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[den]

This old community hall is all that's left of the town of Rawsonville, about halfway between Dubbo and Narromine. The village died from being less than 15 minutes from larger towns, and then the highway was realigned and raised so that it now runs along a 3m high causeway. Rawsonville is now a spot on a map and an unnoticed ruin below the level of the road.

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[pipibluestockin]

Those community halls are strange things. Occassionally they get shipped to new locations when a town dies - it always pays to read the painted out sign on the door.

I remember discovering a rowing club building completely MAMBA inland and way up a mountain range because its original town died. They had not even taken down the old trophy plaques - just given it a fresh coat of paint.