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Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph, Waanyarra School, June 1918
... Waanyarra School...A sepia photograph depicting Waanyarra School in June 1918. Copy photograph. ...Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia...Waanyarra School Photograph Photograph ...Donald Clark Collection. A sepia photograph depicting Waanyarra School in June 1918. Copy photograph. education -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph, Waanyarra School, June 1918
... Waanyarra School...A monochrome photograph depicting Waanyarra School in June 1918. Copy photograph. ...Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia...Waanyarra School Photograph Photograph ...Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting Waanyarra School in June 1918. Copy photograph. education -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph, Robert Scholes and Party, Waanyarra Goldfields, 1902, 1902
... Robert Scholes and Party, Waanyarra Goldfields, 1902...Notice on tree is for Waanyarra Boxing Day Sports, 1902. Copy photograph. ...Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia...Notice on tree is for Waanyarra Boxing Day Sports, 1902. Copy photograph. ...Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting miners on the Waanyarra Goldfields in 1902. Main trio: Standing right is Robert Scholes, seated is George Lockett. Other subjects names not known. Notice on tree is for Waanyarra Boxing Day Sports, 1902. Copy photograph. mining, gold -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveBook: The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra, The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra, 1989
... The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra...waanyarra...A book with title 'The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra' by Lynne Douthat. Relates to history of Waanyarra. ...The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra Book: The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra ...Donald Clark Collection. A book with title 'The Footsteps Echo, Impressions From Waanyarra' by Lynne Douthat. Relates to history of Waanyarra. Small section on Indigenous history. 1866 letter from George Smith of Tarnagulla reproduced on page 4.waanyarra, tarnagulla, george smith, indigenous history -
Federation University Historical CollectionMap, Waanyarra, not dated
... Waanyarra...waanyarra...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields waanyarra Photocopy of map Waanyarra Map Map ...Photocopy of mapwaanyarra -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph: Back To Waanyarra 1994, 19th March 1994
... A colour photograph depicting people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. Original photograph. ...Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia...Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Donald Clark Collection. back to waanyarra A colour photograph depicting people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. ...Donald Clark Collection. A colour photograph depicting people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. Original photograph. back to waanyarra -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph: Back To Waanyarra 1994, 19th March 1994
... A colour photograph depicting cars and people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. Original photograph. ...Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia...Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Donald Clark Collection. back to waanyarra A colour photograph depicting cars and people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. ...Donald Clark Collection. A colour photograph depicting cars and people at Back To Waanyarra 1994. Original photograph. back to waanyarra -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - TARNAGULLA AND WAANYARRA CEMETERIES, Dec. 2008
... ...Waanyarra...DVD. Tarnagulla and Waanyarra Cemeteries. Burial Lists and Headstone Photographs, for Elmore, December 2008....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Cemeteries Tarnagulla Waanyarra DVD. Tarnagulla and Waanyarra Cemeteries. ...DVD. Tarnagulla and Waanyarra Cemeteries. Burial Lists and Headstone Photographs, for Elmore, December 2008.cemeteries, tarnagulla, waanyarra -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, 1994
... ...waanyarra...About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty....Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Donald Clark Collection. tarnagulla cemetery waanyarra morton family Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. ...Donald Clark Collection. Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty.tarnagulla cemetery, waanyarra, morton family -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, 1994
... ...waanyarra...About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty....Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Donald Clark Collection. tarnagulla cemetery waanyarra morton family Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. ...Donald Clark Collection. Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty.tarnagulla cemetery, waanyarra, morton family -
Tarnagulla History Archive
News clipping: Off To Alaska For Our Gold, Off To Alaska For Our Gold, March 31, 1976
... waanyarra...Relates to the export of a nugget found at Waanyarra called the Robin nugget being sold to a buyer in Alaska. ...Relates to the export of a nugget found at Waanyarra called the Robin nugget being sold to a buyer in Alaska. ...Murray Comrie Collection. A news article from the Bendigo Advertiser titled 'Off To Alaska For Our Gold'. Relates to the export of a nugget found at Waanyarra called the Robin nugget being sold to a buyer in Alaska. waanyarra, gold, nuggets, prospecting, mining -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph, Cyanide Plant on Poverty Hill, 1902
... Waanyarra, Victoria, Australia ...Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting Cormack Lowther and Sam James at the cyanide plant on Poverty Hill, Tarnagulla. Copy photograph. mining -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph of Simon William Strahan in Boer War uniform, Simon William Strahan in Boer War uniform, circa 1900 to 1902
... ...waanyarra...Strahan was a resident of Tarnagulla and was born in Jones Creek (Waanyarra). Murray Comrie Collection....Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Strahan was a resident of Tarnagulla and was born in Jones Creek (Waanyarra). Murray Comrie Collection. tarnagulla waanyarra boer war war military service soldiers veterans strahan Photograph of Tarnagulla resident Simon William Strahan in his Boer War uniform. ...Strahan was a resident of Tarnagulla and was born in Jones Creek (Waanyarra). Murray Comrie Collection.Photograph of Tarnagulla resident Simon William Strahan in his Boer War uniform. This is a copy print made from the older original held in the Tarnagulla Public Hall. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1960s. tarnagulla, waanyarra, boer war, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, strahan -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph of Calder's Shed, Tarnagulla, Calder's Shed, Tarnagulla, late 1960s
... ...waanyarra...The building depicted was previously used for Barnes' Store at Waanyarra, later relocated to Tarnagulla. William Barnes was a tailor at Tarnagulla and Waanyarra in the 1860s. ...The building depicted was previously used for Barnes' Store at Waanyarra, later relocated to Tarnagulla. William Barnes was a tailor at Tarnagulla and Waanyarra in the 1860s. ...Murray Comrie Collection. The building depicted was previously used for Barnes' Store at Waanyarra, later relocated to Tarnagulla. William Barnes was a tailor at Tarnagulla and Waanyarra in the 1860s. By the late 1870s the family was living at Grassy Flat. The building was located on the south-eastern corner of the Gladstone-Victoria Street intersection, and for many years housed the chaff-cutting operations of the Calder family. The building gradually fell into disrepair, and was completely dismantled in the 1990s. Monochrome photograph depicting part of a building, known as Calder's Shed in Gladstone St, Tarnagulla This dark, poor quality photograph was probably taken in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, waanyarra, buildings, calder, barnes, shed, stores -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - 'The Footsteps echo. Impressions from Waanyarra.'
... ...Waanyarra...Waanyarra has its legends and myths set around the early gold-rush days of the 1850's. ...Waanyarra has its legends and myths set around the early gold-rush days of the 1850's. ...Waanyarra has its legends and myths set around the early gold-rush days of the 1850's. This book relates many of these stories with photographs. Over fifty family histories and stories contribute to this book. Today, Waanyarra is mainly State forest and farmland. Jack Lockett is mentioned in this publiocation on page 192. John Henry Lockett OAM (22 January 1891 – 25 May 2002) was the oldest man ever in Australia when he died aged 111 years, 123 days. As one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, he was acclaimed as a national hero during the last decade of his life. Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. Later, he worked for his uncles in the Mallee. On 24 March 1916, he travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France with the 38th Battalion, earning promotion to sergeant and was discharged on 20 September 1919. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lockett After the war, Jack returned to The Mallee and selected a 640 acres (260 ha) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo in 1953, leaving the farmland (which now covered more than 130,000 acres (53,000 ha), in the care of their children and grandchildren. Soft cover. 196 pp. Cover is two toned - brown and tan. Edited by Lynne Douthat. Historic photographs by Ken Morton. Cover Design by Diane Thompson. Published in 1989. Phototypeset by Victorian Typesetting Service, Castlemaine. Black and white photographs, charts and graphs. Dimensions of book: 18cm wide, 24cm long, and 1.6cm high. Non-fiction. Book divided into 3 parts - 'Beginnings', 'Families' and 'Remedies, Recipes, Concoctions and Cures'.Signed L. J. Douthat in front page.gold rush, waanyarra, family history, jack lockett -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Folder - School Records, 1990s
... Good picture of Waanyarra School....Good picture of Waanyarra School. Folder - School Records Donald Clark ...Binder containing historical information about schools in Tarnagulla, Llanelly, Murphy's Creek, Jones Creek/Waanyarra, Laanecoorie, Arnold and Arnold West. Contains several lists of names of children who attended the schools. Compiled by Donald Clark. Good picture of Waanyarra School. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
News clipping: Name Is Gaelic - Not Aboriginal, Name Is Gaelic - Not Aboriginal, September 15, 1981
... ...waanyarra...Claims that Tarnagulla, Bealiba, Bet Bet, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie are Aboriginal but Tarrengower is Gaelic. ...Claims that Tarnagulla, Bealiba, Bet Bet, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie are Aboriginal but Tarrengower is Gaelic. ...Murray Comrie Collection. A double page from the Castlemaine Mail newspaper of September 15, 1981 with article about the origins of place names in the district. Claims that Tarnagulla, Bealiba, Bet Bet, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie are Aboriginal but Tarrengower is Gaelic. Written by non-Indigenous historian John J. Alderson. Discusses Indigenous history of the region. tarnagulla, waanyarra, laanecoorie, bet bet, central victoria, dja dja wurrung, djadjawurrung, indigenous australians, indigenous history, traditional owners, names, naming -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Folder - Waanyarra / Jones Creek, 1990s
... Red binder containing information on Waanyarra & Jones Creek. Posters/flyers for 'Back To' reunions, map and names list for cemetery. ...Compiled by Donald Clark. Folder - Waanyarra / Jones Creek Donald Clark ...Red binder containing information on Waanyarra & Jones Creek. Posters/flyers for 'Back To' reunions, map and names list for cemetery. Compiled by Donald Clark. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, circa 1871
... Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Elizabeth Jones Date of Birth: section lost Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: William Jones Mother: section lost ...Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Elizabeth Jones Date of Birth: section lost Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: William Jones Mother: section lost Registration of Birth form ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Elizabeth Jones Date of Birth: section lost Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: William Jones Mother: section lost -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Lanyon Date of Birth: 13th February, 1871 Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: Thomas Lanyon Mother: section lost...Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Lanyon Date of Birth: 13th February, 1871 Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: Thomas Lanyon Mother: section lost Registration of Birth form ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Lanyon Date of Birth: 13th February, 1871 Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: Thomas Lanyon Mother: section lost -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveBooklet: Tarnagulla State School Roll of Honour, Tarnagulla State School Roll of Honour, c. 1918
... ...waanyarra...Contains lists of Tarnagulla State School students from Tarnagulla, Waanyarra, Poseidon and Llanelly who served in the First World War, specifying the fate of each person. ...Contains lists of Tarnagulla State School students from Tarnagulla, Waanyarra, Poseidon and Llanelly who served in the First World War, specifying the fate of each person. ...Murray Comrie Collection. A booklet with title 'Tarnagulla State School Roll of Honour'. Contains lists of Tarnagulla State School students from Tarnagulla, Waanyarra, Poseidon and Llanelly who served in the First World War, specifying the fate of each person. Also contains poems and other information relating to a Souvenir Flower Day, on 1st November 1918 in aid of soldier repatriation. Also outlines special war service honours earned by three Radnells (George Albert, George Duncan and Joseph Charles) and by Devon Grey, Harry Akers and Norman Graham. 'Murray Comrie' handwritten in pen on fronttarnagulla, waanyarra, llanelly, soldiers, ww1, service, military, school, radnell, akers, grey, graham -
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Registration of Birth form, circa 1872
... Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: James Edwin Lock___ Date of Birth: 22nd July ___ (probably 1872) Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: James Lock___ Mother: section missing...Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: James Edwin Lock___ Date of Birth: 22nd July ___ (probably 1872) Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: James Lock___ Mother: section missing Registration of Birth form ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: James Edwin Lock___ Date of Birth: 22nd July ___ (probably 1872) Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: James Lock___ Mother: section missing -
Tarnagulla History Archive
List of hotels and licensees, Donald Clark, 1861-1866
... Relates to hotels in Tarnagulla, Newbridge, Waanyarra, Llanelly and Arnold. Compiled by Donald Clark....Relates to hotels in Tarnagulla, Newbridge, Waanyarra, Llanelly and Arnold. Compiled by Donald Clark. ...Donald Clark Collection.A typed list of hotels and licensees taken from the Register of Applications for Licensees heard and determined by Justices in the Tarnagulla Court of Petty Sessions between 1861 and 1866. Relates to hotels in Tarnagulla, Newbridge, Waanyarra, Llanelly and Arnold. Compiled by Donald Clark. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: David Augustus Birrell Date of Birth: 29th August, 1871 Place of birth: Teachers Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson Birrell Mother: Elizabeth Birrell (nee Urie)...Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: David Augustus Birrell Date of Birth: 29th August, 1871 Place of birth: Teachers Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson Birrell Mother: Elizabeth Birrell (nee Urie) Registration of Birth form ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: David Augustus Birrell Date of Birth: 29th August, 1871 Place of birth: Teachers Residence, Jones Creek (Waanyarra) Father: David Watson Birrell Mother: Elizabeth Birrell (nee Urie) -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotographic postcard - Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Exact date unknown, circa 1914-1918
... ...waanyarra...Luther Stone 2. Geo. Corrie (Waanyarra) 3. Cashen Fitzgerald 4. Bill Langan 5. ______________ 6. _______________ Front Row: 1. ...Luther Stone 2. Geo. Corrie (Waanyarra) 3. Cashen Fitzgerald 4. Bill Langan 5. ______________ 6. _______________ Front Row: 1. ...Murray Comrie Collection.Sepia photographic postcard, with image of soldiers in uniform posed in a makeshift studio setting, with a prop boulder at left. Subjects are residents of Tarnagulla and other towns in surrounding district who served in First World War, dating the image to circa 1914-1918. Reverse is printed with postcard template. Accompanied by a note that gives the following names: (Left to Right) Back Row: 1. Luther Stone 2. Geo. Corrie (Waanyarra) 3. Cashen Fitzgerald 4. Bill Langan 5. ______________ 6. _______________ Front Row: 1. Bert Runting 2. Claude Whimpey 3. Bill James 4. _________________ Same image as THA-2019.0201 (slight difference in names).Stamped on reverse 'M. Comrie'. Hadwritten on reverse 'M. Comrie' and 'For Le Messurier, per Bill Gore' and '1'.tarnagulla, waanyarra, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, stone, corrie, fitzgerald, langan, runting, whimpey, james -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - JACK FLYNN MAP COLLECTION: GLADSTONE AND BENDIGO - TARNAGULLA, 13th May 1922
... Counties of Gladstone and Bendigo a Map of Tarnagulla with Kingower, Glenalbyn, Inglewood, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie boarding. The map is in poor condition and in several pieces. ...Counties of Gladstone and Bendigo a Map of Tarnagulla with Kingower, Glenalbyn, Inglewood, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie boarding. The map is in poor condition and in several pieces. ...Map 388. Counties of Gladstone and Bendigo a Map of Tarnagulla with Kingower, Glenalbyn, Inglewood, Waanyarra and Laanecoorie boarding. The map is in poor condition and in several pieces. It has been previously taped together. The front page is of red card with white tape along the spine to hold it together, top half Tarnagulla is hand written in black lead on a label with blue trim.By Authority A.J. Mullett, Government Printer, Melbourne. Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne by W.J. Butson. 13.5.22map, bendigo, tarnagulla, tarnagulla, kingower, glenalbyn, laanecoorie, inglewood. -
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Map - TARNAGULLA : COUNTY OF BENDIGO, 13-5-22
... County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone.Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Waanyarra, Laaneoorie, Woodstock, Loddon River, Township of Tarnagulla, Township of Newbridge, Township of Llanelly, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Laurie Station, Bullabul Creek, Arnold Township, Arnold Railway Station. ...County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone.Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Waanyarra, Laaneoorie, Woodstock, Loddon River, Township of Tarnagulla, Township of Newbridge, Township of Llanelly, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Laurie Station, Bullabul Creek, Arnold Township, Arnold Railway Station. ...Map. County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone.Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Waanyarra, Laaneoorie, Woodstock, Loddon River, Township of Tarnagulla, Township of Newbridge, Township of Llanelly, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Laurie Station, Bullabul Creek, Arnold Township, Arnold Railway Station. Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne by W.J. Butson, 13-5-22.Price 1/-.By authority A.J. Mullett, Government Printer, Melbourne. (number 118 in map cupboard 1)A.J. Mullett, Government Printer, Melbourne.map, bendigo, tarnagulla -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - TARNAGULLA : COUNTY OF BENDIGO, 1959
... Tarnagulla, County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone, Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Painswick, Waanyarra, Laanecoorie, Woodstock, Derby, Loddon River, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Laurie Railway Station, Township of Tarnagulla, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Township of Llanelly, Arnold Railway Station, Bullabul Creek, Kangderaar Creek, Township of Newbridge. ...Tarnagulla, County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone, Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Painswick, Waanyarra, Laanecoorie, Woodstock, Derby, Loddon River, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Laurie Railway Station, Township of Tarnagulla, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Township of Llanelly, Arnold Railway Station, Bullabul Creek, Kangderaar Creek, Township of Newbridge. ...Map. Tarnagulla, County of Bendigo, County of Gladstone, Inglewood, Glenalbyn, Kingower, Moliagul, Painswick, Waanyarra, Laanecoorie, Woodstock, Derby, Loddon River, Dunolly to Inglewood Railway, Laurie Railway Station, Township of Tarnagulla, Tarnagulla Rifle Range, Township of Llanelly, Arnold Railway Station, Bullabul Creek, Kangderaar Creek, Township of Newbridge. By authority A.C. Brooks, Government Printer, Melbourne. Drawn and reproduced at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 1959. (number 117 in map cupboard 1)A.C. Brooks, Government Printer, Melbourne.map, bendigo, tarnagulla -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - TARNAGULLA & DISTRICT - THE WAY IT WAS - EDNA AND KEN ARNOLD, 1992
... ... Waanyarra...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BHS Collection BIOGRAPHY Tarnagulla biographies Newbridge Laanecoorie Waanyarra Sandy Creek Edna Arnold and Ken Arnold Softcover spiral bound book with pale blue cover and black and white photograph of the Union Bank Tarnagulla and black printed Title. ...BHS CollectionSoftcover spiral bound book with pale blue cover and black and white photograph of the Union Bank Tarnagulla and black printed Title. Contains 260 pages with an index, black and white photographs, tables and biographical entries for people who lived and worked in the Tarnagulla area and other nearby localities.Edna Arnold and Ken Arnoldbiography, tarnagulla, biographies, newbridge, laanecoorie, waanyarra, sandy creek -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newsletter - Jack Lockett Collection: Jack Lockett and Faith Leech information
... Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. ...The third is titled - General information Jack Lockett A brief description of Jack life including Born in Waanyarra January 1891, moved to Linga in 1914, joined the Army in 1916 and discharged 19 Aug 1919, married Mable Victoria (Dolly) in 1923. ...Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. ...John Henry Lockett OAM (22 January 1891 – 25 May 2002) was the oldest man ever in Australia when he died aged 111 years, 123 days. As one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, he was acclaimed as a national hero during the last decade of his life. Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. Later, he worked for his uncles in the Mallee. On 24 March 1916, he travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France with the 38th Battalion, earning promotion to sergeant and was discharged on 20 September 1919. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lockett After the war, Jack returned to The Mallee and selected a 640 acres (260 ha) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland (which now covered more than 130,000 acres (53,000 ha), in the care of their children and grandchildren . The 2000 Olympic flame was relayed from Olympia in Greece to Sydney by 13400 carriers including 11000 Australians, each carrier had their own torch. Three white A4 paper pages with black print The first is titled - Jack Lockett & Faith Leech Commence Countdown to Bendigo Olympic Torch. Printed at bottom of the page - All Media Inquiries: Ros Manning, City of Greater Bendigo 54346114. The Mayor of Greater Bendigo Cr. Daryl McClure said Jack Lockett is a national treasure and living legion "We are thrilled that Mr. Lockett has thrown his support behind the Olympic Torch's visit to Bendigo in July 2000. " Cr. McClure said Faith Leech was also a Bendigo treasure, winning a gold and a bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympic games. The second is titled - General Information Faith Leech A description of Faith Leech's swimming career including from the age of 12 winning at the Junior event at the Victorian Championships. Next was the Australian open championship where she won the 110 yards freestyle becoming the youngest person the win an Australian Championship. At the Melbourne Olympic Games, she won an individual bronze medal in 100 metres freestyle and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle with Dawn Fraser, Sandra Morgan and Loraine Cap. Just prior to the 1957-58 season, it was announced that acting on medical advice, Faith was retiring. The third is titled - General information Jack Lockett A brief description of Jack life including Born in Waanyarra January 1891, moved to Linga in 1914, joined the Army in 1916 and discharged 19 Aug 1919, married Mable Victoria (Dolly) in 1923. In 1953 he moved to Mafeking Street Bendigo, in August 1998 he moved to the Bendigo Health Care Group's Carshalton House. Jack was awarded the 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal. Jack Lockett raised four children, had 15 grandchildren and 23 great grand children. jack lockett, mabel ingwersen, olympic flame in bendigo, faith leech, olympic games 1956, nanga gnulle
