Dixon's Store Lake Bolac built of locally quarried bluestone in 1868. This photo is circa 1938. Harold Dixon proprietor.black and white photographharold dixon, store, draper, grocer, general merchant, wines, spirits, bluestone

Tom Park's traction engine in 1920. It travelled the district around Lake Bolac with a team of men thrashing wheat. black and white photographtom park, engine, lake bolac

Lake Bolac Memorial Hall built in 1922 in memory of the local men who served in the First World War. The original hall was moved from across the street to form the supper room of this hall.black and white photographmemorial hall, lake bolac, first world war, wwi, great war

The Lake Bolac Memorial Hall was built in 1922 in memory of the local men who served in the First World War. The original hall was relocated from its site in Montgomery Street to form the supper room of the new hall. black and white photographlake bolac, memorial hall, wwi, first world war, great war, 1922

This photo shows a wagon loaded with wool outside Pitkethley's Stables in Montgomery Street, Lake Bolac.black and white photographwool, wagon, pitkethley,stables

Members of the Lake Bolac Rifle Club enjoying their day out. William McKenzie is sitting in the foreground, left of centre, wearing a dark suit.Black and white photograph

This photo shows hay being stacked on the O'Rorke property in 1912.black and white photograph

Photograph of the bluestone woolshed located on 'Eilyer' Station 12 kilometres south of Lake Bolac. Built circa 1860. Owners of property the Austin FamilyBlack and white photographaustin, woolshed, bluestone, eilyer

The Lake Boloke Station bluestone woolshed is located 4 kilometres north of Lake Bolac on the Back Bolac Road. Originally the main woolshed for the station. It was built by Robert Patterson in the mid 1860's but later owned by the Wills Family, as 'Fintry', following the subdivision of Lake Boloke Station.Black and white photographlake boloke, woolshed, bluestone, wills family, patterson, fintry

Photograph of Lake Boloke Homestead situated on the shores of Lake Bolac. Lake Bolac's original homestead built c 1850's.black and white photographlake boloke, bolac, homestead

This Hall was built in 1922 in memory of the local soldiers who served in World War 1. The original Hall was relocated from across the street to form the supper room of this new hall.black and white photograph

Photograph of the first Lake Bolac Hall built in 1896. It was located in Montgomery Street between the Hotel and Park's Blacksmith Shop. It was later re-located across the street to form the supper room of the Lake Bolac Memorial Hall built in 1922.black and white photographlake bolac, hall, supper room, memorial

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Pictured are wool wagons outside the Veale Brother's store in Lake Bolac. The Veale Family ran this store from 1874 through to 1938 when it was bought by Harold Dixon. It was constructed of locally quarried bluestone and still stands in 2016. black and white photograph

The Bank of New South Wales, Lake Bolac. Originally the National Bank taken over in 1922 by the Bank of NSW. The Bank operated out of these premises until a new bank was built on the site in c1963. The Bank of NSW closed in 1995.black and white photograph

Second half of new Lake Bolac Aquatic Club building arriving at new home on the north beach foreshore, brought down from the Flax Mill site above the bank. 1961. Pictured beside truck from left to right - Lewis Wills, Don Flett and Richard Carty. Building moved by Burrows transport.lake bolac, aquatic club, flax mill, 1961, wills, flett, carty, burrows

Shearing Team, 1938, at woolshed of "Fintry" standing in front of triple-A wool bales. Pictured from left are Lewis Whiteway Wills, Guy Rance, Lewis Wills, John Barnes, Jack Meek, Myles Graham, Geoffrey McInnes, Laurie Green and James Wills (right). lake bolac, "fintry", woolshed, shearing team: barnes, graham, green, mcinnes, meek, wills

The outlet for the overflow was originally cut in 1926 and concreted over in 1928. This photo shows flooding into Salt Creek in 1956 and looks towards the west and Rockbank. Boards were added to raise the water level of the lake. These were put in annually, below the walkway depicted, until in 1966 the level of the concrete weir was raised. Consequently the lake did not flush through as readily and it gradually silted up and the lake became shallower.lake bolac, overflow, 1926, 1928, flood, 1966, salt creek, rockbank

Water skiing began at Lake Bolac in the mid-50's. This photo was taken in the 50's at the north beach before the construction of the Aquatic Club shed. Only one boat launching ramp has been built at this time.lake bolac, water-skiing, 1950's, aquatic club

Bullock wagon carting "Eilyer" wool in November, 1903. Wagon carrying 72 bales or 13 tons of wool. Team is driven by J E Fry.wool, bullock team, 1903, eilyer,

Aerial view of the Lake Bolac Flax Mill, circa 1960. Note the pump housing in front of Guy Rance's home, the polluted water entering the lake from the pipeline and the stooks of flax to the left of the road opposite the Mill.lake bolac, flax mill, 1960, rance

Local ladies who worked at the Lake Bolac Flax Mill before the Land Army girls were sent in to take over. Back from left: Mrs Louis Park, Margaret Veale (Mortlake), Kath Bassett, Doris Barnes, Doris Brooks, Jean Murphy, Emily McInnes, Margaret Kinnersley. Front: Marion Witham, Myrtle Gale, Mrs Barnes, Mrs Amy Robertson, Marjorie Graham, Alice Veale (Mortlake).lake bolac, flax mill, land army

Travelling salesmen (hawkers) regularly journeyed from farm to farm selling useful household items like needles, thread, clothing, even cooking pots. Mr T Saker was a salesman selling drapery. He was based in Warrnambool and had a regular route to Lake Bolac and through the Western district.lake bolac, hawkers, drapery, warrnambool, western district

William Curtis, known as "Wheels", was a swagman and a local eccentric. He was an obsessive collector of wheels and towed them round the country-side, living from his cart and adding to his collection as he went.swagman, curtis, wheels

Members of the Lake Bolac Troop of the 4th/19 Lighthorse Regiment encamped at Torquay, Victoria. Back from left: Keith Davidson, Alan Hucker, Frank Shalders, Lewis Wills, Neil Robertson, Harold Hildebrandt, Donald Davidson, Eric Hose. Front: Reginald Fagg, Henry Clark, Eric Robertson, Robert Delamare, Henry Gale, Charles Geddeslake bolac, light horse, torquay, davidson, hucker, wills, robertson, hildebrandt, hose, fagg, clark, delamare, gale, geddes

Lake Bolac Tennis Club, 1895. Note the chicken-wire tennis-net. Club members shown are from left: William Veale, Alice Veale (Mrs Tom Ward), tom Ward, Annie Veale, Eva Veale (Mrs Harold Grange).lake bolac, tennis club, 1895, veale, ward, grange

Fiery Creek inlet to Lake Bolac during the 1997-2010 drought. Photograph taken from the dry lake-bed looking up the creek, towards the south.lake bolac, fiery creek, 1997-2010 drought

Lake Bolac's eastern lake-bed and beach during the 19987-2010 drought, looking south. The lake bank exposed in this photograph is an aboriginal midden about a likometer across excavated by Dr Peter Coutts in the 1970's. Radio carbon dates of charcoal from the base levels date the midden at 12,000 years old, making this one of two middens with this very early date, the other being on the coast near Warrnambool. lake bolac, aboriginal midden, dr peter coutts

The original tennis court at Lake Bolac in 1895 was located at the Recreation Reserve behind the linear development along the main road. This was a grass court, lines were clearly painted and the tennis-net was a chicken-wire fence. In the photograph are from left; Eva Veale, Alice Veale, Thomas Ward, Annie Veale and William Veale jr.lake bolac, tennis, veale, ward