Historical images of the district are displayed in clusters on the walls. 

The project was completed by local Peter Lowe with help from Lisa Hilton and Felicity Reeves from The Inverell Times and Inverell History Group member Ann Hodgens.

The collaboration began with a photo mural of the original RSM Club, and the concept grew legs.

“Then we came up with a different idea, and that became 54 different ideas,” Peter chuckled.

The club contacted Peter on the merit of the permanent display he created of the Inverell Kurrajongs and World War I which hangs outside the room entrance.

Peter connected with Lisa and Felicity and they chose the images from the newspaper’s archives and George Devine’s catalogue.

The two women viewed the installation last Friday.

“It’s absolutely amazing. Peter has done a tremendous job, even if it’s putting it in a theme or whether he’s managed to figure out what size to go where,” Felicity said.

Peter and RSM manager Tim Palmer felt taking a journey back in their town’s time was fascinating.

“We’re both born and bred, but just going back through the history, it’s fantastic,” Tim said.

“The Railway Hotel, lots of people didn’t know existed, so everyone’s asking, where was that?” 

As he did in the WWI display, Peter said he learned much from the project. 

“The fire engine there, it was taken in 1956, and I questioned it, but we found out those engines were made in 1927, and they were used for 40 years,” Peter said.

Felicity agreed investigating the town’s history through images was always surprising.

“We just keep learning,” she said.

The RSM Club will hold a formal opening for the photo installation in a few weeks’ time.