James Wills of "Fintry" Lake Bolac carting bags of wheat with his International truck which was purchased for Goodall's, Mortlake. The truck was able to carry 35 bags of wheat.lake bolac, fintry, wills, internation truck, goodall, mortlake

Stacking flax on J.T. Murray's property at Lake Bolac as there was no more room on the Lake Bolac Flax Mill site. Pictured are Joe Bassett, J.T. Murray and his boys, Ewen, Alister and George.lake bolac, flax mill, murray, bassett

Grubbing rocks at "Boswell Park" Lake Bolac, in order to prepare the ground for ploughing and cropping. Most ground on the Western District volcanic plains had to be prepared in this way before the soil could be tilled. "Boswell Park" was run by the Moreton family.lake bolac, boswell park, grubbing rocks, moreton, cropping

Loading wool bales onto a horse-drawn wagon at "Eilyer", Lake Bolac. Note the 'trolley and pull' manual method.lake bolac, eilyer, loading wool

Lake Bolac Football Club, 1935 Premiers of the Hamilton League. Game played at Dunkeld. Players: back left - J Lacy, Leo O'Rorke, Jim Wills, Col Graham, Don Graham, Neil (Rusty) Graham, Alec McMaster, Pat Murphy. 2nd Row - JT Murray, Murray Rees, Lloyd Osmond, Martin Quinlivan (Capt.), Bern Nicholson, Lou Duncan, Norm Kinnersley (Vice C.). Front - Cliff Murray (Trainer), George Hucker, Ian Robertson, Jack Veale (mascot), Bill Watson, Fred Drever, Watt Nicholson (Trainer).lake bolac, football club, drever, duncan, graham, hucker, kinnersley, lacy, mcmaster, murphy, murray, nicholson, o'rorke, osmond, quinlivan, rees, robertson, veale, watson, wills

Lake Bolac High School Colts Cricket Team - early 1960's. Team Members: Back from left - Ken Thom, George Hucker, Russell Park, Kevin Perry, Ivan Hucker, Murray Thom. Centre row - Russell Adams, Richard Thom, Jim Knight, Ern Harkin, Neil Thom, Claude Moore. Front - Allan Knight, Murray Knight, Ron Wilson.lake bolac, cricket, 1960's, adams, harkin, hucker, knight, moore, park, thom, wilson

A Lake Bolac District representative cricket team outside the London Hotel in Hamilton, Victoria in 1882. Driver, E. McMillen.lake bolac, london hotel, hamilton, cricket, 1882

Locals gathering near Lake Bolac with their horses and greyhounds , circa 1900.lake bolac, coursing

Some local people in attendance at the opening of the first Public Tennis Court at Lake Bolac on January 1st, 1896. Those shown are - Louis Murray, Kitty Murray, Lil Veale, William Hargreaves, Ewen Graham, Tuck Howlett (with racquet) Ethel Veale, Fred Leach, Billy Leach, Thomas Archer. lake bolac, tennis, 1896, archer, graham, hargreaves, howlett, leach, murray, veale

Shopping at the Veale Brother's Store at the Lake Bolac crossroad. Transition era between horse drawn and motorised vehicles, circa 1920. Adults shown are Mrs G Veale and Mr O'Rorke. lake bolac, veale's general store, veale, o'rorke

Jack Simpson with Jean and Kath Bassett carting salt from the salt lakes north of Lake Bolac. The harvesting of Salt from the salt lakes was the earliest industry recorded as taking place in the district, predating the pastoral industry. In 1841, G A Robinson was passing between the fresh water and salt lakes and recorded a party of men all the way from Manifold,s loading salt onto a wagon. Local aborigines also used salt from these lakes as a trading item.lake bolac, salt harvest, g a robinson, manifold, simpson, bassett

Football Grand Final between Willaura and Streatham teams at the original Recreation Reserve at Lake Bolac, 1951. On the hill in the centre background are the original weatherboard football clubrooms, which were later replaced by a brick building.lake bolac, football grand final, 1951, willaura, streatham

"Bellevue" Lake Bolac. From left - Unknown, Nellie Moreton, Bert Moreton

The Woolshed of Lake Boloke Station, 1894. The woolshed was built by Robert Patterson but at this time was owned by the Moffat family. Identified persons in the photograph are Neil Graham, Dave Sago (with beard, seated centre) and Bill Pitkethly. "Boloke" is a local aboriginal word meaning 'lake'.lake boloke station, woolshed, patterson, moffat, graham, sago, pitkethly

Mellier State School, No 3500, 13/06/1923. Established 1919. Back - Don MacInnes, Jack Dow, Harold Stewart, Alan Hucker, Ivor Evans, Vivian Evans, George Hucker. 2nd Row - Fred Hucker, Keith Evans, Charles Stewart, Ernie Hucker, Perce Kinnersley, Bon Hucker, Richard Geddes, Miss Isabel M MacKenzie (Mrs SH Moreton) Front - Frank Kinnersley, Marjorie Geddes, Margaret Stewart, Jean MacInnes, Janet Hucker, Maisie Kinnersley, Lily Kinnersley, Mavis Hucker, Gladys Hucker, Donald Davidson.lake bolac, mellier school, 1923. evans, davidson, dow, geddes, hucker, kinnersley, macinnes, mackenzie/moreton, stewart

Red gum diving board and pontoon at the second swimming beach on the north side of Lake Bolac, circa 1935.lake bolac, swimming , diving board, pontoon, 1935.

Original bridge over the Salt Creek, Lake Bolac. Situated between the present bridge and the Salt Creek outlet from the lake. Built of local redgum and yellow box from the Grampians. In the pony trap are Lloyd, Lesley and John Malin. Circa 1950.lake bolac, salt creek, bridge, redgum, yellow box, grampians, malin, 1950

Official opening of the Lake Bolac Memorial Hall on Friday 9th June, 1922. Depicted is the Queen Carnival, held to raise funds. Shown are Queen Doris Cameron (Quin) and her attendants. To immediate left of the Queen is Isabel MacKenzie (who later married Stanley Moreton).mackenzie

Lake Bolac Debutant Ball (05/08/1938), held to celebrate the arrival of electricity to the district. Men, from left - Lewis Wills, James Geddes, Neil Robertson, Palmer Cheeseman, Ron McKenzie, Lyle Peters, Arthur Cody, Donald Davidson, Douglas Hucker, Richard Geddes, Donald McInnes. Women, from left - Grace McInnes, Dulcie Hucker, Mavis Gange, Joan Sim, Eva McInnes, Phyllis Veale, Gladys Hucker, Margaret O'Rorke, Helen Moreton, Jeani Gange, Marion Moreton, Jean Geddes.lake bolac, debutant ball, electricity, 1938, cheeseman, cody, davidson, gange, geddes, hucker, mcinnes, mckenzie, moreton, o'rorke, peters, robertson, sim, veale, wills.

Lake Bolac, home from school, circa 1915. From the back (of the horse) - mounted; James, Teen and Cliff Murray, Harry Park, Billy and Sheila Murray. At the horses' head Faith Murray and adult, Kitty Grahamlake bolac, 1915, murray, park, graham

Lake Bolac - Farming at "Fintry". Jack Barnes driving team of semi-draughts with Robinson Big E harvester, 1932.lake bolac, farming, fintry, barnes, robinson harvester, 1032

Early horse-drawn fire-fighting cart with hand pump at "Eilyer", Austin's property at Lake Bolac, circa 1910.lake bolac, "eilyer", fire-fighting equipment, austin

Dam digging with a horse-drawn sledge at "Eilyer", Lake Bolac. Working the team are Clarrie Sloper and Corrigan Graham.lake bolac, dam digging, horse-team, "eilyer", sloper, graham

Parupa Park Homestead, owned by the Moreton family, 1925.

Lake Bolac. Swimming at the 1st beach on the north side of the lake in 1946.lake bolac, swimming, 1946

Lake Bolac born singer/song-writer Neil Murray wrote the well-known Australian hit song "My Island Home" which was sung and made famous by Christine Anu. Here the pair are depicted receiving an award for their musical contribution to Australian culture at the APRA Music Awards in 1995.lake bolac, neil murray, christine anu, "my island home", apra music awards

Lake Bolac CWA, 1958/9. L-R on stairs: May Murray, Jean Knight, Grace McInnes, Maisie McMaster, Ruby Wills, June Phillips (?), Mrs Howard, Nell O'Rorke. L-R front: Margaret Moreton, Mrs Davidson, Amy Robertson, Joyce Hucker, Mrs McMurray, Gwen Peters, Kath O'Rorke. On the steps of the Memorial Hall.lake bolac, cwa, davidson, howard, hucker, knight, moreton, mcinnes, mcmaster, mcmurray, murray, peters, phillips, o'rorke, robertson, wills

Bob McKenzie of Lake Bolac ready to take a load of wool to Geelong on his Chevrolet truck.lake bolac, wool, mckenzie, chevrolet

Lake Bolac State School, No 854, Knitters (for the soldiers) Group - 1918. Back: Molly Green, Maisie McMaster, Mary Helme, "Doll" Peters. 2nd row: Mrs Cameron (teacher), Mary Pitkethly, May Peters, Gladys Knight, Eva Graham. 3rd row: Sheila Murray, May Dear, Lila Murray, Betty Calder, Rosy King, Nell O'Rorke. 4th row: Lori Park, Gertie Fry, Doreen Helme, Maisie Lyndon, Eileen Graham. 5th row: June Wileman, Maisie Scott, Beryl Peters, 'Ina Wills, Emily Wileman.lake bolac state school no 954, ww i, 1918, knitting for the soldiers, calder, cameron, dear, fry, green, graham, king, knight, lyndon, mcmaster, murray, park, peters, pitkethly, o'rorke, scott, wileman, wills.

Lake Bolac Tennis Club - Premiers 1937. Men, L-R: Bob McKenzie, James Wills, Harold Dixon, Palmer Cheeseman. Ladies, L-R: Muriel Graham, Maude Kinnersley, Maud Wills, Margery Geddes.lake bolac, tennis, premiers, 1937, cheeseman, dixon, graham, geddes, kinnersley, mckenzie, wills.