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SAD TIDINGS December 2018 and January 2019 were indeed sad months for many former residents of Yallourn, with the news that three well-known and popular identities Jim Dooley, Jim Watt and Barry Spurrier had passed away.

JIM DOOLEY 1935-2018 An earlier tribute of Jim Dooley can be found on the Yallourn Association Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yallournassociation

JIM WATT 1930-2018

YALLOURN NORTH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Source: YouTube This is photograph was taken from a film clip entitled: ‘Yallourn North Christmas Lights 2017.’ The clip is about five minutes in duration and can be found at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS26shgOCl4

Virtual Yallourn has recently received two well-worn and fragile original copies of a long-forgotten newspaper called ‘The Trafalgar, Yarragon and Yallourn News.’ The papers (published in January 23rd-1936 and March 13th-1936) were forwarded by Muffy Forsyth, a former a resident of Thorpdale and student of Mirboo North High School, in the hope that they may prove of value in researching the history of Yallourn and district.

THE CHRISTMAS DAY APPEAL The following news article was published in the ‘Morwell Advertiser’ some 66 years ago; and centres upon the Annual Christmas Appeal conducted by local radio Station 3TR. The money raised from the Appeal was distributed to the Yallourn Hospital, other local hospitals and the district’s ambulance services. In that era, 3TR’s Christmas Appeal was an important source of income for the hospitals of Gippsland; and it was effective in involving local communities in supporting the work of the doctors, nurses and ancillary staff in the local hospitals.

THANK YOU TO THE FORSYTH FAMILY OF THORPDALE

Virtual Yallourn has recently received two well-worn and fragile original copies of a long-forgotten newspaper called ‘The Trafalgar, Yarragon and Yallourn News.’ The papers (published in January 23rd-1936 and March 13th-1936) were forwarded by Muffy Forsyth, a former a resident of Thorpdale and student of Mirboo North High School, in the hope that they may prove of value in researching the history of Yallourn and district.

1954-55 Ken Grant & Dick Sagar selected in the Victorian Country XI vs MCC

90 YEARS AGO - 1928 YALLOURN WINS THE YDCA GRAND-FINAL

This newspaper item consisted of nothing more than the scores from the 1927-28 Yallourn and District Cricket Association Grand Final between Yallourn and Mirboo North which was played at Moe on the 22nd April 1928.

Despite Yallourn’s exciting 13-run victory, the scores were tucked away beneath a report related to the sales at the Melbourne Pig Market.

THE HORSES MUST BE FED , EVEN DURING A STRIKE

The caption below the photograph says: ‘A load of fodder on the way to the hill camp at Yallourn.’

Source: ‘Weekly Times’ Saturday 25 December 1926. Page: 38

FRONT PAGE NEWS In 1950, the towns of Yallourn and Yallourn North hit the front page of ‘The Age’ (and other national newspapers) when a massive landslide occurred at the open cut. The landslide not only threatened human life but also had the potential to cause catastrophic damage to homes, livestock, personal property and infrastructure.

Three bakery horses were lost, local families were forced to evacuate from the disaster area and the huts of mine workers were also imperilled.

Caption: TODAY'S PICTURE FROM NORTH YALLOURN shows workmen dismantling the bakehouse almost on the brink of the 300ft. open cut where the landslide occurred last week. It is a race against time, as the cliff face of the open cut is slowly slipping. Source: ‘Herald’ (Melbourne) Monday 3 July 1950. Page: 3.

Caption: THIS STREET in North Yallourn Victoria, ends nowhere — a landslide carried 100yd of if into an old open cut. Pegs in the road indicate where new cracks have appeared 50 ft from the edge threatening buildings.

Source: ‘Daily News’ (Perth) Tuesday 11 July 1950. Page: 10.

Caption: LANDSLIDES — Buildings left precariously near the edge of a 300ft. drop after a land slide at North Yallourn (Vic). Occupants in the buildings have been evacuated. Source: This photograph was published in the ‘Newcastle Sun’ Monday 3 July 1950. Page: 3.

Temporary housing at Yallourn - 1920-30. Source: Museum of Victoria Collection-MM9674

West Camp - unknown date

Yallourn - West Camp: Staff Mess (1920-30) Source: State Library of Victoria- H2009 18/281

Yallourn amenities-an exterior view of the huts. Source: Museum Of Victoria Collection: MM11367 -1947