Twelve pages of handwritten photocopied notes about the life of Jack Lockett. Probably the speech was delivered at Carshalton House where Jack Lockett resided in his later years.jack lockett, family, father and grandfather, carshalton house

G W Simpson C/- Carshalton House Stoneham Street Golden Square 3555Blue buckram hard cover with loose paper (illustrated) & plastic cover over black & white photos. 336 pages.books, military history

Jack Lockett was given a State Funeral on 30th May 2002 in Bendigo. The Officiant was Rev Dick Nethercote who was the Anglican Chaplain to Carshalton House.a Copy of the Order of Service of the State Funeral of John Henry "Jack" Lockett on 30th May 2002 at Strathdale Community Centre. A5 size folded with staples securing pages together. b Condolence card sent by David Warren to Kevin Lockett and the Lockett family.b 'Dear Kevin, I would like to extend my sympathy to you & Jack's family. I feel myself very privileged to have met your Dad & to have become a very small part of his life, DAVID WARREN'jack lockett, family, father and grandfather, david warren, state funeral, 2002

The sketch was done Mick Joffe who was one of Australia's leading caricaturists at the time. He has recorded the portraits of the ordinary person, and his books combine the stories with the portraits he has created.a Black and white sketch of Jack Lockett by Mick Joffe. b Photograph of Jack Lockett on his 108th birthday.a 'To Jack, Thank you for a wonderful day. Best Wishes Mick Joffe. Jack Lockett 108 yrs. You could nearly tell it was me' b ' Jack H. Lockett July 1999, Carshalton House. 108 yrs'jack lockett, world war 1, bendigo, 108 years, mick joffe

Photograph of 109 years old Jack Lockett (Australia's oldest man) jokes with Golden Square Secondary College student Danica Moverley at a Christmas party organised by year nine students.. The students as a part of their involvment in the college's SES cadets program, hosted the party day for the residents of Carshalton House at the Golden Oaks Village. Photo taken December 2000.education, secondary, golden square

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