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Country Women's Association (CWA) Hall, Kurrajong
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Located at 58 Old Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong, New South Wales. The hall was constructed in 1952 as the Kurrajong District War Memorial Club (Kurrajong RSL) but was later purchased by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) and continues to be a popular venue for local functions and events. The CWA also continues to meet in the hall and the association is firmly established as part of the fabric of the vibrant Kurrajong community.
The Kurrajong Branch of the CWA held its first fund raising function in Hart’s Hall, a dance and euchre party in April 1928. The hall was originally constructed with the help of public donations for the RSL as Kurrajong District War Memorial Club in 1952 and opened the following March. It seems that the RSL failed to obtain a liquor licence for the hall.
Subsequently, in October 1956 the local branch of the CWA commenced negotiations for the purchase of the building. It is constructed of Clark’s Concrete Bricks which were made by Bill Clark from the late 1940s at a site known as The Crusher on the bank of the Hawkesbury River near Yarramundi Lane.
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Kurrajong CWA Hall
Credits: Cathy McHardy October 2016
Reference: SRNSW Series 15318 Item 2908
Theatres and Public Halls inspection files from 1/1/1955 to 31/12/1965
Reference: SRNSW Series 15318 Item 81/0171
Theatres and Public Halls inspection files from 1/1/1966 to 31/12/1990
Portion 294 Parish of Kurrajong County of Cook Current title - Lot 294 DP 751649 Prior title - Volume 5568 Folio 95 Grant of land sold by auction sale for township settlement under the ‘Closer Settlement Acts 1904’.
Reference: Vol 5568 Fol 95
Land sold by auction on 5 October 1936 to the Kurrajong Producer’s Association Co-operative Ltd for the sum of £62-10-0.
Transfer of title dated 5 November 1949 from Kurrajong Producer’s Association Co-operative Ltd to Arhtur William Clark of Kurmond, Manufacturer; James Alfred Vincent of Kurrajong, Orchardist and Norman Minturn of Kurrajong, Storekeeper as joint tenants.
Transfer of title to Country Women’s Association of NSW dated 6 March 1963.
Reference: 27 August 1952 p 4
‘The builders of the Kurrajong R.S.L. Hall are making great progress, and by present appearances, it is going to be a fine looking building a great asset to the district’.
Reference: 1 April 1953 p 11
‘The Kurrajong R.S.L. sub-branch held two more successful entertainments in its new hall on the nights of March 19 and 26’.
Reference: 24 Oct 1956 p 4
‘Country Women’s Association Kurrajong Branch A Special meeting of the above branch will be held in the R.S.L. Hall, Kurrajong on OCTOBER 31, 1956 at 8 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the proposed purchase of the R.S.L. Hall. All members are requested to attend. Mrs L.W. Shepherd, President. Mrs M John, Secretary’.
Reference: 20 June 2018 p 21
Kurrajong CWA celebrated 90 years of service to the community in May 2018
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