These are State River and Water Supply Commission photographs taken on October 20, 1937 during the flood, at Cora Lynn.
Keast Hall, Cora Lynn
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission photograph KD 0438
This shows the Cora Lynn Hall, Keast Hall, named after William Keast (1866-1927). Keast was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the area from 1900 to 1917. It was to have been officially opened on June 13, 1911 however it had three feet of water through it, as noted by The Argus of June 14, 1911 (see here). The Hall was then officially opened in early August and it closed in the 1980s.
The Cora Lynn Cheese factory.
I have written about the factory, here.
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission photograph KD 0436
The Cora Lynn Store and the E.S. & A. Bank
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission photograph KD 0439
The Cora Lynn Store opened in 1907, I have written about it here. The Bank opened, around January 1911. In the 1950s it was
staffed about a morning a week and closed in the early 1960s. The Cora Lynn State School, No. 3502, is in the background, at the right. It opened January 1, 1907 and closed on May 29, 1951. The students and building were transferred to the Pakenham Consolidated school.
