Greenough Travel Guide

 keeweechic Says:  Built in 1908 this stone church is still conducting services today. The church was built to replace an earlier one which was damaged by flood in 1888. Some of the stones of the original church were used in the construction of this present church. 

 keeweechic Says:  This was Ned Hackett and his wife Harriet’s cottage. It was built following the disastrous floods of 1888. Ned ran the original general store as well as provided services such as a carpenter and cobbler, blacksmith and undertaker. 

 keeweechic Says:  When Ned Goodwin died, the church knocked out a wall made use of the home and became St Peters School. The cottage shows some of the items of the Goodwin’s including their portraits. 

 keeweechic Says:  This cottage was built by Ned Goodwin in 1890 and he and his wife lived there until 1912. Ned was a retired policeman and his home was built by the Catholic Church 

 keeweechic Says:  The furniture and other items in the priests house was all furnished by the Catholic Church. After Monsignor Hawes moved out, the house was used as a boarding house and some of the older students at the Convent School stayed there. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Catholic Presbytery was built out of limestone in 1900 and over 30 years had a number of priests living there. One of the best known was Monsignor Hawes who was a well known architect and was responsible for building a number of beautiful churches. He was actually the... 

 keeweechic Says:  In 1901 they moved to Dongara and the Presentation Sisters took over the building. They turned the school room into a dormitory and ran a boarding school for boys. There were extensions built on the west side which are no longer there. When the boarding school closed down,... 

 keeweechic Says:  The L-shaped convent was originally the home to some New Zealand Dominican Sisters and was built in 1898. They used to run a day school (known as St Joseph’s School) in the largest room of the convent for both boys and girls. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Post Office was only included from 1874. Prior to this the town used messengers to deliver the telegrams and the mail. It seems that women ran the post office and she was usually single. 

 keeweechic Says:  Behind the courthouse are the old stone stables which open out in the courtyard. This is where the police horses were housed. Despite the high windows, there is a story that a town drunk got into the stables and proceeded to cut off the tails of the horses just to spite the... 

 keeweechic Says:  The only way to visit the settlement is via the General Store or what is now the Visitor Centre. There is an admission at the counter in the tearoom and you will be given a layout of the settlement with information on the buildings. You are then at liberty to wander at... 

 keeweechic Says:  There is a well in the courtyard which was the area’s only water supply. The depth was around 70ft and the water apparently was pretty awful to drink. 

 keeweechic Says:  There are a couple of outdoor toilets at the read of the old courthouse, these were for use by everyone other than the Magistrate who had his own private loo. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Courtyard was out the back of the police station and was the exercise yard for the prisoners while they were awaiting trial. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Police Sergeant had his own separate quarters. They were quite roomy and comfortable for him and his family. There are furnishings and items in the residence of that time. 

 keeweechic Says:  In this kitchen, this was where meals for the prisoners were prepared. Sometimes it became necessary for it to be turned into sleeping quarters for the policemen. 

 keeweechic Says:  The courtroom in the complex had a dual purpose. It was used not only for trying cases but also as a meeting room for the Road Board until 1906. Surprisingly the courtroom was subjected to people trying to break into it and not out of it and bars were put on the windows.