This rare photograph was unearthed in the ‘Weekly Times’ under the heading of ‘Yallourn War Workers.’ Caption: ‘ Committee of Yallourn Women's National Emergency Fund, which has sent 1380 parcels to local servicemen and women, and 2600 knitted garments for the Red Cross and A.C.F. : Mesdames B.T. Drummond (Sec.), W.G. Monteith, R. A Hunt (President), H.W. Lynch, R. McGowan (Treasurer), C. Tinker, C.M. Smith, C.T. Habich, E. Madden, W. Kerr, C.F. Jolliffe, L. Dann.”
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Published on 10/05/2019 in Document
This photograph will bring back many pleasant memories about life and times in Yallourn. The picture shows Mr Wally Lacey, a most popular barber in the town for some 40 years, cutting Ray Cordell’s hair - supposedly the very last hair cut in Yallourn by Wally.
The photograph was taken in 1981, just before Mr Lacey closed his shop in Yallourn and relocated to new premises in Rutherglen Road in Newborough. Those who remember Mr Lacey will recall his great love for the outdoors and the game of chess.
VERONICA LACEY LOOKS BACK
Published on 03/05/2019 in Document
1933 - A SEASON TO REMEMBER FOR YALLOURN FC
It wasn’t long after Sir John Monash turned the first sod to commence the SECV’s ambitious project at Yallourn, that the Yallourn Football Club came into being. Wherever there are men, such as in the camps at Yallourn, one will usually find a football match, of some code, being played. Consequently, with hundreds of workers being employed in the Yallourn Project, it was only a matter of time before (i) a football team was formed and (ii) matches between neighbouring towns were organized.
Published on 12/04/2019 in Document
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This photograph of the Yallourn Madrigals was taken in 1976; and it is an important image, in terms of the history of Yallourn, as it places on record the names of the members of the choir at that time.
Published on 10/04/2019 in Photo
Veronica Lacey, Heather Norden, Denise Cox, Donna Casey, Lorraine Holt, Brenda Baker, John O'Neill
Published on 10/04/2019 in Photo
Veronica Lacey, Heather Norden, Denise Cox, Donna Casey, Lorraine Holt, Brenda Baker, John O'Neill, Jane McPherson, Susan Wallace
Published on 10/04/2019 in Photo
Veronica Lacey, Heather Norden, Denise Cox, Donna Casey, Lorraine Holt, Brenda Baker, John O'Neill, Jane McPherson, Susan Wallace
