2017-04-18 GC Agenda Att 3 to Item 5 Business Plan Cooroy Memorial Hall

6.2 History of Cooroy Memorial Hall
                                                     The History of
                                         COOROY MEMORIAL HALL




        The First School of Arts and Temporary Post Office 1914: now forms the kitchen dining area of the current hall

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   1. The story of the Cooroy Memorial Hall goes back to the early 1920’s with a population
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      growth in the district, the community desired a larger building and a Memorial Hall was
      suggested. At a Returned Soldiers meeting in March 1921, it was agreed that the park
      adjoining the School of Arts, was the most central and suitable site for a new building.
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   2. New by-laws were drafted whereby the RSL was represented on the Park Trust. On 25
      April, 1925, an Order in Council was issued permanently reserving allotments 1 and 2 of
      section 15, for School of Arts, Recreation and Memorial Hall under trusteeship of AS
      Douglas, WR Archibald, GW Edwards, J Fisher and WHG Barnes.

   3. The RSL and Citizens Committee began fundraising in earnest. Members worked
      tirelessly at raising money throughout the district. Local timber was sourced for the build
      and was milled at the local mill; the builder was local and the community chipped in as
      labourers throughout the build.


   4. On 20 August 1926, the Memorial Hall was opened by Major E Costello DSO, the Major
      had served in the 11th Light Horse Regiment. Sometime later the School of Arts building
      was moved and added to the south-east corner of the Memorial Hall which is known to
      locals as the old supper room. It had its own entry and was walled off from the Hall being
      used by Council for their meetings.

BUSINESS PLAN FOR FUTURE OPERATION OF COOROY MEMORIAL HALL                                            MARCH 2017         27