▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁a ▁residence ▁was ▁completed ▁for ▁Bishop ▁L inton ▁at ▁South ▁Hay ; ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁materials ▁used ▁in ▁construct ing ▁the ▁cor rug ated - ir on ▁cl ad ▁‘ B ishop ’ s ▁L odge ’ ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁Hay ' s ▁clim atic ▁extrem es .   ▁ ▁Hay ▁remained ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁River ina ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁N arr and era , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁writer ▁Joseph ▁Fur phy ▁lived ▁at ▁Hay ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁car rier ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁bul lock s .   ▁Fur phy ▁later ▁used ▁the ▁area ▁surrounding ▁Hay ▁as ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁his ▁novel ▁Such ▁is ▁Life ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁War ▁and ▁afterwards ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁ 6 4 1 ▁men ▁en list ed ▁for ▁service ▁from ▁Hay ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁district , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁per ▁cap ita ▁en list ment ▁rates ▁in ▁Australia .   ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁en list ed ▁one - in - six ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁with ▁dev ast ating ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁close - kn it ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁Hay ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁a ▁proposal ▁was ▁adopted ▁to