Photos

Source: Museum Victoria

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.

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

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

Source: British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Vancouver)

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

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

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

Irene & Barbara Park

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 21

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 28

Source: 'Yallourn Was' - Pg 122

8 Boola Cres

Any enlightenment to this photo would be much appreciated - date unknown.

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

Dr Hugh Mitchell
Source: Morwell Historical Society

Group unknown - hill in background is now day car park.

Level crossing for pedestrians to Briquette Depot

Ada Selby-Hele's Birthday
L-R: Noel Selby-Hele, Peter Jackson, Dawn Yeomans, Christopher Jackson, Bob Selby-Hele

Back to YOGA Reunion
Back L-R: Valma Hamilton, Sonja Ostlund, Joyce Fletcher
Front: Daphne Selby-Hele, Dawn Yeomans

Neighbours - 28 - Hutchinson, 26 - Cooley, Kingsley
Opposite - Findlayson

Daphne Selby-Hele's birthday party group:
Back L-R: Bob Selby-Hele, Peter Ashley, Daphne Selby-Hele, Pat Duxbury, John Jackson
Front L-R: ... , Dawn Yeomans, Noel Selby-Hele, Lila Botten

A get-together one Saturday:
L-R: Valerie Trainor, John Jackson, Dawn Yeomans, Barbara Burmeister, Russell Kingsley, Syd Cooley

Lightning Netball Champions
Back L-R: ... , Dawn Yeomans, Sonja Ostlund, Joyce Fletcher, ...
Front L-R: Twin? ... , ... , Twin?
Rode our bikes into Morwell - won - and rode home. Dawn got the winning goal - Joyce Fletcher said "If you miss this, I'll kill you!" I am still alive!!

L-R: Syd Cooley, Dawn Yeomans, Mrs Cooley, Mr Cooley (ran the Guesthouse in Yallourn)

Bob (in Air Training Corp uniform), Dawn and Fay with cat

Neighbours in Parkway

Neighbours in Broadway West

Neighbours in Church St

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

Neighbours to the Humphreys family.

1970s

Back Row: Ray Larsen, Norm Byrne, ? , ? , ? , Don Suckling
Front Row: Doug Wakefield, Jimmy Pettigrew, ? , ? , Peter Illiash

Bus Timetable Cover

Wasn't this a great place for riding bikes and roller skating!! (in between buses of course!)

Mid 1960s. Any names here?

Steve Card of Yallourn and Maureen Giblett of Gormandale

Future ballerinas

Debutant Ball - Helen McAdam and Jill Spencer (hidden) - possibly 1961

Debutant Ball - Helen McAdam (small girl)

Debutant Ball - perhaps 1961

Start of the Cork Scramble at Yallourn Tech Swimming Sports - mid 1960s

Geoff Ryan swimming freestyle in the Tech School Swimming Sports - mid 1960s

Jack & Tom probably taken at a Badminton presentation night somewhere in the Latrobe Valley. Mavis and Tom played with Yallourn, Yallourn North and finished their years with Tyers and that was where Jack and his wife, Lyla, played. Mavis said "those were the days when we were much younger and very fit. Worked a full day and then off on the very wintery nights and really enjoyed the competitions, many friends were made and of those still living are still friends."

Just a rough recollection of neighbours in the area...Ross

David McLennan (with a better memory obviously) adds these:
9 Driffield - Robinson Family - Father Frank
14 Allambee - Bob & Barbara (Babs) McDonnell; Children - Robert, Margaret
12 Allambee - Waters family
10 Allambee - Graham & Moira Black; Children - Wendy
8 Allambee - Ron & Allison McPherson; Children - Jane, Ewan, Lachlan
6 Allambee - Merv & Eleanor Hedt; Children - Trevor + ?
5 Allambee - Tom & Stella Grimes; Children - Erica, Heather, Andrew, Kate

Mid 1960s

Our vegie patch..

Birthday party:
Back: Kevin Gordon, .. Riley + .. Deering
Front: David Hebb, Alan LeLievre + Doug Walton

Rob Vivian

Pat Vivian (In the shadows)

Three of Yallourn's star footballers during the 1960s - Grant Cowley, Robbie Robinson and Ted Heesom were selected to represent the Latrobe Valley Football League

Yallourn W Station looming in the background