late 19th century shop and residence. Now the Pioneer Bakery. Built around 1895 to 1900. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Molong. Pioneer Bakery. Next to the Post Office. Another fine old late 19th century shop and residence. Now the Pioneer Bakery. Built around 1895 to 1900. / denisbin
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| 説明 | Molong. Population 1,700.The white Europeans history of Molong began in 1822 when a government stockade was established near the town site as a stopover point for transportation to the early convict settlement at Wellington. A couple of early squatters bought cattle here and in 1826 a government setup a small military and police outpost. Captain Charles Sturt visited Molong in 1828. Charles Sturt arrived as a personal assistant to Governor Ralph Darling of NSW with the expressed purpose of doing some exploration. His exploration expeditions began in 1828 when the Governor appointed him to lead an exploration party along the Macquarie River. Sturt, accompanied by explorer Hamilton Hume (a currency lad), travelled down the Macquarie River from Bathurst until they crossed the marshes before it flows into the Darling River. The first official squatting license in the Molong area was granted in 1832. The town site was gazetted in 1849 but land sales did not began until 1856 with the licensing of the Golden Fleece Hotel and the Freemason’s Hotel. Within a couple of years Molong (a Wiradjuri word for “place of many rocks”) had a Methodist Church (1858), an Anglican Church (1860), an early flourmill, houses, a school and a post service. In the boom years of the 1870s and 1880s many fine stone buildings were erected as farms producing wheat, sheep and wool prospered. Today most of the main street, Bank Street is classified by the National Trust. Starting at the Railway Station. It was built for the opening of the railway in 1886. It was the rail terminus until 1893. A branch line to Dubbo was built in 1925. There is a gate keeper’s cottage near the level crossing. The railway line is on the main Sydney to Parkes (and Perth) line but passenger services stopped years ago. It is now the town library. A number one the main heritage buildings areFreemason’s Hotel, built as a single story hotel in 1856. It was rebuilt in 1911 with an upper floor. Post Office Hotel. This fine structure was built as a hotel in 1872 and is now the Rural Lands Protection Board offices. After it closed as a hotel it became a bank for some years. National Bank. This was built in 1883 as the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Later a NAB bank. It was restored in 1988. It is a superb Italianate or classical revival building with perfect symmetry for accommodation.Molong Stores. Fine two storey Italianate style shop and residence. Built in 1876. Post Office. Despite earlier postal services this grand bank was not built until 1880. The second story was added in 1900 as the Post Master’s residence. Pioneer Bakery. Next to the Post Office. Another fine old late 19th century shop and residence. Now the Pioneer Bakery. Built around 1895 to 1900. Telegraph Hotel. Located opposite the Post Office this hotel was built in 1880 the year the telegraph reached Molong. Built with an arched entry to the rear courtyard for coaches and horses. Cast iron lacework veranda and refashioned with roof pediments circa 1910. Commonwealth Bank. Mediterranean Art Deco style. Built in 1930 by architect E Henderson. Many Art Deco traits including barley twist columns, fan shells over windows, roof parapet with square in fills, curved corner entrance etc. Cobb and Co Coach House. Located beside the village green is the old Cobb and Co coach house. Their NSW operations were based in Bathurst from 1862. The Molong stage house was on the Bathurst to Bourke route which covered 2,000 miles from the Macquarie River to the Darling River. Horses were changed every 16 miles on these relatively fast moving coaches. The coach house in Molong was built around 1875. When built it was beside the Royal Hotel erected in 1877, a necessary adjunct for travellers to obtain food and sometimes rest. The Royal Hotel burnt down in the 1940s. It is now used by local craft producers with the Bicentennial Embroidered Screen there and a collection of locally spun items. Old brick cottage now the Market Craft Cottage. Built in 1860 as a Georgian style cottage residence and now a craft shop and Info Centre. Town Hall. This was built in 1888. After World War One a new foundation stone was added in 1922 stating it was Soldiers Memorial Town Hall. It was designed in Italianate style with many classical features such as Ionic columns, broken triangular pediment above the entrance etc. The new stone project was funded by donations from residents. Next to the Town Hall is the Anglican Church. The red brick 1905 Anglican Church with the large rose window was built in 1905 with terracotta roof tiles. Next to it is the original St Johns Anglican Church built in local stone in 1860. It became the church hall in 1905. Terrace houses. Opposite the old Anglican Church up the hill is a pair of two storey terraces. Built around 1890. Wesleyan Methodist Church. Just beyond the newish red brick church is the old original 1857 Methodist Church. Built in local rubble with gothic windows. The earliest church in Molong. Catholic Church. Turn southwards in Edwards Street to see the two Catholic churched on the next corner. The rough stone church in Gothic style was built in 1880. Right on the corner is the large Gothic church with buttresses, corner turrets, and six section window in the gable and central entrance. It opened in 1916. Return to the Main Street. A 10 minute walk away at 1 Edward Street is the fine Courthouse (1863) and Police Station (1878). |
| 撮影日 | 2022-04-26 12:33:03 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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