There are so many sites of interest in Laggan that it is not possible to place them all in town. I created this mini trail on a road less travelled so that geocaching visitors might know what they are seeing when they do reach town.
Laggan Mill appears to have been built in the mid 1800s and by the 1880s was known as the Willow Vale Flour Mill. It was destroyed in the 1880s by fire. James Worrall & Co bought the remains and rebuilt it. Mr W.A. Martin bought the mill in 1898. He completely remodelled and "modernised" the mill so that it produced a fine grade of flour which was distributed through his Goulburn, Crookwell & Taralga stores.
In the early part of the 20th century there are stories of dinner dances and balls held in the mill. The Goulburn Evening Penny Post of 9 Jan 1917 tells of a ball held to send off 2 local lads (Aubrey Baker & John Duffy) who had recently enlisted. Aubrey died in Belgium on 12 October 1917 and is buried at Larchwood Cemetery, Ypres. John Duffy survived the war and The Crookwell Gazette of 6 June 1919 tells of the intent to have an event at the mill to celebrate his return.
On the 8th Aug 1919, a ball was held to raise money for a "Queen" competition (which seems like a similar format to Miss/Mrs Australia) to support the local nomination of Mrs Cunningham. The ball continued on to 4am!
In May 1922, coinciding with the decline in local wheat growing, the mill was closed and the milling machinery was demolished.
Today the mill has reopened with a restaurant and accommodation.
The back of the Laggan Mill can be seen from https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7BEMP_taralga-trek-too-taralga-29
Thanks to trove.nla.gov.au which was used for researching the information in this description.