Old Police Station Bed & Breakfast Majors Creek NSW

The History of the Old Police Station

It is a curious fact that the current owner of this beautiful building is a direct descendent of the infamous Clarke family, who were notorious bushrangers in the area during the  mid 1800's.  Tom, John and James Clarke were part of a gang that terrorised residents from Mongarlowe to Araluen, and places in between.

The words of Martin Brennan, Ex Senior Superintendent (Reminiscences of the Gold Fields And Elsewhere in New South Wales, covering a period of forty-eight years' service as an Officer of Police, William Books & Co Ltd, 1907) provides a vivid description of what life was like "in the golden days":

"... it fell to my lot in the early days to have been in charge of most alluvial gold fields, where thousands of all classes ..... were located, bent on making their fortunes in divers ways.

The gold fields were the resort of mountebank lords, charlatan doctors, clerical hypocrites, wily conjurors, artful spirit-rappers, deceitful fortune tellers, and brazen impostors, who on occasions appeared in profuse fertility, swindled the honest miners and business men, and caused the principal troubles on the gold fields.

The position of police officer in charge was in truth an important one, and afforded me special facilities for acquiring an immense insight to the shrouded lives of many persons ..."

The first Police Station (a weatherboard building) was erected on this site and later removed to make way for the present building. Following the departure of the last policeman stationed at Majors Creek, it was tenanted until the late 1960s when it was purchased by the McCarron family. Marshall and Sandra McCarron then set about restoring the buildings and gardens to the glorious outlook they possess today, creating a superb environment from which guests can explore the beauty and history of the region.

Now ...

The Old Police Station B&B

The original Police Station sign

The veranda seen on the left side of the old photo - today