Murrayville. The former railway station. The railway line from Ouyen reached Murrayville in 1912. it was extended to Pinnaroo in 1915 across the South Australia border.
Murrayville.
The first town lots were sold here in 1910 two years before the railway reached the town. The town came into being in 1911 and it was named after the Victorian premier of the day John Murray. By the end of 1911 the town had several stores, a blacksmith, and an Institute which opened in that year. Once the railway arrived in 1912 the large Murrayville Hotel opened and by 1916 the town had two banks. A new Post office was built in 1916 along with several community buildings- the Masonic Hall, the private Austral Hall and the Institute Hall. Murrayville Courthouse was designed and built in 1914 by the same architect Samuel Bindely who designed the Courthouse in Ouyen. It closed as a courthouse in 1983 and became the local CFS station. Bindley’s courthouses have been described as wooden Federation Arts and Crafts style. The Masonic Lodge in Murrayville was formed in 1919 and members joined the Lodge in Pinnaroo across the border. The Lodge building in Murrayville was erected in 1923 and only closed in 2001. The earliest church in Murrayville was St Peter’s Lutheran Church erected in 1923 in limestone with brick quoins. The wooden framed Catholic Church was built in 1937. Prior to that Catholic services were held in the Institute, Shire Hall and Hotel from 1921. The Anglican Church in Murrayville was built in 1926 with decorative buttresses and a steep roof but in recent years it has combined with the Uniting Church for services. This 1926 Anglican Church replaced a galvanised iron one that opened in 1913. The town has a good range of old shops and a quaint little railway station. On the main highway is the old baker’s shops bow a café and bakery. The large original primary school has now been converted to an accommodation centre as there is a modern state school in Murrayville. A second Post Office was built in Murrayville in inter war Arts and Crafts style in 1926. The first Post Mistress of the 1926 building was a Fairy - Miss Mary Fairy. The café at no 19 McKenzie Street was one of the first shops in Murrayville built around 1912 to sell fruit and vegetables and then in the 1920 meat was sold from this shop. It is now the Cobb and Co Café almost next door to the Murrayville Hotel. It has an usually high Dutch gable style parapet to the street. Perhaps the most interesting heritage shop in Murrayville is the former bakery and soft drink business at no 8 Reed Street. This shop was built in 1931 and retains the original glass, tiles and timber surrounds to the front. The advertising on the windows related to Holten’s soft drink business which was based in this shop from 1949 to 1994. Other shops in this precinct still have shop advertising from the early 1940s. The Commercial Bank building from 1917 also constitutes part of this streetscape.
Murrayville. The former railway station. The railway line from Ouyen reached Murrayville in 1912. it was extended to Pinnaroo in 1915 across the South Australia border.
Murrayville.
The first town lots were sold here in 1910 two years before the railway reached the town. The town came into being in 1911 and it was named after the Victorian premier of the day John Murray. By the end of 1911 the town had several stores, a blacksmith, and an Institute which opened in that year. Once the railway arrived in 1912 the large Murrayville Hotel opened and by 1916 the town had two banks. A new Post office was built in 1916 along with several community buildings- the Masonic Hall, the private Austral Hall and the Institute Hall. Murrayville Courthouse was designed and built in 1914 by the same architect Samuel Bindely who designed the Courthouse in Ouyen. It closed as a courthouse in 1983 and became the local CFS station. Bindley’s courthouses have been described as wooden Federation Arts and Crafts style. The Masonic Lodge in Murrayville was formed in 1919 and members joined the Lodge in Pinnaroo across the border. The Lodge building in Murrayville was erected in 1923 and only closed in 2001. The earliest church in Murrayville was St Peter’s Lutheran Church erected in 1923 in limestone with brick quoins. The wooden framed Catholic Church was built in 1937. Prior to that Catholic services were held in the Institute, Shire Hall and Hotel from 1921. The Anglican Church in Murrayville was built in 1926 with decorative buttresses and a steep roof but in recent years it has combined with the Uniting Church for services. This 1926 Anglican Church replaced a galvanised iron one that opened in 1913. The town has a good range of old shops and a quaint little railway station. On the main highway is the old baker’s shops bow a café and bakery. The large original primary school has now been converted to an accommodation centre as there is a modern state school in Murrayville. A second Post Office was built in Murrayville in inter war Arts and Crafts style in 1926. The first Post Mistress of the 1926 building was a Fairy - Miss Mary Fairy. The café at no 19 McKenzie Street was one of the first shops in Murrayville built around 1912 to sell fruit and vegetables and then in the 1920 meat was sold from this shop. It is now the Cobb and Co Café almost next door to the Murrayville Hotel. It has an usually high Dutch gable style parapet to the street. Perhaps the most interesting heritage shop in Murrayville is the former bakery and soft drink business at no 8 Reed Street. This shop was built in 1931 and retains the original glass, tiles and timber surrounds to the front. The advertising on the windows related to Holten’s soft drink business which was based in this shop from 1949 to 1994. Other shops in this precinct still have shop advertising from the early 1940s. The Commercial Bank building from 1917 also constitutes part of this streetscape.