Historical information

Jack Lockett was born in 1891 at Tarnagulla and left chool at age of 12. He worked various jobs until World War 1 and volunteered. He served in various campaigns in Europe and later returned home and commenced farming in the Mallee near the small town of Linga. It was wheat but included sheep and cattle. Jack and his wife 'Doll' raised their family on the farm and then retired to Bendigo. Jack Lockett died at the age of 111 and was called by then Prime Minister, John Howard, as a 'priceless national treasure' when presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French Government.

Physical description

Collection of 14 photographs of Jack Lockett, his family, towns and farms he lived and worked on.
4a Childhood photograph of Jack Lockett with his siblings Kev and Joyce.
4b Photograph of 'Mum's Green-house'.
4c Photograph of flower bed on family farm at Linga.
4d Jack Lockett with horse 'Nimble'.
4e State school at Linga No. 3798.
4f Photo of Jack and Doll Lockett taken in late 1940s.
4g Photograph of Doll Lockett (Jack's wife) with machinery in background on farm at Linga 1950s.
4h Photo taken from top of silo overlooking the town of Linga in 1940s.
4i Four Holden cars at Lockett's farm 1950s belonging to Jack Lockett and his sons Kevin, Ron, and Jack Jnr.
4j Photograph of Jack and Doll Lockett taken in 1951.
4k Machinery on the farm 1950.
4l Photograph of the Lockett family.
4m Home of Jack and Doll Lockett at 9 Mafeking Street, Bendigo.
4n Licence of Jack Lockett

Inscriptions & markings

4a 'Jack, Kev, Joyce Lockett'
4b 'Mums Green-House'
4c 'Mum's Flowers, Linga Farm 1930s'
4d 'Jack Lockett Snr with his horse Nimble'
4e 'Linga State School No 3798'
4f 'Jack and Doll Lockett taken late 1940s'
g 'Mum Doll Maybel Victoria Lockett'
'Lanz Bull-Dog, 1 plough'
'Crawler, 2 ploughs, Linga Farm 1950s'
4h 'City of Linga taken from the silo, 1940s'
4i ' The Holdens at Lockett's, 1954. Kevin's '53 ute, Ron's '54 car, Jack's '53 car. Jack's Snr 51 car'
4j ' Jack & Doll Lockett, 1951'
4k 'Machinery in the Mallee 1950. Lanz Bulldog, 1 implement behind; Cletract Crawler, 2 implements behind'
4l 'Jack Jnr, Kevin, Doll - Mum, Dad, Joyce, Peter, Floyd, Ron'
4m '9 Mafeking St, Bendigo'