Mystery House Part 3

This is the third Mystery House of Epping.



If you look closely, you'll see the words Pol Co Pharma on the stain glass window and on the plaque to the left of the door. What is a Pol Co Pharma? Are they a weird sub branch of the Freemason's of Epping? No they're not as they reside on Rawson St. (perhaps a trip over there is in order to check out what's doing)

Anyway, this is all I can find on Polcopharma.

The blurb reads as so:

We established a reputation for quality service and supply, We distribute the best German health and beauty products throughout Australia & New Zealand. Our wide range of brands is your guarantee of choice.

Germans? Big Roo's? Sounds dodgy. Let's follow the link they provided; Polcopharma.com.au

It's a bit bare isn't it? It has a counter that says 6204 people have stumbled across their afterthought of a page which doesn't make me feel all that unique anymore. Apart from that not too much more information can be obtained except they've been around since 1958 which their stained glass can already tell you and then the magic happens!

Scroll over the bit under 1958 and a jumble of words appears! Click on the Polcopharma logo and a new page loads! It advertises products that were sold out a long time ago along with baby products that no-one needs. Which brings me to this question, why do you exist, who is Big Roo and why should I care?

Good for you Mystery House 3, you have truly asked more questions than you've answered.

Mystery House Part II

For those of you following the Mystery House Series here is the long awaited second part.



This looks like any other shop front with the blinds drawn but it presents a very different prospect as far as mystery houses go. It sits amongst an op shop, a cafe and a chicken shop, yet it is never open for business. I don't even know if it is a business. It seems to be inhabited as there are no lease notices and it doesn't seem derelict.

The biggest mystery, however is the little old woman who pops out every now and again. You'll see her peering out like an older, more feminine Gollum. She sometimes opens the blinds and gets the paper and scurries back in. I haven't seen her in a while so maybe she's dead or maybe she doesn't like me. It doesn't smell all that funny so I don't think she's dead but it's still odd.

Live in a house little old lady, don't live in a strange shop thing. I hope you're happy in there.

Mystery Houses of Epping - Part 1

This is the first of a bold 4 part series called “Mystery Houses of Epping”

I’ve walked past people and thought to myself “What goes on inside?” and the same latent curiosity has been extended to the houses and business’ of Epping.

In the middle of developed unit blocks and retail shop front stands our first house. She is Oxford Streets shabby old lady. Abandoned in much the same fashion as someone would abandon a thermos or toiletry bag, she too stands alone dreaming of a brighter future.



Her ironclad skirting is rusted and you get the impression she couldn’t curtsey but she still maintains her mystery. What has she seen? What secrets does she keep close to her weathered frame? How many drunken revellers have leaned against her fences and urinated? How many local children have been warned to “Stay away from the freaky Scooby-Doo-esque house?”

Don’t answer those questions – they’re hypothetical’s. Instead, the next time you walk past a mystery house, take a moment to reflect upon what goes on inside, much like you would wonder what’s going on inside the mind of that drunken uncle that embarrasses himself at children’s parties by soiling himself.