▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Yang an ▁L odge ▁as ▁their ▁meeting ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁E rect ed ▁c . 1 8 9 8 ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁Yang an ' s ▁first ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁developing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ' ▁small ▁but ▁prosper ous ▁towns . ▁ ▁The ▁Yang an ▁and ▁Sw an f els ▁area ▁( then ▁named ▁Log an v ale ) ▁was ▁expl ored ▁by ▁All an ▁C unning ham ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁the ▁Les lie ▁brothers ▁established ▁C anning ▁Down s , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁out posts ▁being ▁He ifer ▁Creek ▁whose ▁first ▁h ut ▁and ▁stock yard ▁were ▁established ▁at ▁what ▁became ▁Yang an . ▁The ▁town ▁developed ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁indust ries ▁of ▁the ▁Sw an f els ▁Valley : ▁tim ber ▁getting , ▁sand stone ▁quar ry ing , ▁da ir ying , ▁and ▁mixed ▁far ming . ▁Although ▁a ▁settlement ▁( including ▁a ▁school , ▁church , ▁and ▁police ▁station ) ▁existed ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁War wick ▁to ▁Kill ar ney ▁railway ▁line ▁( including ▁a ▁station ▁at ▁Yang an ) ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁real ▁imp et us ▁for ▁further ▁development . ▁The ▁War wick ▁to ▁Kill ar ney ▁line ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁of ▁the ▁state