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Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club

Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club
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Description / Background

The Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club, located in Mendooran Memorial Park, is dedicated to Australian Forces personnel who served in the First and Second World Wars. The building was constructed in the 1950s and designed with plate glass windows to overlook the parklands. The club included a large billiard room, a board room, the secretary's office, canteen, and kitchen. 

By June 1945, a Mendooran War Memorial Fund had been created with initial ideas for a memorial including construction of a men's club, a room for the RSL, and a women's centre. The War Memorial Committee held numerous discussions between 1946 and 1949, with the decision to construct a Solders’ Club Room surrounded by a small park settled in November 1949 (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 3 November 1949).  

Six months later the Committee accepted a tender from Mr C J Pryor to construct a War Memorial Club Room. Arrangements were made to construct the building on land donated by V W Meers (Coonabarabran Times, 21 December 1950).

The Memorial Club was opened by Sir James Bisset at a ceremony on 30 January 1953. Due to the War Memorial Committee’s successful fundraising of £5,500 the Committee’s President, Mr Darcy Garling, was able to hand the building over to the RSL sub-Branch free of debt. Several prominent guests addressed the gathering including Mr William Yeo, State President of the RSL, Mr F G Cooke MLA, Patron of the Mudgee RSL sub-Branch, and Councillor L Nott, Shire President. An additional £580 was also raised at the opening to complete the Club’s furnishings and to beautify the proposed park (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 5 February 1953).

The building houses several timber honour rolls: the Mendooran and District First World War Honour Roll; Merrygoen Second World War Honour Roll, District Enlistments (for both the First and Second World Wars), and the opening plaque for the Memorial Club.

Inscription

Mendooran - Merrygoen
Memorial
Ex-Servicemen's Club

This building was erected by the Citizens of this 
District, as a tribute to those Men and Women, 
who served in the Australian Forces overseas, 
and at home during World Wars I and II.

The building was received on behalf of 
the Sub Branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. by Wm. Yeo, State 
President of the League, and the club 
was opened on the 30th. January 1953 
by Captain Sir James Bisset, C.B.E.

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Address
Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club
58 Bandulla Street
Mendooran NSW 2482
Local Government Area
Warrumbungle Shire
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Building
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1952
Dedication date
30 January 1953
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Brick
Glass
Metal
Timber