The current structure dates from 1937, and replaced an early miners' hall from 1908 that was destroyed by fire.

The building was designed by the mines engineer George Millar and built by Walter Murray of Cobden.

Nine months later the building was replaced with another design by George Millar, and built by J. McMillan of Cobden.

[1][2] A memorial service for the first Labour prime minister Michael Joseph Savage was held in the hall in 1940.

[4] Throughout its life the hall was also a community hub and venue for social events, such as union and political meetings, concerts, shows and dances.

[2] On the outside "United we stand, divided we fall" was painted on the building in 1908 by a signwriter James Begg Kent.

[1] Since 2013 the hall has been registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I structure, with registration number 9613.