Loddon River Walk 4 - Karlie McDonald Traditional Cache

Karlie McDonald was a local high school teacher.  In 1927 she was with a group of students near this location doing swimming lessons.  This was before the old pool was built further south along the river.  Whilst she was attempting to rescue several girls in trouble Karlie herself got into difficulty and drowned.  The clock tower in the centre of town was built as a memorial to her and her heroic efforts.   If you read the information board near this point you will see a picture of how the river was back in those days.  There was a diving board here and change rooms – hard to imagine now.