Example: Picture Theatre
Format: 1960 (Not all photos have a year assigned)
Year Title Relationship Description
1925 History of Yallourn Soccer Club YSC - Sale United Soccer Club 1925 Soccer Club

Refer Murray Lobley's Episode 2 - History of Yallourn Soccer Club 1920s-1930s

1925 Sir John Monash on a Tour of Yallourn Works - 1925 Sir John Monash

This photo was taken in November 1925 when Sir John Monash escorted members of the Victorian Provincial Press Association Executive on a tour of the Yallourn works.
Source: ‘The Naracoorte Herald’ ( South Australia) November 21st 1925 Page: 5.

1925 West Camp 1925

West Camp 1925

1925 12 Maiden Street Horace Lynch , , 12 Maiden Street Horace Lynch

These photo's were taken by H W Lynch on the 22 February 1925 of the now established garden at 12 Maiden Street. Mary Lynch, H W Lynch's wife is in the photo's.

1925 Open Cut Yallourn Ruston Shovel 1925 , , , Open Cut

Photo's taken by H W Lynch of the 250 Ruston shovel. Two are of the erection of the shovel (6 February 1925) & two are of a subsequent accident involving the shovel whilst operating in the open cut, later in 1925.

1924 4 Garden St - Dann Family Dann

Jean Dann aged about 12 years at Yallourn - 1924

1924 4 Garden St - Dann Family 4 Garden Street

Jean Dann aged about 12 years at Yallourn - 1924

1924 4 Garden St - Dann Family 4 Garden Street

Howard Dann, son of Ernest & Ada Dann, aged about 10 years at Yallourn - 1924

1924 4 Garden St - Dann Family Dann

Howard Dann aged about 10 years at Yallourn - 1924

1924 Briquette Factory Chimney Briquette Factory

The Briquette Factory chimney was the tallest structure in Australia at this time - 330' high and 11'6" in diameter. Demolished in 1975.

1924 12 Maiden Street Horace Lynch , 12 Maiden Street

The photos were taken on the 15 June 1924 and show Horace & Mary Lynch's house at 12 Maiden Street.
Horace Lynch is establishing the front lawn.

1923 Looking East from Power Station - 1923 Power Station

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1923 4 Garden St - Dann Family - Guides Guides

Group of Girl Guides and Brownies being addressed by Ada Dann, Commissioner of Girl Guides for Gippsland - in Yallourn, 1923

1923 4 Garden St - Dann Family - Guides Guides

Ada Dann entering the Hall

1923 4 Garden St - Dann Family - Guides Guides

Crowd outside the Hall - 1923

1923 St John's Church of England - Laying foundation stone 1923 Church of England - St John's

Laying of foundation stone in 1923 with Yallourn Band in the foreground

1923 A Station under construction 1923 Power Station

Power Station 'A' under construction in 1923.

1923 Group of workers at the South Camp at Yallourn - approx. 1923

Group of workers at the South Camp at Yallourn - approx. 1923. This is the first camp known as the South Camp and was for men only. In the early 1950's

1923 Main Construction Camp 1923

This photo shows men at the laundry at the main construction camp at Yallourn in 1923.
Source: ‘The Argus’ Monday 27th August 1923 PAGE :7

1923 Open Cut 1923 Bucyrus Shovels , , Open Cut

Photo's taken by H W Lynch in 1923 of the 175 & 150 Bucyrus shovels removing overburden to get at the coal seam. The 175 is the shovel that has been flooded.

1922 Yallourn Gymkhana 1922 SEC Picnics, Fetes, Concerts, Parties & Balls

The Bishop of Gippsland is speaking

1922 Railway Station - 1922 Railway Station

Yallourn Railway line was opened in 1922 as a branch line headed north from the main Gippsland line, built to transport goods to and from the Power Station and Briquette Factory. People would often walk the line collecting the briquettes that had fallen from the wagons, they would use the briquettes to heat their homes during the winter.

1922 Yallourn & District Band Yallourn Bands

Yallourn Band at rest - 1922

1922 Yallourn & District Band Yallourn Bands

Yallourn & District Band at work - 1922. Check out the stage!

1922 Yallourn & District Band Yallourn Bands

Yallourn & District Band at Stawell - 1922

1922 Yallourn Gymkhana 1922 SEC Picnics, Fetes, Concerts, Parties & Balls

Old Buffers Race

1922 Yallourn Gymkhana 1922 SEC Picnics, Fetes, Concerts, Parties & Balls

The Woodchopping Contest

1922 Yallourn Gymkhana 1922 SEC Picnics, Fetes, Concerts, Parties & Balls

Children's Area

1922 Yallourn Gymkhana 1922 SEC Picnics, Fetes, Concerts, Parties & Balls

The Grand Stand

1922 First timber Railway Station at Yallourn Opening 1922 Railway Station

Arrival at Railway Station of Steam Locomotive D980 - probably first passenger train

1922 First brick house to be built corner of Maiden and Garden Streets 1922 Maiden Street (street)

First brick house built on corner of Maiden & Garden Streets - handmade bricks - Sept 1922

1922 First St John's Church of England Bazaar 1922 Church of England Monash Square

First Bazaar 21 October 1922

1922 West Camp 1922

West Camp at Yallourn- 1922

1921 Power Station Site - 1921 Power Station

Left to Right: Sir Robert Gibson, Sir John Monash, Hon Geo Swinburn, R. Liddelow, Sir Thomas Lyle
A H Merrin + C H Kernot

1921 East Camp Portables - Sep 1921

Note: It is difficult to verify, but these huts may have been formerly used by workers employed in the construction of railways throughout Victoria. It is also known that cubicles, from the Langwarrin Military Camp, were transported to Yallourn to provide accommodation for the workers in 1921.

1921 Yallourn Pylons 1921

One of the first Pylons with workmen posing on the arms

1920 Dad Brewer Football

PIC OF DAD BREWER long standing president of the YFC

1920 Fire Station 1920s 1 Green Street Fire Station

The first fire station (not a lot is known about this station) was located in the town square, built in the 1920’s it’s first captain was Mr C. Fenner. Fire’s that occurred during this station reign: In 1926 Yallourn was threatened when fires reached the north bank of the river, 1930 a bushfire at the

1920 Yallourn streetscape 1920s The house with Two Lives - 21 Church Street Yallourn : Stringers Road Toongabbie

Showing the staff hostel, recently planted deciduous street trees and neat gardens.

1914 Walter Embry, Gallipoli Veteran Walter Embry

Walter Embry emigrated from Leicester, England in 1913 and worked as a Hairdresser in Melbourne until the outbreak of WW1. He must have enlisted as soon as news of the war was made public, because his enlistment number was 369, although he didn't actually report to the enlistment office until January 1915. This may have been because he was waiting for his younger brother to have a birthday in January, but this is purely speculation, but the two of them, Walter and Bert are shown in the records by January 1915.

1908 The Emden Whistle Memorabilia

Originally fitted to the SMS EMDEN, a WWI German light cruiser (built 1908, 3,600 tons), the Emden was disabled and beached on North Keeling Island on November 9th, 1914 after having engaged the Australian light cruiser HMAS SYDNEY (built 1912, 5,400 tons) in a 1-1/2 hour battle.
In 1915, the whistle was salvaged from the Emden's wreck, and was obtained by Sir John Monash, first Chairman & General Manager of the SECV during 1918 (after cessation of hostilities). For many years, it was sounded at Yallourn for the start and finish of work.

4 Banksia St - Love Family 4 Banksia Street

Elevated photo of front

4 Banksia St - Love Family 4 banksia street front yard 4 Banksia Street

Our front yard

1 Allambee Crs - Taylor Family 1 Allambee Crescent

Getting ready to relocate to Moe South

1 Maiden St - Fletcher Family 1 Maiden Street

Fletcher's House

The old FJ 1 Tarwin Grove

1 Tarwin Gve - Gunnill Family

'Elephants' 1 Tarwin Grove

1 Tarwin Gve - Gunnill Family

1 Tarwin Gve viewed from Coach Rd 1 Tarwin Grove

1 Tarwin Gve - Gunnill Family

2 Lake Ave 2 Lake Avenue

Picture of house + bungalow

2 Lake Ave 2 Lake Avenue

Opposite youth Club

4 Banksia St - Love Family 4 Banksia Street

Front yard tennis champ