Work on paper - The Day the Lake Caught Fire 1868, A Reminiscence of the Early Days of Ballarat by Mr R. Kerr, 1920, 1920

Historical information

Early residents of Ballarat were invited by the Mayor to a reunion to recall memories of Ballarat's early days.

Significance

There is R. Kerr's recollection of Ballarat's first water supply coming from Lake Wendouree and, in 1868, the Lake was dry. These are interesting historical events given the more recent millennial drought.

Physical description

A 1/4 of a page of print with heading and and author cited after the last small paragraph.

Inscriptions & markings

None

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