Having a beer with Robert McCowan in the Court House Hotel
Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, which was built from materials which came from the demolition of the Court House Hotel at Brunswick Heads which had closed in 1895. To rebuilt the Court House Hotel as in Mullumbimby was single storeyed. It was later enlarged to two-storeys in 1912. The Court House Hotel was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Christmas Day in 1983.
Mullumbimby better known as “Mullum” is located 20 minutes’ drive inland from Byron Bay, 30 minutes South of the Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta and 30 minutes North of the Ballina Airport, Mullumbimby is only a short trip to stunning beaches, subtropical rainforests, a huge range of tourist activities and natural attractions waterfalls and national parks. Mullumbimby was originally a centre for the timber industry. Notably, red cedar was collected in great quantities along with Aussi Teak, Hoop Pine, Rosewood, Silky Oak with Back/Red Bean some only found in northern New South Wales, the name "Mullumbimby", meaning "small round hill", was given to the district by Aboriginal people Mullumbimby was a separate municipality from 1908 until 1980. This was a timber town full of hard-working farmers, Timber cutters, cane cutters and a thriving town.
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