Community and charity workRight from the start, it was envisaged that the Eurobodalla Woodies would have a lively role in community and charity work.That lofty aim was realised from the start, and continues today. Charity begins at homeCharity begins
at home, so they say, and so do we. Our home was at
the Original Gold Rush Colony at Mogo, and in
recognition of their generosity to us, we were happy
to support their aims to provide an educational and
enjoyable experience for visitors to the area. The
Colony had many buildings and features that
represent life as it was in the Gold Rush days. Woodies building the Original Gold
Rush Colony Train Station. All finished! (This structure
survived the 2020 fire.) A playground with a difference! Several Woodies took on a project to
provide play equipment for the Mogo playground.A
small reserve in between the businesses on the
Highway that runs through the retail section of Mogo
Village.
The logs came from the remains of the Runnyford Bridge which needed replacing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finished and ready to go! ![]() ![]() The Apothecary's Cabinet
The Gold Rush Colony The Apothecary's cabinet in the Barber / Undertaker/ Doctor / Dentist's building needed rejuvenation and rebuild. Eric and Ann took this project on and after many weeks of exacting carpentry skills the cabinet was finally reinstated. ![]() Before ![]() ![]() ![]() After
The MDHS had a phone box sadly in need
of restoration.It had seen better days and was in bad
shape.The Woodies were asked if they could
do anything. Unfortunately the job became a rebuild
not a restoration as much of the box had modern
'repairs'. Some parts of the box were usable, such
as the metal roof however most of the main carcass had to be
replaced. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Leaning up against the bench to the right of the box you can see the discarded useless pieces of the box that were unusable. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ken
giving the phone box a touch up before it leaves the
shed.
Handover day ![]() The Woodies construction team handed over the refurbished box to David Montgomery and Huon Hassall of the Moruya Historical Society. ![]() ![]() ![]() The box was carefully carried and packed
into the trailer ready for it's return journey to
the Museum.
The restored phone box back at the
Moruya Historical Museum.
![]() ![]() All that's left is to find a suitable handle for the door and install a telephone as close to the originals as possible. A swing seat for Nardy House
Updated: 11/05/2021 |