Goose Lagoon Campsite 1918 A post card of the area a few miles from Port Fairy near BoodcarraBlack and white Photograph of Goose Lagoon campsite.Campsite Goose Lagoon 1918 WRBtgoose lagoon, campsite, post card, port fairy, grassland, swamp

Art CollectionThis painting depicts a green hill below a cloudy sky, and a sandy landscape below the hills. Towards the left of the hill there are trees and shrubbery. The frame is white with gold on inside, beige mount and glass.Front: Rita M McLean (grey paint, lower right) Back: (no inscriptions)

Boodcarra - I Ritchie EsqBlack and white photograph of side wall of Boodcarra homestead and view to the Goose Lagoon Swampboodcarra, i ritchie esq

Cr J Ritchie came from Scotland at Hobart in 1833 having been 9 months on the outward journey. he took up land at South Esk and remained there for 6 years.later on advice of the Henry brothers he came to Victoria and after a preliminary inspection of the land charted the brig “William” and with all of his possessions, including 2000 sheep and two servants he arrived in Portland Bay in January 1840 and as he already held a squatting licence No 230 became a settler in the district. he moved along the coast toward Goose Lagoon but due to a drought the water had dried up and forced him to move further eastward to the Upeer Hopkins but the lack of any but brackish water he was forced to return to Aringa. Aringa comprised of 26,000 acres between the Shaw and Moyne Rivers, 640 acres became freehold at one pound and acre with the right to take up leasehold at a low rate according to the number of stock. At Aringa he designed and built his first home part of which still stands today. He married Sarah Elizabeth Davis in 1852 at Weerongurt Station (Mr John Cox’s property). Mrs Ritchie died in 1920. he was elected Shire of Belfast President for the periods of 1866-67 and 1869-70 John had originally chosen to practice law as his vocation in Scotland but abandoned law for the open air life and died at the age of 86 years in 1887 elected Shire of Belfast President for the periods of 1866-67 and 1869-70Black and white portrait photograph Cr J Ritchie 1866-67 1869-70belfast, president, council, portrait, government, shire, municipal, local-government