(Oil Springs Line at Ladysmith Road)
Ladysmith derives its name from a famous battle of the Boer War in South Africa, as the post office opened in 1900, during that war. The post office, located at Lot 22, Con. 2 Moore, operated until 1912. School Section #16 Moore was located at Ladysmith. The first school building dated to 1850, but this building was later moved off the site and used nearby for a hall. A new school was built on the original site. The Ladysmith school was used also for Sunday School and for a singing school. No buildings remain to mark Ladysmith, but the school inscription board is mounted on a nearby farm building.
Sources:
Carter, Floreen Ellen. Place Names of Ontario. Vols. 1 & 2. London, Ont.: Phelps Publishing Company, 1984, second printing, 1985. ISBN 0-920298-39-7
Johnston, A. J. Lambton County Names and Places. [s.l.]: Lambton County Council, 1925, revised 1942, second edition.
S. S. #16 Moore, Ladysmith. Information compiled by Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Munday, Oct. 1960. [s.l.]: [s.n.], (1960).
School Section Number 16, Moore Township