Moree Lands Office Historical Building

The Moree Lands Office is a two-storey timber office building designed by colonial architect Walter Liberty Vernon. One of its notable former employees was Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, the son of Charles Dickens, who worked at the Lands Office between 1900 and 1902.

Constructed from timber and corrugated iron, the building originally comprised eight rooms
arranged along a central corridor, with front and rear verandas. Between 1902 and 1903, the building was raised in height – likely to protect valuable records from floodwaters, and an
additional veranda was added to connect the existing verandas.

On 21 January 1980, the building was almost destroyed by fire. Despite this, it remains significant as an outstanding example of timber architecture and makes a strong contribution to the historic Frome Street streetscape, alongside other heritage-listed buildings.

Today, the building features on the Self-Guided History Trail and is home to the Moree Plains Museum & Research Centre.