R.S.L Club Site

Following the war, the R.S.L. Organisation and other interested community members formed an RSL Club using the now disused store of C I Evans & Sons as a temporary clubhouse.  The necessary arrangements were put into place, and the club opened in the above premises in September 1950 with the following foundation members. We do not have old photos of the RSL, but the above image is AI-generated from what we believe the RSL looked like when it was built in 1959 or a building similar to that time.

 

 

V Varden "Drildool" Burren Junction
E H Barnett "Cubaroo" Burren Junction
A G Bateman, Rowena
C J Border, Commercial Bank, Rowena
C E Brayshaw, "Noreen" Old Burren
C P Brayshaw "Noreen" Old Burren
J M Brumby, Balaclava Street, Burren Junction
R H Bullen, "Old Burren" Old Burren
M Brayshaw, "Noreen" Burren
F W Barton, Inkerman Street, Burren Junction
S F Cameron, Balaclava Street, Burren Junction
P Capel "Yallambee" Burren Junction
R R Capel "Yallambee" Burren Junction
H F Carolan "Lower Nowley" Burren Junction 
P Carolan "Lower Nowley" Burren Junction
J Carter "North Lynne" Burren Junction
T G L Chapman "Towri" Burren Junction
J E Church "Boola" Burren Junction
C Constable "Glendon" Burren Junction
W A J Cooper Alma Street Burren Junction
D P Carolan "Waverley" Burren Junction
S B Campvell "Locharver" Tamworth
D L Carolan "Lower Nowley" Burren Junction
J T Church Waterloo Street Burren Junction
K Dorrington Houlahan Street Burren Junction
J D Dempsey "Chelmsford" Rowena
S P Dempsey "Erroldoon" Cubbaroo Siding
V H Dempsey "Nerrub" Burren Junction
A L Doyle "Whitewoods" Burren Junction
V Dasey Post Office Burren Junction
H C Fuller "Braeside" Merrywinebone
C E Fuller Blenheim Street Burren Junction
A Gallagher "Iona" Cubbaroo Siding
R G Garvey, Waterloo Street, Burren Junction
P M Baynor " Beranghi"  Old Burren
J M Gordon "Windella" Old Burren
C H K Green "Plainview" Burren Junction
A A Hamilton "Moorah" Cubbaroo Siding
R W Hardy "Beragoon" Burren Junction
A D Holcombe " Lindwood" Bugilbone Siding
C P Holcombe " Maxwelton" Burren Junction
F Holcombe "Buckulla" Burren Junction
H S Holcombe "Millie" Burren Junction
L J Holcombe "Millie" Burren Junction
C J S Hunt "North Nowley" Burren Junction
R J Hunt "North Nowley" Burren Junction
B Hadley Balaclava Street Burren Junction
R Hutchinson " Balmoral" Burren Junction

D B Isbester Post Office Burren Junction
P Knight "Warrenbri" Merah North
P A Langdon "Maryvale" Cryon
A Livingstone Slack-Smith Street Burren Junction
A B Longmuir Waterloo Street Burren Junction
L Lonnen Blenheim Street Burren Junction
T T Lyne "Glenrowan"  Burren Junction
A B Langdon "Yarral Yarral" Burren Junction
E Lord Alma Street Wee Waa
P A Langdon
C W A Mackenzie "Tareela" Burren Junction
J P MacKenzie Weetonga" Cryon
F L Marshall "Wargandinna" Cryon
P Michell "Omeo" Burren Junction
 C M Moore " Clairwood" Burren Junction
T W Murray "Kyra" Burren Junction
D McDonald Burren Station Burren Junction
C M McMahon "Nowley West" Burren Junction
V P McMahon "Nowley West" Burren Junction
P J O'Brien "Kincora" Come By Chance
P J O'Neill "Waterford" Burren Junction
T P O'Rourke Cowper Street Wee Waa
L G Parfitt Slack-Smith Street Burren Junction
S B Pauling "Kidwigil" Burren Junction
M O Panton Blenheim Street Burren Junction
H K Radford Slack-Smith Street Burren Junction
W H P Radford Slack-Smith Street Burren Junction
J Radford Boraba Burren Junction
J B Fidley "Warrambool" Cubbaroo Siding
W B Russell "Glenburne" Burren Junction
C J Radford Houlahan Street Burren Junction
R G Saddington "Gnomery" Burren Junction
R J Sevil "Neotsfield" Burren Junction
T A Sevil "Rothbury" Burren Junction
E J Slack-Smith "Rosewood" Burren Junction
J D Slack-Smith "Epping" Come By Chance
A B Stevens Corunna Street Burren Junction
R.A Sullivan "Wondahree" Old Burren
A A Smith "Netherby" Tambar Springs
C L Thompson "Bugilbone Station Burren Junction
N L Thompson "Bugilbone Station" Burren Junction
W H C Treweeke "Rossmore" Burren Junction
W E D Todd "Bonea Vista" Armidale
F Vormister Alma Street Burren Junction
H T Wheeler Houlahan Street Burren Junction
A W Windsor Public School, Burren Junction
G R Wythe C/- "Nerrub" Burren Junction

 

The first Committee, which was formed in 1951, was 
President: N L Thompson
Vice-President:  W B Russell
Secretary:  P Mitchell
Treasurer:  G Border

The RSL Club was a successful enterprise, and before long, plans were in hand to build a new clubhouse. On 29th November 1959 at 4.30 pm, the building was officially opened by Sir John Northcott, Governor of NSW.  The CWA ladies provided the eats, and it was a memorable day.
The Club also provides the facility of an excellent lawn bowling green, with bowls being a very popular sport in the area, and bowlers travelling for interchange visits with other bowling club members to enjoy competition days.  Later on, the RSL was formed into the RAL and Sporting Club Ltd and this is its official title to the present day.
Over the years, the committee have worked hard to maintain the facilities and effect improvements.  The bowling green has been top-dressed, additions and improvements made to the clubhouse, and just recently, a new fence was erected around the surrounds of the whole complex.
The club continues to be a social centre of the town, for as well as providing amenities for bowlers, there is also planned regular entertainment and special features such as prawn and chicken dinners.
Some of the members who have held office over the years are:

Presidents Secretarys Treasurer
N L Thompson 1950-55 P Michell 1950-54 G Bonder 1950-53
B W Mackenzie 1955-63 W B Russell 1954-61 R G Garvey 1953-62
P Mitchell 1963-66 W B St John 1961-84 J R Johnston 1962-65
R G Garvey 1967-68 J Dewson R A McMahon 1965-68
P Michell 1968-69 J Dewson D Smith 1968-69
B W Mackenzie 1969-75 P Webber 1984-85 A J Mills
D Dubois 1975-80 L Hoffman (m) /1985-87 R G Dawson 1969-70
T Kelleher 1980-81 W Wood J Radford 1970-84
C P Holcombe 1981-84 W Wood 1987-88 G Bate 1984-88
P J Chapman 1984-88    
Patrons    
W B Russell D Dubios B W Mackenzie
Directors for 1987-88    
P Chapman BB Stevens and L R Moy J Thurston
J R Chapman S Shearer B Jones
T Collins    


The RSL Closed in 

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