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 . People with the name Burstall are in Lockett Family photo (item number 11170.6) Two pages of the Weekly Times, September 8, 1999. Pages 4and 5 headline across both pages - A celebration of the country spirit. An article by Xavier Duff covers both pages with black and white photos of early 20th century farming and a contemporary photo of Jack Lockett. There is a description of Jack's pioneer life at age 19 and quotes from Jack when he worked with his uncles Alf and Dick on their farm at Linga near Underbool in Northwest Victoria. The article promotes a series of ten magazines in the Weekly, each one covering a decade of the 20th century jack lockett, mabel ingwersen, the weekly times our land our century, mallee farming

A town no matter how small has stories to tell. This book celebrates some of the colourful, creative, successful, struggling, non- conforming and sometimes irreverent locals who have called Wycheproof and District"home' - some for a short time , others for a life- time.This is a slice of local culture and life.A Wycheproof and District 95 page book of local stories and poems. The coloured wrap-around cover photopraphs show early Mt Wycheproof with cows grazing on the mountain. On the back cover are photographs of the early Wycheproof Railway Station and a later day view taken on Mount Wycheproof . On the lower part of the cover: THE WYCHEPROOF AND DISTRICT hISTORICAL sOCIETY INChistory, poetry, wycheproof, local residents, mallee bush poetry, mallee, local history, farming, economy

Ouyen is a rural township near the centre of the Mallee region in north-west Victoria. It is on the Sunraysia Highway, 100 km south of Mildura, and is a railway junction for the lines to Mildura and westwards through the Mallee to Murrayville and Pinnaroo, South Australia. In 1903 the railway line was extended from Woomelang (80 km south of Ouyen) to Mildura, the site of an irrigation settlement on the Murray River. The prospect of farming in the Mallee had been enhanced by settlements at Hopetoun and Lascelles (both near Woomelang), and the opening of the railway line invited settlement along its route. Settlers began arriving in the Ouyen district in 1906, and the township was proclaimed in 1909. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ghost or waterhole. West of Ouyen an area of land extending to the South Australian border was found to be adequate for farming and contained bore water (1906). Settlement spread westwards from about 1909 to Walpeup and beyond. Ouyen began functioning as a service centre. A school was opened in 1909 in a coffee palace and public hall. Within 15 years of its settlement Ouyen had 900 people, and was the administrative centre of Walpeup shire (1911). A shire hall was built in 1918. A district hospital was built in 1929, and a higher education school was opened in 1928. It became a high school in 1952. A Catholic primary school was also opened in 1952. By the 1930s, though, Ouyen had a local court, four banks, an agricultural society, sporting and racing clubs, and local industries such as cordial making, plaster sheet, a freezing works and an electricity generation plant. Silos were later built for the storage and railing of cereal grains."A Mallee Album. Reflections on Mallee Life" published by Local History Resource Centre, Ouyen. Foreword by The Local History Resource Centre Committee, Ouyen. A collection of images from the area and brief description associated with each image. Published in Australia by Local History Resource centre, Ouyen, 1988. White colored hard cover book. Black and white photograph on front cover. Titles printed in black. Book includes black and white photographs of local people and events. 153 pp.mallee, ouyen

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. "A Vision Realised. 1988. District History of Underbool, Torrita, Linga and Boinka" compiled and edited by Janet Lynch, Margaret Willsmore, and Christy Brown. Foreword by Janet Lynch, Margaret Willsmore, and Christy Brown. A history of the Mallee towns of Underbool, Torrita, Linga and Boinka containing a collection of 61 local family histories. Discusses aspects affecting locals, including the local Shire, Water supply, the Railway, Roads, Farming, Salt, Businesses, Sporting Clubs, and School. Published in Australia by Underbool Back To Committee. Printed by Sunnyland Press, Red Cliffs. Soft cover book, with tones of green and tan on cover - back, front and spine. Titles printed in brown. Book includes black and white photographs of locals, and local events. Includes an article on Jack Lockett on Pages 127 and 128. 151 pp.jack lockett, underbool, torrita, linga, boinka