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.
The parcel of land on which the (now) Laggan Pantry is located was originally advertised in 1837. It was sold in 1838 as a land grant to Donald McPherson of Goulburn. In 1863, the building traded as the Sportsman's Arms. Ownership of the alcohol license transferred a few times until 1885 when licensing ceased.
Apart from serving alcohol, the building has been used for multiple purposes including as a general store, private residence, police lock-up / barracks & has housed a convict stockade in the cellars. There are stories of tunnels being found in the cellars, likely to have been dug out by convicts trying to escape. It served as a air raid shelter during World War 2.
As a result of the gold finds in Binda and Tuena, bushrangers were regular travellers in the area. Ben Hall carved his name in the timbers under the store.
Perhaps as a throwback to its times as a licensed establishment, Laggan Pantry now brews craft beers.
Thanks to Monica Croke's Hotels, Inns and Shanties of the Upper Lachlan Shire and trove.nla.gov.au which were used to research the information in this description.