Historical information

Jack Lockett was born in 1891 at Tarnagulla and left school 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.
The area of Linga is situated on the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is 11 kilometres west of Underbool.
Linga may be a derivative of the traditional name Lar-gni (camp of). It was a place to stay and camp - to linger a while.

Physical description

Four black and white photographs of Jack Lockett and his family.
a Jack Lockett harvesting on the farm at Linga 1927.
b Jack Lockett at the bore sunk on farm at Linga.
c Jack and Doll Lockett 1950.
d First tractor on the Linga farm - son Jack Lockett on tractor and Jack Lockett Snr and son Ron on the header.

Inscriptions & markings

a 'Harvest Time Linga Farm. Jack Lockett on Big E Harvester, 1930.
b 'Jack Lockett at Bore when sunk at Linga, 1927'.
c 'Jack and Doll Lockett, 1950'.
d 'First tractor. MacDonald & header. Jack on tractor. Dad Jack Snr & Ron on header'.