According to historical records, the first dwelling on the allotment was constructed prior to 1902. The first recorded owners were Dr H G Bennetts. It is assumed that the building would have been a surgery for Dr Bennetts. By 1906 the building had passed to Mrs Elsie J Bennetts (mother or wife of Dr H G Bennetts) and was occupied by Dr G C Harper. Elsie Bennetts moved to Sydney by 1908 and married to become Mrs Talbot.

She sold the property to Amy Esther Harvey the wife of Robert Harvey in 1917. The Harvey’s had retired from farming at Combaning after losing 3 sons in WW1 and settled in Temora. In 1921 the Harvey’s moved to Newcastle and sold the property to Gertrude Lucy Bradley, wife of John A Bradley the publisher of the local newspaper, The Temora Independent. This would have been very convenient as the property is situated directly behind the newspaper office. Mrs Bradley still owned the property in 1946. John A Bradley was the grandfather of current publisher Arthur Bradley.

We purchased the property from Les & Nola Breust in July 2005 after they had lived there for over 20 years. Thus began a long and arduous restoration. The back portion of the building was removed and rebuilt with materials recycled from the original structure. Other materials were sourced from a farmhouse on the property of Myalla which were donated by Barry & Helen Harper of Ariah Park.

The property has been restored in the Federation style of the original building. External weatherboards, polished timber floors, timber walls panelling, pressed metal ceilings & walls, tiled bathrooms, marble fireplaces and wide low timber verandas. It provides a stunning example of a bygone era with all the modern day comforts.