Refreshment room refurbishment begins

[curator]

Work on repainting the Refreshment room in the old station has commenced.
On Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd August, painting commenced. the ceiling in the western end room has been repainted, the first coat applied to the walls. Work is needed to fill gaps in the (non original) lining boards before second and final coat. The window woodwork was to be commenced, but all the windows were stuck to some degree. Many had not been opened since the exterior of the station was last painted. The window on the Southern (platform) side had broken sash cords, and when investigated further, extensive white ant damage was found. this window frame virtually fell apart and active white ants were discovered.



Termite damage can be clearly seen in this photo.

Another long overdue chore was cutting back the orchid tree overgrowing the station on the Lismore end in the Stationmaster's garden and cleaning out the blocked guttering on that end of the station.

[philby]

Hi Curator, a link to the E-Bay listing would be good. Cannot find the items on E-Bay.
Cheers

[curator]

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[curator]

Another working bee was held in the Museum after the meeting on Saturday February 6th.
The white ant damaged window, which had been restored off site at Coffs Harbour, was re installed.
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The new timber can be seen in this photo. Care was taken to preserve as much of the original window as possible
so as to preserve the historical integrity of the station.



Fresh blue paint can be seen on the window sill, the blue enamel paint being a good primer for the raw timber.

A big thanks to Ross Metcalfe for patiently assisting during the six hour operation.