Photos

Floris & Vic Gust at 10 Strzelecki Rd in April 1952

Betty, Barry & Lois Gust at 10 Strzelecki Rd - 1952

Ken (Mick), Marjory, Lorraine, Ross on little trike, Ken on 3-wheeler at 35 Strzelecki Rd

Lorraine, Ross in pusher and Ken at front of 35 Strzelecki Rd

Luba Certic is Flower Girl - her aunt is getting married - 1952

Beverley was a teenage member of the Yallourn Salvation Army

Source: Original source not known but posted on the St Kilda Football Club website

Yallourn No 1 Oval…it was dreadful day with a deluge and heavy, muddy conditions. St Kilda defeated Footscray by 15 points.

For more info on this VFL game at Yallourn see Jack Huxtable’s story in our football stories.

1952 -THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA VISITS YALLOURN

When the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, inspected the State Electricity Commission works at Yallourn yesterday he made a point of meeting the employees. He is shown meeting Mr. Percy Deering, who later described Mr. Menzies as "a thorough gentleman."

Source: NLA: 23167520 'The Argus' Saturday, 8 March 1952 - Page 3

Caption: Footscray Football Team left Melbourne for Yallourn where it will meet St Kilda today. In this parlour coach are:
(front, from left): D. Reynolds, E. Whitten, A. Abbey, B. Smallwood
(Back Row); A. Linton, A. Edwards, F. Aked

SOURCE: 205401904 ‘THE AGE’ SATURDAY 14th JUNE 1952 PAGE : 8

Lt Horace Lynch was demobilised from the Australian Army in January 1920, after serving in Gallipoli & the Western Front for 4 years. He returned home to Broken Hill, where he completed his Engineering Apprentice ship with Zinc Corporation.

(Names on photo)

St Johns A Grade Premiers 1951-52

Back Row: Tom Hayes, Hugh Crawley, Ian McArthur, P.Watkinson, Harold Beney, Alf Crowe, Jack Thorpe, Neil Hustwaite, Bill Jackson
Front Seated: Jimmy Donnet, Charlie Trethowan (Furture GM), Harold Westgarth VC, Norm Lelievre C, Vic Crowe, B.Kerr, Hans Frumberger.
Umpires: J.Huxtable & T.Oswald

Back Row: Brian Church, Warren Wilson, Mike Goyne, Ian Lawson, David Packer, Tom Gretton, Barry Gust
Middle Row: John Brennan, John Pendleton, Peter Hutchinson, Dave Dawson, Doug Prestidge, Murray Wigg, Brian O’Connor
Front Row: Frank Goode, Brian Milkins, Geoff Clark, Kevin Scott

Toots with Smokey & Wimpy in front yard - 1951

Methodist Choir - Yallourn 1951
Back Row: P Owen, Bob Brown, Laura Ferrell, Tom White, Ivy McColl, H Hill, R Terril, K Hill, A Wilkinson, J McColl, H Baber, Ella Trainor, Frank Kenkin, H Trainor, Ann Harris
Front Row: Mrs Brown, ?, ?, Rita Stevens, June Bartlett, Mrs Hills, Mrs Graham

Teachers and Admin Staff - Yallourn Tech 1951
Principal - Mr Bill Baker

Lance took this photo with his first camera - Brownie Box - taken from Hazelwood Crescent across the road

The Club also won again in 1952-53

The Club went on to win again in 1952-53

Back Row Leo Donovan, Maurie Kitney,Charlie Manacola,Eric Hansen, Frank Smith
Front Row Kevin Powell, Gilbert Mc Phee, Bill Lawrie

Norma & Reg Penkethman outside 7 Delburn St, Newborough - 1951

Doug and Margaret Williams pictured in Launceston in December 1951. The photo was carried in a newspaper article in relation to Doug accepting the coaching position at North Launceston FC for the 1952 football season.

A rare photograph of former Yallourn wingman, Syd Tate.
Syd went on to become a start at Geelong FC. This photo was published in the VFL Football Records in 1951.

Working on the foundations of the boiler house of Yallourn C Power Station - January 1951

St John's Cricket Team – Premiers ‘A’ Grade 1951/52
Back Row: J Hayes, Hugh Crawley, Ian McArthur, Peter Watkinson, Harold Beney, Alf Crowe, J Sharpe, Neil Hustwaite, Bill Jackson
Front Seated: Jimmy Donnet, Charlie Trethowan, Harold Westgarth (VC), Norm LeLievre (Captain), Vic Crowe, Barry Kerr, Hans Frumberger
Umpires: Jack Huxtable, Tom Oswald

Photo from Neil Crawley

With the first light snow of the Korean winter as a background, Pte J.B. Whitehouse of Campsie, New South Wales, Pte J. Waller of Bondi Junction, New South Wales and L/Cpl. R. Efford of Yallourn, Victoria, warm up at their tiny fire in Korea.
Source: NLA: 194972789 ‘Daily Examiner’ (Grafton NSW) Monday 24th December 1951 Page: 1.

Yallourn Band at 1951 Carols by Candlelight, Yallourn Theatre

Charlie Turner conducting, Bill Fleming back left. Alec Wiggins is in front of him and son, Ian, is the blond haired boy standing behind.

Source: Ian Fleming

Yallourn’s got the cup the city couldn't keep ...and they're the first to take it up-country. Yallourn, Tuesday Victory Ball night at St. John's Hall last night! Yallourn Soccer Club was celebrating its Victorian Junior Amateur Football Association premiership. They're the first country team lo carry the cup away from Melbourne.

SOURCE : NLA :23086403 ‘THE ARGUS’ WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER 1951 PAGE 5

Snow at 1 Allambee Cres - August 1951

Snow at 1 Allambee Cres - August 1951

Source: ‘Weekly Times’   November 7th 1951.  Page:  19

Joan Garvin - 8 July 1950

Beryl, Geoff, Chris Flower + Joan - wedding shot - 8th July 1950

Back Row: Bill White, Bill Jackson, George Bates, John Paice, Alan McIntyre, Lloyd Brewer, Bruce Knight, John Mann, Ken McColl, ?, ?
2nd Row: ?, Claude Whitbourne, Kevin Fanning, Frank Kelly, Jimmy Shaw, Stan Brown
Front Row: Rod Bennett, George Botton, ?, Colin Broberg, ?, Daryl Knight

From Roger Spaull -
“My love of AFL and country football has never diminished and my research and writings about football never fail to throw up surprises and interesting stories of the lives of men, country clubs and towns.

Standing: Dawn Yeomans, Sonja Ostlund, Barbara Park, ?
Sitting: ? , Norma Byron, ?

Standing: Pat Passey, ? , ? , Valma Hamilton
Sitting: Pam Esler, ? , Phyllis Machen

Standing: Diana Marshall, ? , ? , ?
Kneeling: ? , Irene Park, ?

Anne Lock with children Wayne, Peter, Vivian and Pauline in front. Rhonda was just a baby at the time.

The house in the background is where the Harris's lived - Steve, Dossie & Ivan.

Jan and Alec Turonek's father lived there at 25 Broadway West before Bob Lock moved in, and I remember the Turonek's moved back into 25 Broadway West sometime after we had moved to 9 Fairfield Ave.

Yallourn girls on a picnic, circa 1950
Lauris Stanger, Betty Mitchell, Barbara Bingham

Kevin's 3rd Birthday - 1950

Back Row: (L-R) Maureen Handley, Kathleen Wharton, Leonie Wharton, Janice Proctor
Standing: (L-R) Chris Evans, Brian Handley, Joan Silcock, Valerie Griffin, Lynette Proctor
Kneeling: (L-R) Rodney Hawken, Kevin Brogan, Ken Handley, Lorraine Silcock, Mary Wharton (nursing Ann Dyson)

Kevin Brogan (2 Boola Crescent), Rodney Hawken ( 4 Boola & 11 Boola) and Chris Evans (1 Boola) 'gardenning?" in 2 Boola in 1950.

Kevin Brogan (2 Boola), Rodney Hawken ( 4 Boola & 11 Boola) and Chris Evans ( 1 Boola) "gardening?" at 2 Boola

Kevin Brogan (2 Boola), Rodney Hawken ( 4 Boola & 11 Boola) and Chris Evans ( 1 Boola) "gardening?" at 2 Boola

Gladys

Coach was Les Jones from Richmond

Back Row: ? (Trainer), Jack Taylor, Roy Whelan, Tom Pigott, Des Madden, Les Jones, Kevin Fanning, ? (Trainer)
2nd Back Row: Frank Grey (Treasurer), Bob Jones Trainer, Bernie Nairn, ? , Lloyd Brewer, Bruce Knight, Keith Gibson, Bill Griffiths (Trainer), ? (Trainer), George Lynch (President)
2nd Row: Claude (Bub) Whitbourne, Stan Brown, Jim Shaw, Hugh Harries, Daryl Knight
Front Row: Frank Menner (Trainer), Alan McIntyre, Bill Harkins, G Botten, Simon Shaw, ? (Trainer), Andy Smith, ? (boy)

Home of Edward, Joan & Jill Hassett, next door to Dr Andrew.

Christine & Paul in front of 12 Maiden Street - approx 1950.

Laurie Shipp - Card No 22 in the Kornies 1950 series.

Col Benson and Bill Godfrey 1950. YFC stalwart, Col Benson, was a devoted servant of the YFC and a source of great club spirit and kinship. Bill coached Yallourn in 1946 and was regarded as a leading player in local football in that era.

Back Row: Col Benson,
Middle Row: Bill Godfrey,
Front Row:

Yallourn workers finishing work day in 1950s. Miodrag (Mick) Certic in middle front row.