Hello there everyone, I hope that you’re well today!
I’m so sorry that I missed all of your wonderful Wednesday Walks last week, but I have been super super duper busy learning my new job- which unfortunately is sitting on a computer all day, so by the time I get home at 11 o’clock at night, as much as I want to sit down on the computer to see all you guys again and look at your wonderful Wednesday walks, my brain and my eyes just can’t do it although I wish that I could…because I miss you all so much!!!
But I finally got here tonight- because it’s WednesdayWalk and I’ve already missed out last weeks Wednesday walk, so for this week I would like to take you through one more walk through the Township of historic Eden on the far south coast of New South Wales so you can see the actual town itself, and even though it’s a small town, it’s full of history and character and full of characters that you won’t meet here, but trust me, I know many of them personally through my 86 yr old dad and they are real characters.
Anyway, I won't hold you up, but suffice to say, a huge thank you to 
Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of and share your walk photos on a Wednesday. https://peakd.com/c/hive-155530/created
So let me introduce you to some historical Australiana...
What is now the Great Southern Inn was built in 1857 as Barclay and Tea’s General Store which incorporated Eden’s first Post Office when George Barclay was appointed Post Master. In 1880 it was converted into a hotel and John Hopkins became the first publican.
It is one of only two survivors of a number of hotels built in the era when the Port of Eden was central to Benjamin Boyd’s and the Imlay Brothers’ large pastoral, whaling and business empires. The other is the Crown and Anchor further down Imlay Street toward the port, which now offers bed and breakfast accommodation.
The Kiandra Gold Rush (‘up Kosciusko way’) of 1859/60 brought an overnight boom to the port and township of Eden and its population swelled to around 4,000 as many fortune-seekers arrived and were equipped here. However, the boom was short-lived and by the end of 1861 Eden’s town population declined to 265 permanent residents with a floating population of sheltering mariners and these were mostly housed in bark or slab walled huts as well as wattle and daub constructions, as was the way in most frontier towns of the era.
Mrs. Sabina Pike purchased the one acre allotment that would become the site of the hotel in late 1904, paying £500. This was reportedly the highest price paid for land in the township for a forty year period. In the wake of the purchase, local media reported on Mrs. Pikes intention to build “…a large up to date hotel…” on the block & by December 1904 she had awarded the construction contract to Mr. John Hines. With plans to erect a two-storey 43-room brick structure “…on up to date lines…” it is believed that the move was made in response to the expectation that Twofold Bay would become the site of Australia’s federal port.
Finally opening its doors to guests in early January 1906 under publican Mr. W. A. Robertson, building owner & developer Sabina Pike had taken over the reins by the following month & was to remain as licensee of the Australasia for almost two decades. A divorcee with a wealth of experience in the hotel trade locally, “Aunty Pike” as she was fondly known, had previously operated Eden’s Commercial Hotel with her former husband James during the 1890s, before taking over as publican of the Great Southern Hotel for at least a decade.
Bank of NSW Building
Construction of this building began late 1904 by John Hines for local general merchant TJ Ramsey.
Ramsey had entered into an arrangement at the Bank’s request to provide the new building, which was then leased to the Bank of New South Wales. This arrangement continued until around 1954 upon the branch’s relocation to another specific built building on the corner of Bass and Imlay Streets, which saw it move several blocks closer to the main shopping area of the town.
Much like the Ramsey’s business, the building continued to be owned by the Ramsey family but tenanted out until around 1970 when it was purchased by well-known local commercial fisherman, Neil Buckland. Shortly after the purchase, the interior of the building changed significantly, being remodelled to accommodate two flat-styles living quarters on the top storey.
The balcony was wrecked in 1926 by a cyclonic wind burst from the disastrous bushfires that saw loss of housing around the Lookout area of Eden. Renovations of an unknown nature were undertaken in 1940. The building continues to be owned and lived in by the family of Mr Buckland.
A two storey brick and render building with a corrugated iron roof, the building originally had a high parapet with decorative urns concealing the roof behind. At some point the parapet was removed and the roof line extended to project beyond the wall.
And a major part of the social hub of the town for many years...
Imagine this view to stare out at every day eh...
And can you imagine just how much this 2 bedroom cottage is worth?
Well it's not the house that people will want to buy, but the block of land itself, and wonder you will have to- unless of course you can afford to buy it as the local real estate agent is not telling- atleast not until you ask him the price as it's a POA and unfortunately that's not Pay On Arrival...but Price On Application...https://www.chriswilsonrealestateeden.com.au/property/1564/168-imlay-st-eden-nsw
And if you would like to know more about this entire area, as there is still so much to see that I am unable to show you until I get back up there again....then please check out this website full of great info! https://www.eden.nsw.au/discover/
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