Goodiman Inn

[den]

I wrote about the Goodiman inn here. The poor building is now more tumbled down than when I first saw it 10 years ago.

Tonight we were talking to the ex-mayor of Mudgee. He was telling us about how he'd been trying to get all sorts of heritage listings and restorations for old buildings in that area, and he mentioned the Inn. It is the last existing structure left of a network of stage inns and stations used by Cobb And Co to transport mail and people around the west of the state during the late 1800s.

"My great-great grand father built that," said Dad, and told the councillor about Bristol Bill.

Now we're getting together a heap of info about the old bloke for the Mudgee Council. If they act now they'll be able to restore the old pub before it becomes too decayed to save. Which is nice.

Comments

The Bath-House

[bigbearpaws.livejournal.com]

What ever became of the bath-house?

Re: The Bath-House

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Chances are it's still there since all of Gulgong has a heritage preservation order on the centre of the town. There are a lot of pre-1900 buildings still there.

After my ancestor was released from the Convict system he was employed as a shepherd on a farm not too far away. That farm is still there and lived it.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

You're lucky to have something left to preserve!
That's awesome, to be able to go somewhere and see a part of not only the history of your country but your actual family as well. All I've got to go on in terms of most of mine are records> I wish I had criminals. Might be more information then:D.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Information? I think the correct term in "Police Record."