Poppies by the Park Cafe
Corner of Hunts Road and Point Leander Drive
This single room building was constructed of local stone by Ned Carter in 1910 to house the Irwin District Roads Board office. Previously the Roads Board, which was formed in 1871, had conducted its meetings in the Dongara Courthouse and later in the Mechanic’s Institute Hall. This building served the Roads Board until 1958 when new offices were built alongside the town hall. It was then used as the headquarters of the Dongara Returned Services League, and later had various purposes such as Red Cross Shop, real estate office and music studio. A well to the north of the building was the first public water supply to the town and operated from 1906 to 1965.
Irwin Roads Board members outside office, 1910 I IRME0027
