Alwin Vernon (Casey) Cooper was a professional fisherman who lived and worked here on the banks of
Ral Ral Creek during the latter half of the 20th Century. In 1959 he brought Reach P8U1 from
the junction of Hunchee and Ral Ral Creeks to the
Lake Merreti inlet for £25. He built this whitewashed
shack out of bags in 1962 after the original structure of 1958 decayed through flooding.