Stan Smith YHES 1928 - apologised for not being able to attend the reunion in March due to ill health. Stan first arrived at Yallourn in 1924, not long after his 8th birthday. The township was in its infancy then. School was in the cottages until shifting over the road to the newly built brick school 4085, then known as a primary school, in 1925. Ultimately worked for the SEC in the Main Office before being transferred to the Head Office in Melbourne in 1938. Stan will always cherish memories of Yallourn, the life long friendships, the community spirit, the sporting facilities, the dances and balls, going to church and Sunday school, and even the movies at St John's before the theatre was built in 1937. Keep up the good work YOGA, as we Yallournians all have that common yearning to think it would be wonderful if we could go back to see where we once lived, but sadly we can't; however the memories will always be there! Stan and his wife attended a reunion back in 1992 as guests of Max & Jean Fox and had a most enjoyable time. Hope the day is a wonderful success.
