Description

Located on the corner of Bettington and Bow Streets is the Merriwa Historical Cottage which houses the Merriwa Tourist Centre and the Merriwa Historical Society Museum. The sandstone cottage was built in 1857 as a private residence. It is thought that a series of banks operated from the cottage between 1871 and the early 20th century. It was dedicated as a museum in 1967. The Museum and Visitor Centre also includes a large area where local crafts are sold and there is the Slab Hut which started its life as the kitchen on a local property known as Riverview. From the 1930s to the 1950s it was used by the local mail contractor, Eli Pottinger,as his overnight accommodation when to took the mail from Merriwa on a horse and dray. There is an unusual corrugated iron mural on the wall next to the Cottage. Look carefully it includes a bullock team and herding the sheep. No camping or overnight parking.