Lismore Workers Club

About this venue

At a meeting of the Richmond-Tweed Trades & Labour Council on 24 June 1954, it was decided to form a club to cater for the interests of the workers of Lismore and district. The club was to be known as the Lismore & District Workers Club. The Trades & Labour Council obtained a weatherboard cottage situated at 199 Keen Street Lismore, about two doors from the present site of the Cool Rocks Cellar opposite St.Paul’s Presbyterian Church. The asking price was three thousand pounds ($6,000.00). The club operated on a social basis for some time and in September 1955 there were sufficient members (slightly more than the required 100) to apply for a Liquor Licence. On 26 June 1956 the Lismore Licensing Court granted a Certificate of Registration to the club. Around this time the club and the Trades & Labour Council went their separate ways and the club became an independent body. Membership growth was rather slow at this time, as there was an entrance fee of five pounds five shillings ($10.50) and an annual subscription of one pound five shillings ($2.50). However, at the Annual General Meeting in 1956 it was decided to waive the entrance fee and since then the club has never looked back.

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Why planners choose this venue

• ✓ Multiple function rooms
• ✓ Affordable packages
• ✓ Central location

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