The McIlquham Family in a rowboat on Lake Illawarra 1934

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TitleThe McIlquham Family in a rowboat on Lake Illawarra 1934Photo Number001430Date10 May 1934DescriptionNote on photo: Other side of Lake. Fred, Mother, Babs and Dave. In the early thirties, Sydney newspapers invited holiday makers to the therapeutic waters of Lake Illawarra as an alternative to spas in the Blue Mountains. Visitors to Oak Flats initially stayed in the two storey guesthouse on the Boulevarde. Blocks were also purchased and small week-enders erected by visitors keen to return to Lake Illawarra as a holiday destination. A boat shed, where rowing boats could be hired, stood on the end of the small point at Central Park. The shoreline was popular on hot summer days when families would congregate on the grassy banks to rest or swim in the Lake.PlaceLake IllawarraDonorMcIlquham, David

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The McIlquham Family in a rowboat on Lake Illawarra 1934

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The McIlquham Family in a rowboat on Lake Illawarra 1934