From:Milton Ulladulla Historical Society

Name/TitleSign, wooden, Mollymoke Country Club

About this objectWooden hand-painted sign which hung outside the ‘Mollymoke Country Club’ holiday boarding house owned and run by Joy Crewes at Mollymook, NSW

MakerWilliams, Peter

Maker RoleMaker

Date Made1960s

Period1960s

Place MadeOceania, Australia, New South Wales, Ulladulla

Medium and MaterialsWood, black and buff coloured paint

Inscription and MarksMRS. J. CREWES →
“MOLLYMOKE
COUNTRY CLUB”

Measurements805mm x 362mm x 10mm

Subject and Association KeywordsTourism

Subject and Association KeywordsMollymook

Subject and Association DescriptionJoy Crewes ran the Mollymoke Country Club, one of the earliest holiday accommodation in Mollymook, on the NSW South Coast. Her boarding house marked the beginning of Mollymook as a significant tourist destination. The sign records the original spelling (and pronunciation) of the area as ‘Mollymoke’.

Object Typesign

Object number122