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The Oddfellows' Hall, immediately north of the Post Office [[Clock Tower, Murray Street|clock tower]] was built in 1859 by the Lodge. [It was the first Oddfellows Hall built in South Australia.] It is one of the oldest original buildings in Murray Street (with only the addition of a 1940-50s concrete slab as a modern facade.) Loyal Gawler Lodge was formed on 16th May 1846, and held meetings in the Old Spot Hotel until 1852, the Globe Inn until 1856, and thereafter at the Bushman Hotel until their Oddfellows Hall was built. The Oddfellows Hall was the principal place of public gathering in Gawler until the Institute was built. Please [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j37N4UgmlHTysnBiHstspbJFfsh_O0ar/view?usp=sharing click here] to view historical information from the 1998 Danvers Heritage Survey regarding this location. <<sup>1</sup>> The Baptist Church met in these premises prior to their church being built. The Gawler Institute also used these premises from that time renting the lower rooms and having use of the hall, upstairs, 12 times per year for concerts etc. This was the actual venue for the first public singing of the [[The Song of Australia|Song of Australia]] on December 12 1859. The Hall was sold to Super Elliott Cycles in June 1972. See more photos of Oddfellows Hall [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157629319604940 here.] The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.
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