IMAGES OF YALLOURN
THE SWIMMING POOL AT THE LATROBE RIVER
SUMMER - 1930.
The photograph of an idyllic swimming scene at the Latrobe River in the 1930’s was taken by one of Australia’s most eminent photographers James Pinkerton Campbell (1865-1935). An article about this celebrated resident of Yallourn can be found at:
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/32887
Caption text: ‘People swimming at the Latrobe River ( 19320-30 )’
Source; J.P. Campbell Collection. SLV H2009.18/427
Yallourn Swimming Club stalwart, Arthur Brogan, who was awarded the prestigious Swimming Victoria Award in 1973, wrote a comprehensive and enlightening history of the Yallourn Swimming Club which can be found by following this link…
Another story, which relates to the Yallourn Swimming Club, is about one of stars of the YSC and Gippsland swimming, Lois Gust…
A collection of photographs and articles regarding the history of swimming at Yallourn can be found, on this website, at the following links:
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/search?search=swimming
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/30506
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/29581
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/27877
http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/26794
To read the entire article, please click on the pdf link below