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The house was of good design and on a flat block which was a big improvement to previous home at Boola Crescent...Terry Wonderful views across the valley...Noelene

Immediate Neighbours: Butler Nearby Neighbours: Foy; 3 - Tabart (children Robert, Peter & Pamela)

Neighbours: Connor across the road; Taylor down the road (Ken & Andrea Tilley)

Polio epidemic, World War II - school closed and lessons by correspondence. Planes being shot at, air raid shelter in front yard. Dad going to war on 1st September (1939-1945). Bushfires...Nancy Immediate Neighbours: Stevenson, Mrs Martin, Dot Turvey Nearby Neighbours: Eril Stephens, Broberg, Whitaker, Connolly, Slade

We always raided the neighbours' fruit trees. Great memories. Immediate Neighbours: Botten Nearby Neighbours: Whitmore

Taught at YHS in 1977 - student in 1961-1967. As a student at YHS, we lived at 27 Monash Rd, Newborough (bus stopped right outside front door) but taught at YHS in its final year, thus able to rent a house in Yallourn 1977-78. Coal dust - cold and foggy in winter. One hot water point over bath so I acquired a sink heater from YHS from the Staff room in the new building, top right hand corner of school. Immediate Neighbours: Tom Duff & wife

Cricket, football in backyard in the street and at the green near traffic lights. Very competitive. Walked and rode bikes everywhere. Built huts in the bush of reservoir hill. Collected soft drink bottles from Eastern Rd Hostel for profit. Happy home with lots of visitors, great parties. Walked to schools, swims for great times. Lots of sport, scouts, pictures, dances at St John's and Civic Hall. Immediate Neighbours: Beanland; Scott Edgar; Geoff Gould Nearby Neighbours: Planner; Emmerson; Kingsley; Smith; Fred Jackson; Selby-Hele; Stevenson; Coad; Lynch

On 20 March 1930, Jim married Ellen (Nell) Murray McKie in Coburg, Melbourne. In May 1930 Jim & Nell moved into a new house at 7 Heather Grove. Yallourn Rifle Club was officially opened on 12 April 1930 President JM Bridge, Vice-Presidents RD Dixon, RA Hunt, W Brewer, C Boehm, G Dixon-Brown and T Evans, Secretary RC Saunders, Treasurer A Wyatt, Captain JT Garvin and Vice-captain A Lawrence. First child Christina Margaret Garvin was born in Melbourne on 26 January 1931. In September 1931 owing to curtailment of construction works Jim accepted a position with the survey section.

My bedroom was the front porch, a canvas roller blind on the outside. Was slightly damaged when explosion at Yallourn Briquette factory. Foundation and walls repaired. Graeme moved to 60 Fairfield Ave. Immediate Neighbours: 3 Hillside - Wiggins (Policeman); other side Terril? (Teacher Yall Tech) Nearby Neighbours: Temp school room; later air cadets depot, then a small playground

First house in that area to have a lounge chimney built middle 1930s - digging air-raid shelter. Moved to 1 Hillside. Immediate Neighbours: 3 - Newton

Playing up the nearby bush a reservoir hill. We always had a dog with us. Riding bikes up and down the ant hills. Delivering the daily papers both morning and afternoon. Playing football and cricket on No 1 Oval. Watching Yallourn Footbal Club every Saturday arvo. The Briquette Factory Explosion (approx 1951). A great place to grow up in everybody knew everybody, house doors were never locked. Kids played in the streets until mothers called them for tea. We had a great neighbourhood...John

Great place to grow up. Remember flood over football ground. English cricketers playing on No 1 Oval. Opening of Swimming Pool. Childhood at St Terese's school. Painters in the house for weeks. Sewerage coming through. Immediate Neighbours: 74 - Andy & Connie Smith + 4 children; 78 - Jim & Carol Scholes & Charles Nearby Neighbours: 80 - Bill King, Bruce & Russell; 72 - Ralph & Barbara Harvey & Tim; 70 - Don White & Ian

Most of my memories were here. Lots of time in the bush, walking to school, great autumn colours, claret ashes, school drinks, sport. Basically it's the house I grew up in and I have many wonderful memories of Yallourn while living there. What a town! How lucky we were!...Ian

Large parkland at the rear of the Firestation where we spent most of our time as children. Tree climbing was high on agenda, many huge pine trees. Backyard was small which is why the park was a big attraction. I attended YPS but left in Grade 6. Family moved to Geelong. I was the U11 & U12 'Potato Race' champ and record holder (quite an athlete!!). Unfortunately, Ive never seen the event anywhere else - so no professional career! Immediate Neighbours: Harvey & ? Brimacombe, Gillian & Ashley

Nan & Grandpa lived here until 1961 or 1962 when they moved to Valley Rd (No 13 I think) Immediate Neighbours: Kirby, Abery Nearby Neighbours: Parsons, Vickery, Boden, Nellie Hewitt, Campbell, Beale

Moved to Newborough in 1964 Immediate Neighbours: Bennett, Johnson Nearby Neighbours: Gallaway; Thompson; Steffen; Robertson; Shaw; Douglas; Smith; Castmellies?; King; Flanigan; Catchpole; Harkin; Price; Guest; Richards; Cox; across the road - Davey; Mooney; Dermott

My father was the butcher and knew everyone! Very comfortable and warm home. Lots of cooking, music & visitors. Always busy. Meals and Meal times important. Much involvement in community. Mum won the Royal Agricultural Society Medal for the best home garden in Victoria in 1957 (John Pascoe Fawkner medal). Everything in Yallourn was of the best standard. Every person in the town had every opportunity to do well. Immediate Neighbours: Mr & Mrs Peter Smith & family; Mr & Mrs Tate; Jack & Beryl Jones Nearby Neighborus: Mr & Mrs Davies; Mr & Mrs Galloway, Mr & Mrs Thompson

Dunny down the back. Cutting big lawns and hedges. Big vegie garden. Apple and plum trees laden in season. Bagging the briquettes and stacking mill ends for briquette fire and open fire. Listening to the radio around the fire and knitting at night time. Mum baking a feast every Sunday with cakes to last a week. Enjoyed riding bikes with girlfriends to Hernes Oak and Morwell Bridge. Loved the old mud hole and swam there every day. Dad teaching me to dive. Tennis at St John's and Yallourn Tennis Club. Immediate Neighbours: Mooney; Guy

Immediate Neighbours: Davey, Francis Nearby Neighbours: King, Scholes, Drane, McDonald, Vogel

Wonderful childhood over the bush opposite until houses were builit. About 20 kids in street to play with. Dad rabbiting about 10 pair. We kids would pedal around town delivering orders. Dad sold skins in city. Mum never remarried after Snowy died (66yo from coal dust in lungs). Immediate Neighbours: Robinson, Thompson

Having our family, our first house, cheap rent, on call 24/7 electrical for Yallourn showrooms, breeding/showing Scotch Collies Immediate Neighbours: 58 - Steffen; 62 - Bennett