Frank Mounter was one of the first Electrical Engineers in Yallourm. He started work at Yallourn in 1922, and he and his wife Olive were one of the first to occupy a house in Maiden Street. They then moved to their permanent home at the bottom of Outlook Rd, behind the Police Station. Family history says he knew Sir John Monash quite well. Being a senior engineer he certainly would have met and worked with Monash, but how well they knew each other is unknown. Frank remained in Yallourn until 1933, when he took up the position of Powerstation Superintendant for Ballarat Tramways, which was then owned and run by the SEC.
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