Photos

YFC - circa 1953 - photo provided by Val Bell (Williams)

Bob Pollock - Rex Hartley Medal for the Best & Fairest in the LVFL Reserves in 1959

YFC Alister Thorpe shepherding on left Barry Coad gathering the ball with Mike Collins, Neville Gorman and the player behind Mike is Norm Hall

Alan McIntyre…one of Yallourn’s finest forwards. Alan kicked 2 goals in Yallourn’s historic win over Morwell in the 1948 Grand Final. In 1949 Alan kicked 18 goals against Trafalgar.

A swap card of Jim Dorgan in 1957

L-R: Ron Hough, Paul Carter, Stephen Emery, Glenn Setches, Graeme Baird, Geoff Hayes, Colin Ure

Celebrating being Runners Up in the 1972 U16 Grand Final - held at John & Norma Hutchinson's home in Newborough.

Yallourn Football Club YFC First Eighteen 1966
Back Row: Ron Lee, Grant Cowley, Mike Scully, Brian Rochford, Jim Carlisle, Gavin Smith, Graham Budd, Neville Gorman, Michael Smith, Jim Harriot
Middle Row: Bob McGregor, Stan Emerson, Tony Borg, John Duncan, Mike Collins (C.C), Keith Maughan, Rod Finlayson, Gary Keating, George Wright
Front Row: Alan Newton, Neil Ashmead, Alan Coad, Brian Dell, Peter Dell, Ron Dean, Fred deBono, G Jones/Lyons?

Coach was Les Jones from Richmond

Back Row: ? (Trainer), Jack Taylor, Roy Whelan, Tom Pigott, Des Madden, Les Jones, Kevin Fanning, ? (Trainer)
2nd Back Row: Frank Grey (Treasurer), Bob Jones Trainer, Bernie Nairn, ? , Lloyd Brewer, Bruce Knight, Keith Gibson, Bill Griffiths (Trainer), ? (Trainer), George Lynch (President)
2nd Row: Claude (Bub) Whitbourne, Stan Brown, Jim Shaw, Hugh Harries, Daryl Knight
Front Row: Frank Menner (Trainer), Alan McIntyre, Bill Harkins, G Botten, Simon Shaw, ? (Trainer), Andy Smith, ? (boy)

Source: Fred Marr

Possibly Yallourn Churches Team - Juniors

CAPTAIN & COACH OF THE 1948 PREMIERSHIP TEAM ~ TED HILL

THE C.G.F.L. 1948 PREMIER TEAM ~ YALLOURN FOOTBALL CLUB

Provided by Clinton Rodda

If you can help fill the gaps, please write in "Comment" below - thanks.

Back Row: Owen Cosgriff, Col Benson, Phil Ashmead, Watson Griffiths, Jack McMichael, Des Madden, Sid Tate, Len Kiernan, Les Greenham, A Organ
Middle Row: Charlie McWilliam (Umpire), Jack Mangan, Fred Byron, Jim Shaw (VC), Bob Edmondson (President), Col Webster (Captain & Coach), Cyril Metcalf, Morrie Rodda, Keith Lawrence, (? Boundary Umpire)
Front Row: (? Trainer), Frank Grey, Jack Boucher, Don Benson, Claude Higginson, Bill Godfrey

From the State Library of Victoria - this photo is only identified as 1920-1930, with Dad Brewer in the middle of the back row - but we have the following possibilities:

Peter O’Neill MAY be 3rd from the left in the middle row.

Stan Brown & Jimmy Shaw

Yallourn’s champion defender, Kevin Fanning, rises high to mark over team mate Stan Brown and Sale forward, Jack McKee, in the 1955 LVFL Grand Final at Morwell. Sale won the thriller by 10 points.

Jimmy Shaw ~ Winner of the Rodda Medal in 1953

Yallourn FC 1936 Premiers & Champions
Dan Hutton, B. Green, G. Beston, B. Crawford, T. Knight, L. Kiernan, G. Mahoney, E. Franklin, K. Williamson, G. Slatter, T. McKay, Jack Piggott, Ernie Davies, J. Egan, H. Smith, B. Godfrey, B. Marshall, J. Fincher, S. Attenborough

Kevin Gordon, an avid South Melbourne supporter, had been introduced to one of his heroes (Eddie Lane) when he had travelled from Yallourn to watch the VFL clash between Carlton and South Melbourne - 16 August 1955

Ron Lee and his Under: 16 team. John Hutchinson and Murray French can be seen in the photograph also.

From the collection of Harold Park

At last...the women!! Here is a photo of the last women's football team I believe - not sure of the year??
L-R: Linda Emery, ..........................................

In 1976, the Collinson family joined many others to take a last look around Yallourn - here is some footage for all to share.
PLEASE CLICK ON TOP TAB "MOVIES" AND ENJOY!

Yallourn team First Aid winners - again

Left to Right

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

YALLOURN FIRE BRIGADE TEAM in 1955:

Back Row: Ian McArthur, Harold Angove, Bruce Knight, Barry Brewer, Bill White
Middle Row: Lloyd Chudleigh, Barry Coad, Jim Watt
Front Row: Carl Smith, Daryl Knight, Bob Lock

(The Ballarat Courier March 3 1955)

Debutant Ball - perhaps 1961

L-R: Fred Byron, Arthur Oliver, ....Allen, Doug Smith?, Bob Whitford

1954-55 Ken Grant & Dick Sagar selected in the Victorian Country XI vs MCC

1975 - Yallourn Captain Ron Marslen could still manage a smile as he congratulates long-time friend and former team mate, Yallourn North skipper John James, after the North had taken out the CGCA A Grade title.

John "Jumbo" James

Source: Fred Marr

A timeline for the vacating of residents from the township prior to the demolition.

Back Row: Angie Bau, Colin Veal, Eugene Nicodemsky, ? , Dave , Peter Charleston, Eric Jensen ,Ian Moulden, ? , Krupa, Jingles Jackiew, ? , ? , ? , Barry Fussel, ?
2nd Back Row: Dave Mitchell, Ian Westfall, Neville Henshaw, ? , Ken Handley, Ian Gibson, ? , Brian Andrews, Nick Spackman, Graham Strang, Alan Dare.
3rd Back Row: Liam Griffin, Mick Hrynysn, Colin Foggo, Alf ?, Anton Misurka, Joe Spiteri, ? Bussell, Roger Brister, Rob Kypriotis, Tom Patterson, Ray Allen, Graham Bounds, John Williams.

Now who would even have remembered the Yallourn Public Cemetery or its trustees?

Abattoirs

Andy Stevenson & staff

Picnic at Narracan Falls

Andy Stevenson's Retirement at Yallourn Hotel

Yallourn Briquette Works Staff/Workers
Back Row: Ted Bell, W McLernan, Plugger Culph, Ray English, Ted Austin, Bill Fleming
Front Row: E Patterson, Gordon Finger, W Griffiths, G Farrugia

Bricks used in the town's construction were all made on site at Yallourn's own brickworks.

W H (Dad) Brewer's family came to Yallourn to set up the brickworks for the SEC and then managed it until it was no longer of use to the commission. 'Dad' Brewer then leased it until he died in the late 1940's. During the time he managed the brickworks for the SEC, the bricks all had 'Yallourn' stamped into the 'frog', when he leased the brickworks and ran it as a family business, the family name 'Brewer' replaced Yallourn on the bricks.

Yallourn Brass Band 1929 - names of bandsmen:

Top row: L. Trengrove, W. Daniels, W. Fleming, J. Smith, K. Shepherd, W. Reed, A. Welfare, F. Schneider, A. Risely(?), E. Sousa, A. Wiggins, J. White
Front row: K. Smith, J. Arnold, R. Wiggins, R. Douglas, J. Amos, V. McMahon, J. Turvey, P. Cameron, A. O'Brien, R. Gould, G. Roberts, P. Noonan
Drummers: P. Hyland, W. Kite

Source: Ian Fleming

Carl White, Captain from Yallourn claps his team mates on a good score

Yallourn Bowling Club 1960s

Beryl Unwin & Edna White

Back Row: Harry Gallagher, Horrie Devine, Jack Bridgman, Tom Oddy, Jock Skinner, Bernie Clayton, George Newton, Jack Grant, Alex Reaper
Front Row: Ron Horne, Frank Quinlevan, Charlie Carlton, Stan Findlay, George Botten, Neil Harwood, Geoff Henderson

Yallourn Basketball Team - circa 1957

Back Row: ? , Bev Mussared, Val Cook, ? , Barbara Park, Norma Oliver, Sonja Ostlund
Front Row: Dianne Marshall, Brenda Sewell, Jill Grant, Irene Park, Faye Whitmore, ? , ? , Kaye Spurrier

These basketball teams were run by Sonja - her rule was "Don't turn up for practise - no game on Saturday!"

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

Yallourn Band at 1951 Carols by Candlelight, Yallourn Theatre

Charlie Turner conducting, Bill Fleming back left. Alec Wiggins is in front of him and son, Ian, is the blond haired boy standing behind.

Source: Ian Fleming

Social Services League

New Coal Dredger Pt 1

New Coal Dredger Pt 2