Murrurundi Memorial Hall

About

The Murrurundi Memorial Hall was originally built in 1897 as the Oddfellows Hall. It has a high front facade, which exhibits distinctive architectural features of the period, including horizontal lines, painted rendered walls, and curved decorative features above the front door and two front windows. Above the front door and on the high facade are traditional shaped pediments.  On 5 March 1946, The Scone Advocate reported that Sydney-based architect Mr R. Minnett had been nominated by the Returned Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (R.S.S. & A.I.L.A.) to visit the Oddfellows Hall to value it, and to suggest improvements to convert it to a war memorial hall for the district. He was to submit his report to the War Memorial Committee.  The committee met in April and resolved to purchase the hall and set about "modernising [it] to suit the requirements of a soldiers' memorial, such as enlarging the building and adding clubrooms." The sale was completed by September, at a cost of £1,500 for the hall itself and included furniture (The Scone Advocate, 2 April 1946; 20 September 1946).  The newly named Murrurundi Memorial Hall was gazetted for endorsement under the Theatres and Public Halls Act, 1908–1946 in the Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales on 14 February 1947. The interior of the hall is available for viewing during public functions.