Tom Mitchell was a POW in Singapore’s Changi prison during WW2. He was born locally and lived at Towong Hill, 15km from Corryong. The museum’s war exhibition includes the cane he kept with him, where he carved a notch for every week he was incarcerated. There are 185 notches representing 3½ years.
He was also the District Scout Commissioner for a number of years, a champion skier, the local Member of Parliament for 29 years, and from 1950 to 1952 was the Victorian Attorney-General. Therefore, he is mentioned several times in this website.