Molong - Central New South Wales - Australian Holidays

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Panel No.2 - 1838-1888
Colonial Days This panel shows the diversity of the Molong District. The scarred hillside is visible at Copper Hill, where 'Metalliferous' mine was sunk. Miners travelled aboard the vessel 'Elphinstone' under indenture to work here; it is from here that the first payable copper was exported from New South Wales in 1845. This mine continued to be worked periodically, last recorded working was 1929.
"Valehead' homestead, 'The Round House' was built for Rev. Samuel Marsden's daughter Mary and her husband Mr. John Betts in the late 1830's; this unusual homestead was built around a central chimney with a fire place in each room. John Hood mentioned this building in his journal 'Australia and the East'. At that period 1854, it was an Inn, a stopping place for Cobb & Co.
The second Public School built in 1879 (replacing the original slab timber school erected in 1859), being one of 128 public schools operating in N.S.W., continued to serve Molong educational needs for 70 years, replaced in 1948 when it became too small. This building has been extensively altered, now used by the Baptist Community, as a Church.
In 1879 Mr. James Hull built this cottage, also many buildings in early Molong. He lived here until his death in 1961, aged 109. Built in 1858, the Wesleyan Church was the first Church built in Molong, opened 24th May 1858, porch added 1868 (transcept and Vestry added in 1905), here the 'National School' was conducted by Mr. Richard Richards in 1863.
The new Royal Hotel license was transferred from a 'shanty' at Copper Hill in 1875.
Cobb and Co's coach in traditional N.S.W. Col ' ours, (Victorian Coaches golden yellow, Queensland, white, in 1860 seven horse teams became standard practice). Coaches left Molong on Monday and arriving in Sydney on Friday. Tongue in cheek we have Opera Star'Lola Montez' on her way to the Gulgong Opera House.