OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Somers1938 Coolart lagoon with islands.

DATE1938

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONBalnarring and District Historical Society

REG NO.P1494

HISTORY

Somers1938 Coolart lagoon with islands.
Luxton, a local contractor, purchased the estate in 1937 and created a nature reserve, deepened the lagoon and creating islands in it. The islands became nesting sites for water birds, especially Australasian Ibis.

SUBJECTS

historic sites, landscapes, parks and reserves

KEYWORDS

Coolart, Luxton, Somers, historic sites, landscapes, parks and reserves