The man associated with all things Mumbil, Colin Hansford, has sold 'Fairview' and moved into town.
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It marks the end of an era. Ever since 1862 Hansfords have owned the property and Mr Hansford who is 86 has always lived there.
He said he would greatly miss the village.
"There is a lot of history there," he said.
When he was young his grandmother would tell him that from 'Fairview' the campfires of bushrangers could be spotted in the Burrendong hills.
There were always unusual discoveries in the hills too, including a rock Mr Hansford stumbled across that had "bugar gold WL 1884" inscribed on it.
He later learnt from one of George Althofer's books that it could have been carved by William Lake, who was 18 at the time and digging for gold in the area.
Mr Hansford went to Mumbil Public School in 1934, the same school his father had attended and when he left, his first job involved a four-mile pushbike ride, following which he would catch a horse and go out into the hills to climb and chop white box trees with an axe on a property.
In those days it was very isolated and there were no safety belts.
The sheep would get inquisitive and he would have to get down and place the branches around the tree to keep them out from under it.
He also did a lot of shearing over 35 years and owned sheep and cattle on the farm.
Mr Hansford didn't go far to meet his wife, Gladys Cowell, who was from Stuart Town.
They had four daughters who all went on to be very successful in their careers.
The Hansfords were always very involved in the community whether it be with the Mumbil Progress Association, bushfire brigade, school P&C or school scripture teaching.
They saw a lot of changes in the village too. From early times they knew everyone, and then when there were up to 900 people constructing Burrendong Dam, Mr Hansford worked there.
They also sold 10 acres of land to the Baptist Church which became Ridgecrest.
"I think TV has changed the world," he said.
"When we were young we played tennis and met people all the time there, there was dancing at the halls as well as cricket and football, whereas now a lot of people stop home.
"When we were young we played tennis and met people all the time there, there was dancing at the halls as well as cricket and football, whereas now a lot of people stop home.
- Col Hansford
"I think the biggest step backward for Mumbil was the closure of the railway station."
Mr Hansford continues to visit Mumbil Public School to share stories about Mumbil's history, and when staff and students found out he was moving they held a special farewell.
