History of the RSL Club
The original Hardys Bay RSL club started with a shed on land in Hardys Bay.
Mr Heydon was one of the founding members of the club.
About 1950, a shed was built where alcohol was bought.
There was no license and the shed burnt down one night.
It was suspected that a rival sly grog seller burnt down the shed.
Bob Brading remembered that another regular community gathering was for men to gather for a drink at Hardys Bay each afternoon at 5 pm.
The Returned Soldiers League (RSL) then announced it was to build a clubroom and obtain a liquor license.
Others at the time, calling themselves the Defaulters' Club, which outside the Wagstaffe store each Friday night to play two-up, playing $2 each meeting.
This club made contributions to local charities.
Another local gathering place was under the Yum Yum Tree at Hardys Bay, a place for tradesmen and contractors to meet.
Reflections from the Beach and the Bays, 2000
Jillian Baxter, Hardys Bay - Killcare Progress Association Inc.