The district of Strathfieldsaye was proclaimed in 1861 and named a Shire on the 17th September in 1866. It remained a shire until amalgamation in 1994 when it became part of the City of Greater Bendigo. The shire was located 8 km to the south- east of Bendigo and covered an area of 601 square kilometres and extended from the Calder Highway to the Coliban and Campaspe Rivers. The shire's administration centre was in Strathfieldsaye until 1972 when new offices were opened in Kennington. Eppalock Ward is one of three wards in the Greater Bendigo municipality which includes the former Strathfieldsaye Shire. Framed black and white head and shoulder portrait with hand coloured detail. Man with profile slightly to right, walrus moustache, image encircled. Photograph is attached to mount card. Hand written title lower centre.Ex. Councillor / F. Orr / Eppalock / The / Yeoman / Studiosshire of strathfieldsaye, councillor orr

This set of 29 photographs was taken during Army’s Inter-area Orienteering competition held in the Kimbolton State Forest, near Lake Eppalock, Victoria in 1990. Teams from Albury-Wodonga Bendigo, Broadmeadows, Melbourne Metropolitan, Puckapunyal and Watsonia participated in the annual competition. Bendigo’s Army Survey Regiment led by SGT Mick Minchin hosted the Orienteering events. This set of 29 photographs was taken during Army’s Inter-area Orienteering competition held in Kimbolton State Forest, near Lake Eppalock, Victoria in 1990. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) to .4) - Photo, colour, 1990, unidentified competitors. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990, L to R: unidentified competitor, Bendigo’s Janet Murray. .6) - Photo, colour, 1990, L to R: unidentified official, Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley, Bendigo’s Janet Murray, unidentified competitors (x2). .7) to .8) - Photo, colour, 1990, unidentified competitors. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990, L to R: unidentified official, Mick Minchin. .10) to .11) - Photo, colour, 1990, Mick Minchin. .12) to .13) - Photo, colour, 1990, Bendigo’s Team L to R: Rene van den Tol, Wolfgang Hofbauer, Mick Minchin, Harris Lee, unidentified competitor, Allan Blake, Janet Murray. .14) & .15) - Photo, colour, 1990, presentations L to R: Rene van den Tol, unidentified competitor. .16) to .19) - Photo, colour, 1990, unidentified competitors. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990, presentations L to R: Rene van den Tol, unidentified competitor. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990, presentations L to R: Rene van den Tol, unidentified competitor, Mick Minchin. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ L to R: unidentified (x2), Jeff Rudd, Rene van den Tol, Mick Minchin, Neville Stone, Steve Cooper. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ, Wolfgang Hofbauer. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ, Janet Murray - in black jacket. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ, all unidentified. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ, Neville Stone - in green t-shirt, Rene van den Tol in red track suit, remainder unidentified. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990, BBQ L to R: unidentified (x4), Janet Murray, Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley, remainder unidentified. .28) & .29) - Photo, colour, 1990, views of Lake Eppalock.There are no personnel identified. ‘Inter-Area Orienteering 1990’ annotated on negative sleevesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

Eppalock. Construction of Eppalock.Kodak Ektachromecivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. People at the opening of Eppalock Scheme. Markings: Opening of Eppalock Scheme, 1960.kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Young boy fishing in Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam 1961.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Adults looking over the site of Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam Site 1960kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Water Tower built in Lake Eppalock.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. The fountain at Eppalock Reservoir/Lake. 1963Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Markings: Eppalock Dam site 1960. Shows water laying in the bottom of what will be Lake Eppalock.civil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Shows the base of Eppalock with a small amount of water in it. No equipment in sight. Markings: Eppalock Dam 1961.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Family group out looking at the construction of Lake Eppalock. Markings: Near Eppalock Dam 1961.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Early stages of the construction of Lake Eppalock. Markings: Campaspe Riv. & Eppalock Dam. Project. 1961Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. The first charge going off on the rise in Lake Eppalock. Markings; Exploding first charge, Eppalock 1960.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. View of Lake Eppalock Tower full or near full of water. Markings: Eppalock Tower Sept 1963.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. David fishing of the bank at Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam near Lyal March 1963 DavidKodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Viewing the opening . Markings: Eppalock Dam SiteKodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Equipment being used to for the base of Lake Eppalock.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Victorian Premier Sir Henry Bolte addresses the crowd at the opening of Lake Eppalock. 1963 opening of Eppalock Reservoir.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Excavation equipment and trucks used in the formation of Lake EppalockAgfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. There is already some water in the Lake. Working at Lake Eppalock continues. Markings: Bitumen Heater - Spreader Eppalock, March 1963.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Some of the pipes in the pump room at Eppalock.agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock, eppalock. construction. some of the pipes in the pump room at eppalock.

Eppalock. Construction. Slide shows the construction of Lake Eppalock in its early stages.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Earth moving equipment in use during the construction of Lake Eppalock.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. 1963 opening of Eppalock Reservoir. Pump house to right of picture.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Lake Eppalock appears to already have become a popular spot for camping and fishing. Markings: Eppalock Dam near Lyal, March 1963.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Machinery excavating what was farming area to make way for Lake Eppalock.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Eppalock. Construction. Excavating earth to form Lake Eppalock. Men looking on from the shade.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock