The people who keep Ironbark Estates running
Ironbark Estates is run out of the old grain store on Murphy Street by a small kitchen team and a longer-serving handful of house dealers.
A grain merchant's building, twice over
The merchant who built this store off Murphy Street kept his office in the front room, the same room where supper is now served most evenings.
When Ironbark Estates took the building over, most of the timber floor and the loading doors stayed put, and the card hall was fitted into the old grain floor behind them.
The kitchen team changed hands twice before settling into the short, valley-led menu it runs today, while the house dealers have mostly stayed the same for years.
1920s
The store first opened for grain and produce off the rail yard
Kitchen
A small team cooking a short menu from the King Valley
Card Hall
House dealers who have worked the felt for years
A rough week behind the counter
Two tables open from six
Three tables, euchre fills fast
All six tables usually running
Friendly poker table opens late
Four tables, an earlier close
Card hall closed for the week
Chips issued at the counter