Gundagai Niagara Cafe
The Niagara cafe is a rare example of a cafe that has survived into the modern day without major changes to its 1930s interior.
Its walls are full of articals and pictures about its history, including the time in 1942, just after midnight, Jack was locking up when there was a knock at the door. He opened it, prepared to tell an unwelcome visitor where to go, to discover Prime Minister John Curtin. Curtin tipped his hat and said he had a couple of mates in the car and they were all hungry and freezing. The ‘mates’ were future Country Party leader, Artie Fadden, and future PM, Ben Chifley. Vic cooked them steak and eggs and they ate around the warmth of the kitchen stove.
“How’s the war affecting you?” Curtin asked.
“Our ration of tea (28lbs a month) runs out real quick,” Vic replied.
For the rest of the war the Niagara received 100lbs of tea and the PM always dropped in for a cuppa when he was passing through.
Gundagai Niagara Cafe
The Niagara cafe is a rare example of a cafe that has survived into the modern day without major changes to its 1930s interior.
Its walls are full of articals and pictures about its history, including the time in 1942, just after midnight, Jack was locking up when there was a knock at the door. He opened it, prepared to tell an unwelcome visitor where to go, to discover Prime Minister John Curtin. Curtin tipped his hat and said he had a couple of mates in the car and they were all hungry and freezing. The ‘mates’ were future Country Party leader, Artie Fadden, and future PM, Ben Chifley. Vic cooked them steak and eggs and they ate around the warmth of the kitchen stove.
“How’s the war affecting you?” Curtin asked.
“Our ration of tea (28lbs a month) runs out real quick,” Vic replied.
For the rest of the war the Niagara received 100lbs of tea and the PM always dropped in for a cuppa when he was passing through.