The Lake Boloke Station bluestone woolshed is located 4 kilometres north of Lake Bolac on the Back Bolac Road. Originally the main woolshed for the station. It was built by Robert Patterson in the mid 1860's but later owned by the Wills Family, as 'Fintry', following the subdivision of Lake Boloke Station.Black and white photographlake boloke, woolshed, bluestone, wills family, patterson, fintry

Photograph of Lake Boloke Homestead situated on the shores of Lake Bolac. Lake Bolac's original homestead built c 1850's.black and white photographlake boloke, bolac, homestead

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

A very early view of the first blue-stone homestead and out-buildings at "Lake Boloke" station, established by Robert Patterson, believed taken in the early 1850's. The row of River red-gums indicates the shoreline of Lake Bolac which seems to be at least partially dry.lake bolac, lake boloke station, patterson

This is a collection of Official Reports from the Chief Protector of Aborigines. It includes expedition reports to the Western Interior, 1841, a journey of 1,100 miles to the tribes of the North West and Western Interior, 1845 and Annual Reports.document reproductionsport phillip protectorate, george augustus robinson, western district, noorat, lake boloke, lake bolac, lake corangemite, portland, koroit, koonong wootong, burrumbeep, tarecurrumbeet, wimmera, lake hindmarsh, rivoli bay, mount gambier, murray river, swan hill, goulburn, loddon, mount rouse

Aerial view of Lake Bolac (Boloke) taken in 1947. Fresh water lake at bottom left, salt lakes at top right, village at crossroads of north-south Glenelg highway and Ararat-Mortlake road.lake bolac, 1947, glenelg highway