The opening of the branch line to Rankins Springs proved to be a boon for Barmedman, stimulating increased commercial activity in the township. In early 1924 the St. John’s Parish Soldiers’ Memorial Hall was completed and construction began on the two-storey Commercial Bank opposite the Queensland and Barmedman hotels.'Barmedman', Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 4 December 1923, page 6; 'Barmedman', Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 15 February 1924, page 2.
