CONTENTS:
Preface p6. Acres, miles and money p7. District map p8. 1. Introduction to Lah Arum district p9. 2. People and their ways of life p17. 3. Industry, from grazing to tourism p27. 4. Services, from mail to government p41. 5. Education p51. 6. Community and church life p71. 7. Sport p79. 8. Lah Arum’s families p93. Sources p149. Around Lah Arum p150. Index p158.

ILLUSTRATIONS (selected):
Mount Zero cuesta on the north eastern boundary of the Lah Arum district p10. MacKenzie River in flood at old Tatlock’s Bridge; Evie Barber in the snow at Reid’s Lookout p13. Potter’s property, Mt (Mount) Zero p21. Sheds and homestead on the Russell selection near MacKenzie River p22. Goonwinnow homestead built by Alf Millar p24. Cranes preparing to lift the roof from the damaged Lah Arum wheat silo 1986 p29. Loaded timber jinker from Smith’s Mill, Wartook p31. Stripping wattle bark: Claude Russell and assistant p32. Toscana olive plantation p35. Geoff Winfield harvesting thryptomene p36. The pool at Zumsteins 1945 p38. Jean and Walter Zumstein p39. Footbridge across MacKenzie River at Zumsteins p39. Hometown, Wartook; Happy Wanderer log cabins, Wartook p40. Outlet tunnel at Lake Wartook p44. Wool from Lah Arum at Horsham Railway Station p45. Lah Arum schoolchildren leaving for home 1920s (on horseback) p50. Lah Arum School burnt down 1938 p51. New School opened 1939 p52. Lah Arum students and Charles Towner, teacher 1909-1918: Vic Kiefel, Herb Geue, Syd Herbert, Perce Geue, Roy Eales, Mavis Byrne, Vic Geue, Jean Byrne, Ruth Kiefel, Sylvie Geue, Nellie Kiefel, Trevor Kiefel, Chas Proposch, Pyllis Eales, John Towner, Dorrie McTavish p53. Ethelwyn Thomas, teacher 1918-21; Jean Creed, teacher 1931-34; Mary McDonald, teacher 1934-36 p54. Lah Arum students of 1919: Chas Proposch, Roy Eales, Ruth Kiefel, Jean Byrne, Sylvia Geue, Nellie Kiefel, Mavis Byrne, Stan Hoskins, Rob Byrne, Vic Kiefel, Ethel Eales, Marion Byrne, Irene McTavish, Edna Herbert, Dorrie McTavish, Ollie Daly, Iso Miller, Phyllis Eales, Jim Baudinette, Urban Kiefel, Frank Millar, Athol Kiefel, Ivan Geue, Ray Geue, George Hoskins p54. Dancers at school concert 1931: Shirley Tatlock, Lesley Carter, Norma Tatlock, Gwendoline Carter, Jean Zumstein, Melva Geue p55. Dressed up for 1931 school concert: Joan Carter, Lesley Carter, Norma Tatlock, Gwen Carter, Melva Geue, Shirley Tatlock p57. Hilda Critten, teacher 1936-38; Joe Briggs, teacher 1940-41; Brian Crocker, teacher 1942 p58. Lah Arum school 1987 p59. Noel Goldie, teacher 1942; Gwen Clucas, teacher 1944-46; Maureen Dwyer, teacher 1947-49 p60. Lah Arum students 1942: Karen Butler, Nancy Cameron, Betty Knonagel, Geoff McTavish, Bob Carter, Len Winfield, John Griffiths, Graham McTavish, Betty Hardingham, Doreen Vincent, Dawn Carter, Heather Griffiths, Evie Carter, Hugh Russell p61. Plaque, burned in 1938 school fire, commemorated the death of Percival Smith p62. Lah Arum Primary School: students in prep and grades 1 and 2 in 1986: Frederick Woodworth, Drew Lawrance, Todd Melville, Damien Bunworth, Jim Pyke, Pippa Hallam, Jessica Gardner, Cameron Taylor, Lucille Woodworth, Kate Wohling, Emily Barnes, Mrs Sue Valentine, Bianca Jess, Kylie McIntyre, Hollie Winfield, Sandy Hopkins p65. Years 3-6 in 1986: Clinton Hallam, Grant Schubert, Dana Melville, Bronwyn Pyke, Ashley Hardy, Nathan Jess, Tony Fraser, Daniel Wohling, Jason Schubert, Ross Taylor, Jamee Winfield, Jay Daly, Peter Winfield, Ross Hopkins, Amber Hallam, Jodie Johns, Natalie Lawrance, Sally Pyke, Mr Raeburn, Josie Gardner, Wendy Hopkins, Tanya Hardy, Naomi Jess p66. Wonwondah East School no. 2472 p68. Wartook South students with teacher Mary Coffey, about 1898: Marie Carter, Dolly Russell, Celie Brimacombe, Connie Brimacombe, Gwendoline Russell, Elsie Kilner, Frank Kilner, Murray Carter, Norman Miller, Charlie Carter, Stanley Miller, Robert Carter, Claude Russell, Leslie Russell, Cyril Carter, Tom Carter, Alan Carter, Vernon Carter, Ted Kilner, Maggie Smith p69. Dan Daly and Arthur Vincent at work on the Lah Arum Hall p71. Lah Arum debutantes 1967: Daryl Lane, Bernie Bunworth, Laurie Liston, Allen Arnott, Trevor Simmonds, Robert Dumesny, Trevor Winfield, Colin Mibus, David Crouch, Ken Zippel, Bev Winfield, Carol Winfield, Pam Plush, Libby Dumesny, Glenys Schmidt, Claire Mellington, Margie Combe, Suzanne Smith, Helen Crouch, Annette Hepburn p72. Lah Arum debutantes 1973: David Uebergang, Colin Hepburn, Leigh Mibus, David Mellington, Maurice Dumesny, Ross Matthews, Ferd Maserio, Howard Staehr, Gary Staehr, Annette Donaldson, Faye MacInnes, Mrs Amy Hepburn, Jenny Miller, Lorraine Winfield, Allan MacInnes, Graham Miller, Delma Crouch, Jenny Grimble, Heather McTavish, Jenny Hepburn, Jane Combe, Heather Exell, Leanne Matthews p72. School concert 1985: Tony Fraser, Cameron Taylor, Todd Melville, Daniel Wohling, Kylie McIntyre, Ross Hopkins, Jessie Gardner (hidden), Kate Wohling, Jimmy Pyke, Pippa Hallam p74. Lah Arum Hall and Church p77. Lah Arum Cricket Club 1947-48: Alex Miller, Laurie McIntosh, Edgar Daly, Bill Askew, Malcolm MacInnes, Jack Eagle, Frank Clark, Len Miller, John Griffiths, Colin Knipe (umpire), Bob Carter, Norm Clark, Len Dumesny, Ian Miller, Ian MacInnes p79. B Grade cricket premiers 1976-77: Leigh Arnott, Peter Davies, Ron Ward, Gary De Wit, Graeme Combe, Keith Pfeiffer, Frank Clark, Maurie Dumesny, Robert Queale, Bernie Bunworth, Roger MacInnes, John Ward p80. Rosebrook Football Club 1909: Sam Carter, Albert Proposch, Fred Proposch, Cyril Carter, Chas Towner, Charlie Carter, Albert Smith, Ted Kimberley, Don McTavish, Jack Raeck, Arthur Eales, Herb McTavish, Norman Miller, Tom Carter, Bob Carter, Les Russell, Arthur Cavanagh, Murray Carter, Jack Byrne, Reg Gregson, Charlie Sanderson, Claude Russell, Harry Hann, Alec Cameron, Jim Smith p82. Lah Arum Football Team 1937: Ian Miller, Charlie Smith, Len Millar, Roy Curtis, Cliff Wik, Tom Francisco, Jim Smith, Henry Proposch, Dan Daly, Edgar Daly, Paul Hoffman, Albert Daly, Bob Matthews, Frank Richards, Charlie Proposch, Clarrie Daly, Bert Millar, Gordon Hallam p84. Lah Arum Football Club senior team 1986: Kevin Velthuis, Bruce Young, Patrick Dunn, Steven Parish, Mark Chadwick, Paul Walsh, Tom Liston, Ron Street, Tony Lawrance, Miles Geue, John Larkin, Zane Bell, Peter Butler, Barry McIntyre, Graeme O’Connor, Luke Wooltorton, Hamish Mitchell, John Geue, Gary Kemp, Andrew Sickerdick, Peter Armstrong, Brian Burke, Bruce Hartigan, Peter Velthuis, Barry Roberts p86. Lah Arum netballers B grade runners-up 1981: Miriam Mibus, Libby Peucker, Gillian Mibus, Sue Combe, Maree Guest, Debbie Rees, Andrea Geue, Lisa Arnott p88. Lah Arum Tennis Team B grade premiers 1965-66: Ivan Smith, Graham McTavish, Bob Mibus, Max Grimble, Wal Reynolds, Bill Tucker, Laurie Crouch, John Carter, Lois MacInnes, Ailsa Elliott, Myrtle Mostyn, Nancy Mibus, Jenny Geue, Noreen Roiter, Jean Combe p91. Mick and Dorothy Askew; Len Askew; Cath Askew with nephew Terry Appleby p93. Dick and Verna Bunworth p94. John and Jean Byrne with family: Mavis, Jean, Marion, Rob and Sheila p96. Nancy Cameron with Clive (dog); Elizabeth and Alexander Cameron 1915 p98. Charles and Thomasina Carter; Samuel Carter of ‘Glenisla’ p100. Samuel and Rebecca Carter and family 1914: Murray, Vernon, Alan, Marie, Rebecca, Ken, Vera, Samuel p102. Samuel Carter’s children at a family gathering in Adelaide: Murray, Vernon, Vera (Mrs MacInnes), Marie (Mrs Southcott), Ken p105. Edna, wife of Charlie Carter, with her father Mr Kirwood and twins John and Evelyn; Joan Carter beside her grandfather George Carter and her parents Cyril and Dorothy p107. Some of the Dunn family: Bill, Norman, Tom, Jack, William, William senior p108. Arthur Eales p109. Geue family: Ray, Herb, Ivan, Vic, Allan, Sylvia, Harry, Melva, Emma, Perce p112. Jack and Rita Griffiths p114. Traugott and Mary Kiefel and family before they left ‘Marydale’ at Lah Arum p118. Malcolm MacInnes; Vera MacInnes p122. Donald McTavish; Annie McTavish and her grand-daughter Nancy Cameron p125. Mabel McTavish; Elizabeth McTavish; Donald McTavish; Herbert McTavish p126. Herb and Ethelwyn McTavish; Geoff McTavish p127. Golf party at Goonwinnow in the late 1920s: Agnes Millar, Edna Carter, Mary Carter, Charlie Carter, George Carter, Alf Millar and son, Frank Millar p129. James and Margaret Miller p131. Martin Hickey and Lorraine Phillips; Arnie Phillips and horses p132. John Potter; Elizabeth Potter p133. Fred and Bertha Proposch and some of their family: Albert, Ernest, Alfred, George Burton and his sister, Hermann and his wife Lavena, Bertha and Fred, Alvena Daly (daughter), Charles Proposch (Hermann’s son), Albert and Olive Daly (Alvena’s children) p135. Alvena Daly (nee Proposch); Charles Daly p135. Bev and Wallace Reynolds p137. Hugh and Emily Russell p138. Mrs Wilmot Smith with her son Jim and his wife Grace and four of her grandchildren: Suzanne, Rosemary, Ron and George p141. Norma Tatlock on Monty (horse); Shirley Tatlock on Dodger (horse) p142. David Arthur Winfield; Ellen Winfield p145. Bill Distin; Bill Griffiths; Charlie and Nettie Knonagel; Fred and Annie Nixon; Harry Geue p154. Rosebrook Shearing Shed; Rosebrook homestead gardens; original Cameron homestead; Hopkins home p155. MacKenzie Falls, Grampians, jetty at the older Mount Zero reservoir with Mount Stapylton in background, Asses Ears to south of Lah Arum p157.

PLACENAMES and INSTITUTIONS from the index (selected):
Arapiles Shire. Asses Ears. Chinese. Church of England (Anglican). Community Centre. Dollin School. Drung South School. Fire Brigade. Goonwinnow. Grampians National Park. Grampians Ranges. Guild. Hall. Hawkers Gully. Hometown. Jaadwa / Jardwa tribe (aborigines). Lah Arum School. Lake Wartook. Lutherans. MacKenzie River. Moora Moora. Mount (Mt) Stapylton. Mount Zero. Olive plantation. Pohlners. Postal services. Presbyterians. Preschool. Quarry. Red Cross. Reservoir. Rifle Club. Rosebrook. Roses Gap. Sawmill. Sunday School. Tennis. Troopers Creek. Uniting Church. Wartook School. Wartook South School. Wimmera River. Wimmera Shire. Winfields. Wonwondah East. Wonwondah East School. Wonwondah South School. Zumsteins.

SURNAMES / FAMILY NAMES from the index:
Askew. Bunworth. Byrne. Cameron. Carter. Daly. Darlot. Distin. Dunn. Eales. Ellifson. Farley. Francisco. Friedman. Geue. Griffiths. Grimble. Henman. Holligan. Kiefel. Knonagel. Lawrance. MacInnes. McDonald. McTavish. Millar. Miller. Nixon. Opperman. Phillips. Potter. Proposch. Raeck. Reynolds. Rose. Russell. Salan. Schubert. Smith. Snell. Stapylton. Tatlock. Vincent. Winfield. Zumstein.

FULL INDEX available on library computers: Electronic resources \ indexes (alphabetically by name of place).