Editorial research
Bassett, R.A., 1964: The Shire of Colac 1864–1964. Colac: Shire
of Colac, 72pp.
Birregurra Hall Booklet Sub-committee, 1982, reprinted 2007: Birregurra
by the Barwon. Booklet 60pp.
Blake, Les, 1977: Place Names of Victoria. Melbourne: Rigby Limited.
Burns, Shirley, 2006: Onion People: The history of onions in Victoria.
Colac, self-published, 76pp.
Chapman, Nan, 1965: Historic Homes of Western Victoria. Colac: Colac
Herald, 76pp.
Colac Otway Shire: Some information on the lake adapted from tourist information signs.
Conley, David and Dennis, Claire, editors, 1984: The Western Plains –
A Natural and Social History. Parkville, Vic.: The Australian Institute
of Agricultural Science, Western Victorian Sub-Branch, 116pp.
Hebb, Isaac, 1888: The History of Colac and District. Melbourne:
Hawthorn Press, reprinted 1970 from articles which appeared in The Colac
Herald.
Houghton, Norman, 1992: The Beechy: The Life and Times of the Colac–Beech
Forest–Crowes Narrow Gauge Railway 1902–1962. Melbourne: Light Railway
Research Society of Australia, 170pp.
Houghton, Norman, 2014: Rail Centre Colac – Rail Stations in the Colac Otway Shire 1877–2014. Geelong: Norman Houghton, 262pp.
Hyett, Rodney, 1995: The Great Ocean Road: A Traveller's
Guide. Port Campbell,
Victoria: Great Ocean Publications, 128pp.
McCormick, R.J., 1994: Ready for the Plough: History of the Colac Shire
Council, 1864–1994. Colac: Colac Shire Council, 158pp.
McIntosh, Ida. 1988: Forest, Lake and Plain. Melbourne: Hargreen
Publishing Company, 198pp.
Members of the Colac and District Historical Society, 1981: Colac: A
Short History from 1837, booklet. Colac: Colac and District Historical
Society, 24pp.
Members of the Colac and District Historical Society, 2006: The Historic
Homes of Colac and District, booklet. Colac: Colac and District Historical
Society, 60pp.
Le Griffon, Heather, 2006: Campfires at the Cross. Melbourne: Australian
Scholarly Publishing, 320pp.
Peel, Dawn, 2006: Year of Hope: 1857 in the Colac District. Colac:
Dawn Peel, 210pp.
Peel, Geoff, 1989: 50 Golden Years: A History of 3CS. West Melbourne,
Vic.: Associated Communication Enterprises Pty Ltd., 100pp.
Williams, W.D., 1995:
Lake
Corangamite, Australia, a permanent saline lake: Conservation and management
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Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management 1
(1), 55–64.
Melbourne, Vic.: Blackwell Publishing.
Additional resources including photographic images, newspapers and other references from the Colac and District Historical Society, The Colac Herald, The Colac Otway Shire and the Corangamite Regional Library.
Websites
Beeac and District Community Website, Beeac (Ondit & Cundare) Cemetery database website and Beeac Progress Association, used as
references and previously listed on this website, appear to have disappeared so I am no longer
including their links.
Beeac Primary School: http://beeacps.vic.edu.au/
Birregurra community website: www.birregurra.com
Colac Otway Shire: http://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au/