Photos

Ian & Jan Houston (McHenry) Wedding

Run by Mrs Blenkiron

This is either No1 or No 2 Dredge - the photograph doesn't have any details on it

No Information on Photo - looks like something has hit the Fan though

YFCs Geoff Collins, later to become Captain of Melbourne FC (Kornies Swap Card)

Mike Collins YFC coach and LVFL Medallist

Jim Shaw and Don Benson left YFC to play VFL football. Jim played with Melbourne in 1949 and Don played three games with Richmond in 1945

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Mike Collins at Melbourne FC (Family photo)

YFCs ruckman, Gavin Smith went to Fitzroy FC.

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Jack Collins (Source: The Argus)

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Geoff Collins on duty in Korea (Photo from Radschool Association Magazine Vol:34)

This photo was taken on the bike track from the Married Quarters which came out near the Tech School. Houses in foreground were part of the Married Quarters...John Whitmore

Originally fitted to the SMS EMDEN, a WWI German light cruiser (built 1908, 3,600 tons), the Emden was disabled and beached on North Keeling Island on November 9th, 1914 after having engaged the Australian light cruiser HMAS SYDNEY (built 1912, 5,400 tons) in a 1-1/2 hour battle.
In 1915, the whistle was salvaged from the Emden's wreck, and was obtained by Sir John Monash, first Chairman & General Manager of the SECV during 1918 (after cessation of hostilities). For many years, it was sounded at Yallourn for the start and finish of work.

Walter Embry emigrated from Leicester, England in 1913 and worked as a Hairdresser in Melbourne until the outbreak of WW1. He must have enlisted as soon as news of the war was made public, because his enlistment number was 369, although he didn't actually report to the enlistment office until January 1915. This may have been because he was waiting for his younger brother to have a birthday in January, but this is purely speculation, but the two of them, Walter and Bert are shown in the records by January 1915.

Showing the staff hostel, recently planted deciduous street trees and neat gardens.

The first fire station (not a lot is known about this station) was located in the town square, built in the 1920’s it’s first captain was Mr C. Fenner. Fire’s that occurred during this station reign: In 1926 Yallourn was threatened when fires reached the north bank of the river, 1930 a bushfire at the

PIC OF DAD BREWER long standing president of the YFC

Left to Right: Sir Robert Gibson, Sir John Monash, Hon Geo Swinburn, R. Liddelow, Sir Thomas Lyle
A H Merrin + C H Kernot

Note: It is difficult to verify, but these huts may have been formerly used by workers employed in the construction of railways throughout Victoria. It is also known that cubicles, from the Langwarrin Military Camp, were transported to Yallourn to provide accommodation for the workers in 1921.

One of the first Pylons with workmen posing on the arms

The Grand Stand

Children's Area

The Woodchopping Contest

Old Buffers Race

Arrival at Railway Station of Steam Locomotive D980 - probably first passenger train

Yallourn & District Band at Stawell - 1922

Yallourn & District Band at work - 1922. Check out the stage!

Yallourn Band at rest - 1922

Yallourn Railway line was opened in 1922 as a branch line headed north from the main Gippsland line, built to transport goods to and from the Power Station and Briquette Factory. People would often walk the line collecting the briquettes that had fallen from the wagons, they would use the briquettes to heat their homes during the winter.

The Bishop of Gippsland is speaking

First brick house built on corner of Maiden & Garden Streets - handmade bricks - Sept 1922

First Bazaar 21 October 1922

West Camp at Yallourn- 1922

This photo shows men at the laundry at the main construction camp at Yallourn in 1923.
Source: ‘The Argus’ Monday 27th August 1923 PAGE :7

Ada Dann entering the Hall

Crowd outside the Hall - 1923

Group of Girl Guides and Brownies being addressed by Ada Dann, Commissioner of Girl Guides for Gippsland - in Yallourn, 1923

Photo's taken by H W Lynch in 1923 of the 175 & 150 Bucyrus shovels removing overburden to get at the coal seam. The 175 is the shovel that has been flooded.

Group of workers at the South Camp at Yallourn - approx. 1923. This is the first camp known as the South Camp and was for men only. In the early 1950's

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Laying of foundation stone in 1923 with Yallourn Band in the foreground

Power Station 'A' under construction in 1923.

Howard Dann, son of Ernest & Ada Dann, aged about 10 years at Yallourn - 1924

Jean Dann aged about 12 years at Yallourn - 1924

Jean Dann aged about 12 years at Yallourn - 1924

Howard Dann aged about 10 years at Yallourn - 1924

The photos were taken on the 15 June 1924 and show Horace & Mary Lynch's house at 12 Maiden Street.
Horace Lynch is establishing the front lawn.

The Briquette Factory chimney was the tallest structure in Australia at this time - 330' high and 11'6" in diameter. Demolished in 1975.

Building bridge over Latrobe River to Brown Coal Mine (now Yallourn North), pile driving - 1925

East Camp - Savige Homestead in trees and historic pines - 1925

Photo's taken by H W Lynch of the 250 Ruston shovel. Two are of the erection of the shovel (6 February 1925) & two are of a subsequent accident involving the shovel whilst operating in the open cut, later in 1925.