Collector
Collector's name sounds as though it should have a story behind it. What kind of
collector could it be named after? Butterfly? Tax? In fact, the name is an
anglicised version of an aboriginal word ‘colegdar' which no-one seems to know
what it refers to. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1829 and in 1837 a
postal service began from Goulburn across the plains to Lake George and down to
Yass. Collector developed as a staging post and once had five inns and several
stores. These days, there's just one of each.
The ironstone building that is now the Bushranger Hotel dates from 1860 and was
originally named Kimberley's. In 1865, Ben Hall and his gang held up the
publican and their riotous behaviour attracted the attention of the town's
constable, 38-year-old Samuel Nelson. When he went to investigate he was shot
dead by one of Hall's gang, John Dunn, who had been left outside to keep watch.
The Lynwood Café is a big foodie drawcard to the area, and
deservedly so.
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