Susanna Freymark
An iconic Evans Head house built sometime in the 1930s is on the move.
Seabreeze Guest House in Woodburn Street, Evans Head has been used by various military personnel including nurses during and post World War II as a guest house according to the Evans Head Living Museum.
In 1951 it was a private hotel with an excellent dining room which was open to the public. The cost of accommodation was five pounds five shillings a week.
The dining room served five course meals – soup followed by fish, then a main course of either lamb or beef followed by sweets and a cheese plate.
Dr Richard Gates recalls the silverware when he ate there as a child.
“Sometimes there was oxtail soup,” he said.
George & Jo Woodsford were proprietors from the 1950s. They were geologists and opal miners and owned a fruit shop next door to the guest house and sold popular frozen fruit cups to moviegoers and the public as well as fruit and vegetables. Jo was also a registered real estate agent.
Inside Seabreeze there is ornate plaster made up of native Australian flowers, Mr Gates said.
There was a fire in one of the rooms in the guest house in 1953. The fire was contained and was part of several fires lit by a firebug in Evans Head at that time.
Seabreeze is a sturdy, well built Queenslander with wide verandas and is being moved by Graham House Removals.
“It’s an iconic structure. I hope it’s gone to a good home,” Mr Gates said.
“It’s sad to see it leave Evans Head.”
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