A little history of this once busy village...
From about 1843 until 1904 Rappville
was part of Wooroowoolgan Station which stretched from the Richmond
River at Casino to Wyan.
The first settlers who obtained
land at Rappville arrived in 1887. The Village was named after one
of the settlers, Mr. H.V. Rapp.
The area was thick with good
quality timber, which was either cut and processed in the local
sawmill (Murray Mill), or taken to nearby Casino or Lismore. In
later years Rappville became a depot for railway
sleepers.
The Dairy industry also flourished
in Rappville. In 1903 a creamery was built, the Farmers would bring
their milk and have it separated into cream or skim milk, the cream
then made into butter. A year later the farmers were purchasing
their own separators and cream was transported to Casino, by a
horse drawn coach, this was discontinued when the railway from
Casino to Grafton was opened late in 1904.
In the early 19th century this
town boasted a General Store, Bakery, two Butcher Shops, Restaurant
and Shop, Black Smith and a branch office of the Bank of
N.S.W.
About the time of the second World
War a lot of residents left the area and many businesses closed.
The introduction of the motor car and better roads gave people
better access to bigger towns such as Casino, however the local
hotel still provides entertainment for the area and other amenities
such as a post office, hall, school and showgrounds cater for the
140 local residents.
Rappville was the location used for some of the main scenes in a
movie length episode of 'Heartbeat', a British drama series.
In the pre-war years there were over 100 dairy farms supplying
cream to either Casino or Grafton. Now there is not one left - Beef
and Soybean crops have taken over as the primary production of this
area.
The cache is a 400mL sistema container with a few small swaps.
FTF bragging rights go to Fergclan!