Stories

STORIES OF THE YALLOURN FOOTBALL CLUB (1945-65) FOR VIRTUALYALLOURN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Virtual Yallourn project of researching and writing stories about the Yallourn Football Club (1945-65) commenced in August 2012. The project of some 33 stories is now completed and the stories have been posted/filed on the Virtual Yallourn website.

The project attempted to document the history of the YFC following WWII and place on record some of the players, officials, match results and significant events of that remarkable era in Gippsland football. The project has also… more

Ted Ebsworth YTS 1942 read the death notice of Charles Beanland in July 2001 and it brought back a lot of memories, as Charles was the Principal of Yallourn Tech School and his son, Graham, was in Ted's class. In 1939, Ted and family moved from the settlement called the South Camp to Newborough (Moe East). Riding our bikes to school was more fun than hard yakka. There were always chases through the bush tracks and animals to chase, especially the wild sheep. One hot summer morning, someone suggested we go for a skinny dip down the Latrobe River, which we often did. I can remember most of… more

THE HISTORY OF THE YALLOURN SOCCER CLUB
INTRODUCTION:
Julie asked me whether I would prepare a history of the Yallourn Soccer Club seeing that I was awarded a Master’s Degree (Research) from Victoria University in 2002 on the same subject "Coal, Steel & Leather – The History of Soccer in Gippsland". I agreed. That work centred on three Gippsland soccer clubs, the Wonthaggi Magpies, Yallourn Soccer Club and the Morwell Falcons, each in turn were "Champions of Victoria" during the twentieth century.

I have decided to provide a series of episodes or chapters based… more

THE HISTORY OF YALLOURN SOCCER CLUB
EPISODE 2 1920 - 1930
SOME "NEED TO KNOWS" CONCERNING HISTORICAL SOCCER IN VICTORIA

1. Competition Structure
The competition structure of soccer in Victoria was based on the European experience and this was to be expected as the early administrators of the game were migrants. The basic competition was the "League Championship" a home and away competition, the premier team was the one that finished on top of the league with the most points (and better goal difference if teams finished on the same number of points). There was no… more

21 Church Street Yallourn / Stringers Road, Toongabbie

This house has had two lives. Built in 1930, its first 47 years were spent at 21 Church Street in the city of Yallourn, housing families employed in brown coal mining and electricity generation. The town was planned, built and owned by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, whose aim was to secure a contented workforce by providing ideal living conditions. When Yallourn was no longer essential for the SEC, the town was demolished to make way for the coal deposits that lay under it. In 1977, the house began its second life… more

THE MEMORIES OF JEAN AND MAX FOX
This is the story of Jean and Max Fox and their life and times in Yallourn and Newborough. Their memories give some insight into the transformation that occurred in the town of Yallourn from the 1920’s until its death knell some sixty years later.
During their lives Jean and Max have witnessed many changes in and around the district and it is hoped that this article, for the Virtual Yallourn website, will underline the reasons why Yallourn was regarded, by so many people, as an exceptional community for young and old alike. In 1976 Urszula… more

The Town That Isn’t There

I grew up in an industrial company-town in Victoria, from the time I was nine until I left school at sixteen.

My father emigrated from Wales after World War II to find work in Australia as a Blacksmith. He wasn’t shoeing horses as may be imagined, but had experience in heavy engineering in the ship-building industry in our home town. That expertise took him into the manufacture and maintenance of heavy machinery at the Power Station in Gippsland where he found work.

My mother, sister and I followed him to Australia a year later when a new… more

Researched and written by Roger Spaull - a Tribute to Vic Lawrence...follow this link - http://boylesfootballphotos.net.au/article101-Vic-Lawrence-The-Big-Hear…

PETER HUTCHINSON
Readers of the Virtual Yallourn website will be deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Yallourn resident and identity Peter Hutchinson.
Peter passed away on 17th September 2016.
In an article regarding John Hutchinson and his family on this website in April 2013…the following comments were recorded regarding Peter …
“…Peter, matriculated at YHS and, like John, was a Prefect and also the House Captain of Mawson. Peter is one of the most celebrated footballers to have ever played in the VAFA. Peter played 363 games with Power House FC. He… more

The report on the establishment of the town of Yallourn was drawn up by the 15th December, 1921. The architect was A.R. La Gerche, the State Electricity Commission’s own architect. His plan was influenced by those of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England.

The position of the proposed town was almost halfway between Moe and Morwell and about 1½ miles north of the main Gippsland railway line. To the north was the Latrobe River and on the east, the river flats that would become the Yallourn open cut mine. To the west was country comprising part of the Haunted Hills and to the… more