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| And Greetings from Bruce Rock Today . . . |
At the 'prescribed' time we walked the main (Johnson) street and tried to remember what each of the shop buildings were called in our younger days. For example, Hyams’ (haberdashery), Farrall’s, Bolton’s (shoes), Riley’s (supermarket), Whittome’s (newsagent/ stationers) - and we noted they were all known by the name of the family who ran them rather than what they sold. Banks were one of the exceptions.
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| The Walking Tour in Action |
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| Tour Leader Kylie |
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| Outside the former R & I Bank |
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| Movie Theatre |
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| Changed hands many times - was Stanimirovich's Jewellery, TAB and Lonsdale's Butchers |
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| Bruce Rock Hotel |
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| Post Office |
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| Shire Building |
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| The Co-op |
Museum Visit
The agenda included
a visit to the wonderfully well-organised Museum. It contains a
comprehensive collection of memorabilia. To the rear of the museum an original one-room
school house and a replica mud brick settler’s cottage from pioneering farm
days can be seen.
Across the road from the Museum is the Machinery and Motor Museum, which houses working farm machinery, a vintage car and a steam traction engine – all from local historical times.
A vote of thanks goes to Maureen Chapman and her husband Chris for coming in for this 'special opening' - it was very much appreciated!
Across the road from the Museum is the Machinery and Motor Museum, which houses working farm machinery, a vintage car and a steam traction engine – all from local historical times.
A vote of thanks goes to Maureen Chapman and her husband Chris for coming in for this 'special opening' - it was very much appreciated!
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| The Museum |
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| Interested Onlookers |
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| Lorraine Perry from Belka |
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| Post Office Signs from a Bygone Era |
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| Could You Answer This? |
As I remember the Bruce Rock main street. Where Masons supermarket is that was Hec Cooks showroom before moving to their current location. Also near Harmans Bakery was Matt Brown pie and cake shop. He made the best pies (not the usual style) Near the Post Office residence was Mrs Wilkinson dress shop and Elders. RK Baker"s orginal electrical shop was between the Coop and the Town hall. Farrell and Deadmans garage was opposite near McCall Motors. Mr and Mrs Wood (he was a photograpgher then worked up at the school) had a fish and chip shop next to McCalls, they even sold fire crackers for guy fawkes night. Opposite Millars hardware was an old derelict building which was a cool drink factory. Arlidges Garage was on the road to Quairading, even though we didnt have a car I still managed to get a poster of the Beatles and a whole collection of footy cards, he was very kind. Opposite the Coop was Mr Baxters Ampol bulk fuel depot and also he had some fuel bowsers next to his house opposite McCall motors on the church side. Melvins Shell depot was also opposite the coop, he had a huge pinetree which was decorated with christmas lights around christmas time. Also there a wheat silo, then the big water tower to service water to the steam trains (we used to climb it at night to catch pigeons). Then another wheat silo and then a railway house and the Railway Ganger sheds.We used to ride on the trains in the town site when they were shunting. The wheat silos made a good playground. I can remember Mr Hanlon tipping his wheat bags from his truck into the old style auger/hopper. At the end of the main street before turning left into the Merredin road was another Mccalls garage and Ron Adams panel beating shop.
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