Photos

Ex-Yallourn footballer, Syd Tate, in action at Geelong.
Source: Kornies Football Cards

Dr Hugh Mitchell
Source: Morwell Historical Society

Elvie Chancellor, Kath and Barb OBrien, Peggy Simcoe, xx, Elspeth Beulke, Mavis Webb, Bruce Spencer, xx, Bob Jamieson, Arthur Webb, Vera Webb, Lexie Hayes, Cath Hayes, Hughie Graham

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 122

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 28

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 21

The Humphrey girls from Church Street check out their family home moved to early 1972 Toongabbie. Basically still the same except for new roof.

A Yallourn connection….Irene Donnet in action in 1936.
Source: ‘Advocate’ (Burnie -Tasmania) February 26th 1936 Page: 7.

Lynda Adams in action…Note: This photograph was taken at the North Sydney Olympic Pool (not the Yallourn Pool) in 1938.
Source: ‘Goulburn Evening Post’ January 26th 1938 page: 5

Canadian diving champion, Lynda Adams, who visited Yallourn in 1938.

Source: British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Vancouver)

...supplied from the memory stash of Heather Norden.

Allan Schroeder, of Yallourn, was the surprise 1950 King’s Prize winner, a dramatic shoot-off with Percy Pavey.
Picture above shows him on the mound and at right, he is carried off in the traditional chair to the acclaim of the other shooters.

SOURCE: NLA 22815528 ‘THE ARGUS’ SATURDAY 11TH MARCH 1950 PAGE 45.

Source: Museum Victoria

Home was 77 Church Street

‘Hospital Collection on payday.’

Source: Year Unknown - Yallourn Medical and Hospital Society Photograph.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THIS WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FAMILIES OF YALLOURN IS NOT KNOWN.
YEAR: UNKNOWN
REPRINTED FROM ‘YALLOURN WAS ‘ BY PRUE MCGOLDRICK (1984) PAGE : 69.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our readers, followers and sponsors.
As the recent Commendation from the Royal Historical Society underlines, Yallourn was a unique town and THANK YOU for your contribution and support of the Virtual Yallourn website during 2016.
BEST WISHES FOR 2017

Arthur Tadgell and group

Eric Webster, Wally Lindsay, Arthur Tadgell, Jack Weir, Murray McRae and Tom Adams

Murray Macrae (right), Coal Production Superintendent Headquarters (previously Coal Production Superintendent Yallourn) with a group of former Yallourn colleagues;

(from left) Keith Taylor, Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent; Jack Weir, Mechanical Foreman and Eric Webster, Mechanical Foreman

L-R: Ray Langton, Ernie Clegg, Lindsay Matthews

"Fairfield" Guest House. (The Austin A40 belonged to Technical School Teacher, Alan Ford, who lived opposite the guest house)

Family walking across the Yallourn Power Station Weir over the Latrobe River. This was destroyed in the floods of Dec 1934

Fire Station the hall at end of building had St Johns Ambulance cadets train in each week from 1960 to about 1970

Yallourn team First Aid winners - again

Left to Right

Mr A. Young, Mr W. Cook and Mrs D. Norden

Nurses School

Freddie Smith educator, xx, Pauline Wilson, Sheila Jordan, xx, Jacquie Lobb, Matron Mavis Miller

GJ - Yallourn Blues, Latrobe Valley, Victoria and Australian - approx 1955-57. Gloria Julin is 2nd left front row.

Left to Right

Terry Jones, Stan Walker, Jim Tullis, xx

Graham family - Bill, Bills mum, Lil, Merv

From the collection of Harold Park

From the collection of Harold Park

Hernes Oak Primary School Rod Hall at back Mrs Sullivan from HO on left and Maxine Parr front row middle

SEC Typing Pool in mid 70s including Heather Norden

Perhaps 1953 - if this is Mrs Ashmead with infant daughter Joan

Perhaps 1953

Back - Tom Thompson, Stanley Stewart, Chas Bennett and sitting ??

Can anyone help with the name of the gentleman sitting?

Can anyone help with names?

(From left, back row) Jack Slattery, Joe Sestokas, Harry Smith, Ron Green, Brian Francis, Bruce King.

(Front row) Allan McClure, Bill Platschinda, Peter Petrovic, Iso Karleusa, Danny Milojevic, Roy Stayches.

Tom was SEC Guide from 1946-1963

Monday Washing Day - Peter & Mary Bennett

Peter & Mary Bennett in the Curtis family backyard at 64 Fairfield Ave

Neighbours - Les Curtis with Peter, Mary & Jack Bennett

Birthday Party for Mary Bennett at 62 Fairfield Avenue
Back Row: Margaret Robinson, Helen Johnson, Jean Stephens
Middle Row: Shirley Marshall, Marie Burke, Norma Davey, Peggy Steffen, Pauline Thomson
Front Row: Pat Marshall, Mary Bennett, Eileen Love ?, Maureen Love, Valda Steffen

25 Tanjil Crescent - Side & Back walls

View from 25 Tanjil Crescent

View of Coach Road from 25 Tanjil Crescent

View towards Coach Road hill from 25 Tanjil Crescent

The Vella family soon after arrival in Yallourn from Malta.

Source: State Library of Victoria: b 35311

Birthday Party -
L-R: Robert Smith, Helen Smith, Judith Scarce, Peter Bennett, Mary Bennett, Lloyd Robinson, Noel Smith, Andrew Smith, Peter Scarce (?)

Mrs VanBoven with Mary Bennett at 62 Fairfield Ave

Mary Bennett & Noel Smith at 62 Fairfield Avenue

Tea Party at 62 Fairfield Avenue
Back: Lloyd Robinson, Russell King, Peter Bennett