Photos

62 Fairfield Avenue

Band of the 52nd/37th Battalion, civil defence and home garrison duties

This band contained many Yallourn Brass Band members, including Charlie Turner, Bill Fleming, Alec Wiggins, Bill Daniel

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR to all. THANK YOU for your contribution and support of the Virtual Yallourn website during 2017.
BEST WISHES FOR 2018

Dr Hyman Herman 1875-1962

Original Source: Museum of Victoria. Ref: MM 9622

Pre-1952: Staff members of the Yallourn Butchery:
L-R: Jean Cook, Andy Stevenson, Mr Talbot -Wilson, Pat O’Neil, Richard ??, Frank Penticost, Roger ??, Reg Neville, Bob Ramage, Wendy Patching and Peter Hansen

Source: From a collection of photographs forwarded to Virtual Yallourn by a former resident of Yallourn - Dianne Goulding (Stevenson).
A story about the butchery, the Yallourn abattoir, Andy Stevenson (Dianne’s Father), Henry Wilson and other members of the butchery staff will be posted on this website soon.

Abattoirs

Andy Stevenson & staff

Andy Stevenson's Retirement at Yallourn Hotel

Picnic at Narracan Falls

Source: Item MM10230- From the ‘Museum Victoria’ collections. https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/763854

This photo is part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessors private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.

Source: Stefan Tomasz

Source: Daniel Bridgman

Source: Daniel Bridgman

Source: Daniel Bridgman

This photograph was taken during a clay modelling/art lesson at Yallourn Technical School sometime in the mid 1950’s. Mr Walsh is the teacher; and the students include: Murray French (left hand side of the photograph) and probably/perhaps David Hoffman, Neville Gapes, Len Hilditch , David Grant and Malcolm Gibson.
Thanks to Murray French for his kind assistance in identifying some of the boys in the group. Any readers who recognise other students in the above photo are kindly asked to contact Julie . Thank you.
Source: MM10242 Museum Victoria Collections.

John Wolff was an active member of the Swimming Club during the time I was involved in the 1960s.
He took part in a veterans 110 meters race at the age of 97 and was still doing his laps up until a few weeks before he passed away aged 103 and 11 months on Christmas day 2016.

Mrs. Cadzow was my grade 4 teacher in 1960 at YPS. I remember that year we had an excursion to the reservoir...Diane Wolff

This photograph was simply labelled: Yallourn Migrant Hostel
Source: Museum of Victoria: Item MM-11479

The map of the camps at Yallourn was originally published in Joseph Sestokas’ book entitled ‘Welcome to Little Europe. Displaced Persons and the North Camp’ - Little Chicken Publishing - 2010

Source: Prue McGoldrick "Yallourn Was" book

Eastern Camp when the temporary power plant was under construction

1920’s… Water storage tanks are being transported to West Camp by horse and cart.
Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009 18/285

The water tower and tanks for the West Camp.
Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009.18/282

The Power Station and the West Camp (ie the line of tents in the foreground).
Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009 18/623

West Camp area - the power station can be seen in the background
Source: H2009 18/280

West Camp - Building of cubicles
Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009.18/284

This image is a section of a larger photograph of the Western Camp.
Source: ‘Yallourn Was’ Page: 38

Yallourn amenities-an exterior view of the huts.
Source: Museum Of Victoria Collection: MM11367 -1947

Yallourn - West Camp: Staff Mess (1920-30)
Source: State Library of Victoria- H2009 18/281

West Camp - unknown date

Temporary housing at Yallourn - 1920-30.
Source: Museum of Victoria Collection-MM9674

STAN & DOUG BROWN

The first photograph (taken in 1969) shows a former popular sporting identity of Yallourn, Stan Brown with his son, Doug. Stan Brown was a star for Yallourn Football Club and played in the club’s last premiership in 1948. That season, Stan won the Kevin Comber award for the Most Improved Player.

Stan won a string of awards at YFC including the Most Consistent Player trophy in 1954 which was the inaugural (and momentous) season of the Latrobe Valley Football League.

The final Save Yallourn Committee was the President, Joe Dell, Treasury, Honor Crane, and Secretary, Ted Hopkins. The two boxes of the entire information of Save Yallourn Committee was provided to me. As such, the boxes were placed in a shed of Greville Street 48-54 accommodation and offset printing places. A terrible problem occurred when the shed and boxes were fire burned (1979?). Just a selection of items were still available for the SLV and my residence.
....Ted Hopkins 2019

Title: First payday on brown coal mine works area.

Caption: Shows seven men, all smiling, some holding pay envelopes.

Julie Austin, Kendal Taylor, Wendy Hunter, Steve Cox, Pam Newey

Alison McDonald, Karen Prust (sitting), Bernie Austin, Julie Austin, John Taylor, Julie Lacey (sitting)

Standing: Alison McDonald, Karen Prust, Pam Newey, John Taylor, Wendy Hunter, Julie Lacey
Seated: Steve Cox, Bernie Austin, Kendal Taylor, Julie Austin

Standing: John Gloz, David McLennan, Bernie McLaughlin, Robyn Parry, Ian Inglis

Seated: Julie Francis, Bernie McGoldrick, Urszula Horbacz

Julie Francis, Bernie McLaughlin, Ian Inglis

Standing: Helene Wall, Chris Francis, Sandra Prust, Pauline Lock, Kerry French, Janice Cook, Marilyn Gloz, Maree Grieve, Carole Sagar
Seated: Judy Williams, Beverley Mee, Joy Rickman, Irene Rickman, Tove Lerche, Diane Robertson, Jenni Langdon

Pauline Lock, Helene Wall, Sandra Prust, Joy Rickman, Tove Lerche, Jenni Langdon

L-R: Moira Irvine, Donna Casey, Marita Lock, Heather Norden, Peter Lock

L-R: Vivian Lock, Trevor Ryan, Lyn Ryan, Alan Ashmore

Susan Wallace, Jane McPherson, Vivian Lock, Trevor Ryan

Brenda Baker, Lorraine Holt, Charlie Bajada, Katherine Pulis

L-R around the table: Kath Jenkins, Lorraine Trembath, Reg Penkethman, Barry Steffen, Lois Gust, Barry Gust, Murray Wigg

Back Row: John Lawson, Patricia Herriman
Middle Row:  Margaret Densby, Merle Densby, Marj Smith, Dot Hanson, Beryl Stevenson
Seated:  Helen Gregson

L-R: Barbara Comber, Merle Densby, Margaret Densby, Sue Foster

L-R: Barbara Comber, Merle Densby, Margaret Densby, Mavis Webb, Kay Spurrier

St Therese's Church

Inside Picture Theatre