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Sketch of the SEC's Eastern Road Hostel for Single Men in 1947 Original source unknown

Eastern Camp when the temporary power plant was under construction

Source: Prue McGoldrick "Yallourn Was" book

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

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

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMPS & HOSTELS AT YALLOURN When reading about the history of Yallourn ,information related to the various workers’ camps and hostels can be confusing. The list and the map (below) attempt to clarify where (and when) the camps were established for workers in the Yallourn area. In the period 1887-1971, there were camps for workers at the Brown Coal Mine, Yallourn and near Hernes Oak. • North Camp: 1887-1959 • East Camp : 1920-1928 • West Camp: 1921 • South Camp: 1921-1939 • Eastern Hostel: 1949-1971

PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AT YALLOURN

Those readers of this article, who lived in Yallourn, will fully appreciate the problems caused by coal dust, from the Open Cut and the briquette factory, when carried across the township by the wind.

Dust and smoke are not unusual or unexpected in mining towns but the large volumes of airborne coal dust in Yallourn were a genuine problem. The fine-grained coal dust particles were highly combustible and the fear of house fires was always present.

1963 - Form 1B - Yallourn High School Back Row: ? , ? , Hilary Taylor, ? , Margot Wilson, ? , ? , ? Middle Row: ? , ? , ? , Dale Hawken, Anne Sandilands, ? , Dawn Tangey Front Row: Diane Wolff ? Diane Sagar, Pam Ferguson, Irene Rickman, Dianne Hall

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 is the reverse side of the record Music Theatre made in 1963.

This is the cover of the record made in 1963 of Music Theatre organised by Val Pyers.

In 1965 we had a page to collect friends photos.

Girls Under 14 Backstroke. Unfortunately the faces are not shown but I am in lane 8. The club carnivals were great events as shown by the crowd of supporters. My family (Wolff) left Yallourn in January 1966 and I really missed the Swimming Club. Although I was in the swimming team at my new school in Geelong nothing was like the Club at Yallourn....Diane Wolff

Back Row: Kaye Lennon, Rosemary Connors, Peter Phillips, ? , Noel Byron, Reginald (Reggie) Ganz, Bruce Kerr, Wendy Halkett, Irene Rickman 2nd Back Row: Wally Grivins, ? , ? , John Crane, Geoff xxx, Alan MacRae, Paul Lester, Leigh Byron, John Linabury, David Benson 2nd Row: Pam Ferguson, Merril Potter, Christine Kromoloff, Patricia Kirchner, Francesca Mueller-Kobold, Ann McAlister, Carol-Ann McKean, Margaret Parry, Danita Jazinski Front Row: Merlene Wilkinson, Bronwyn Webb, Michele Peters, Anne Sandilands, Pam Daddo, Judith McDonald, Margot Wilson, Susanne Berg, Jane Reader, Susan Stott

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.

I coloured the school photo with my special paints which we had around that time used for colouring black and white photos. I was absent on the day the photo was taken which was remarkable as I think I only missed 2 days of school for the whole of the six years of Primary School - this day in 1958 and the day of the Grade 6 photo in 1962. We went to school no matter what!

My father John Wolff came to Yallourn in 1932. These are some photos he took in the early days of the power station. I remember going with him to the 'boiler room' and the 'control room' where it was much quieter.