Photo of Eric Johnstone (left). The man on the right was the best man at his wedding but his name is unknown.
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Published on 20/10/2015 in Story, Query, Note, Movies
A TRIBUTE TO SYD TATE 1925-2015 Sad news has come to hand regarding the death of one of Yallourn’s finest footballers Syd Tate. Syd passed away on May 16th this year at the age of 90 years. Syd, born in England, played with Yallourn Football Club in those years immediately after World War: 2. In 1947 he was signed by Geelong FC and played 85 games with the Cats, mainly as a rover or wingman, and kicked 13 goals. The highlight of Syd’s career was being a member of the Geelong team that won the 1951 VFL premiership.
Published on 20/10/2015 in Photo
Ex-Yallourn footballer, Syd Tate, in action at Geelong. Source: Kornies Football Cards
Published on 16/10/2015 in Story, Query, Note, Movies
UNDERCOVER OPERATION BY POLICE AT YALLOURN The following article was published in the ‘The Argus’ and reported on the detection work of two Victorian policeman in a covert operation at Yallourn in 1923. Working undercover, the officers pretended to be workers while gathering information about the sly-grog and illegal gaming rackets in the camps at Yallourn.
