Spotlight on Walkerville
Key Points in History
Date | Key Point |
1875 | Limestone deposits found by the manager of the Yanakie Pastrol Station. |
1880 | William Walker, Collector of Customs purchased the Lime Kilns of which there were six. |
1882 | A school was opened for children of the Lime Kiln workers but closed in 1897 when enrolments fell to etight |
1892 | Known as Waratah Bay up until 1892 |
1926 | Lime production ended |
1968 | Another school opened and later closed in 1982 |