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This image is a section of a larger photograph of the Western Camp. Source: ‘Yallourn Was’ Page: 38

Source: Source: NLA 145975342- ‘The Australian Worker’ 21st May 1930 Page: 11

West Camp - Building of cubicles Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009.18/284

West Camp at Yallourn- 1922

West Camp area - the power station can be seen in the background Source: H2009 18/280

The Power Station and the West Camp (ie the line of tents in the foreground). Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009 18/623

West Camp 1925

The water tower and tanks for the West Camp. Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009.18/282

1920’s… Water storage tanks are being transported to West Camp by horse and cart. Source: State Library of Victoria: H2009 18/285

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

Joe Schembri and in the background a view of the West Camp at Yallourn in 1950

Sketch of the SEC's Eastern Road Hostel for Single Men in 1947 Original source unknown

Eastern Camp when the temporary power plant was under construction

Source: Prue McGoldrick "Yallourn Was" book

The map of the camps at Yallourn was originally published in Joseph Sestokas’ book entitled ‘Welcome to Little Europe. Displaced Persons and the North Camp’ - Little Chicken Publishing - 2010

This photograph was simply labelled: Yallourn Migrant Hostel Source: Museum of Victoria: Item MM-11479

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMPS & HOSTELS AT YALLOURN When reading about the history of Yallourn ,information related to the various workers’ camps and hostels can be confusing. The list and the map (below) attempt to clarify where (and when) the camps were established for workers in the Yallourn area. In the period 1887-1971, there were camps for workers at the Brown Coal Mine, Yallourn and near Hernes Oak. • North Camp: 1887-1959 • East Camp : 1920-1928 • West Camp: 1921 • South Camp: 1921-1939 • Eastern Hostel: 1949-1971

PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AT YALLOURN

Those readers of this article, who lived in Yallourn, will fully appreciate the problems caused by coal dust, from the Open Cut and the briquette factory, when carried across the township by the wind.

Dust and smoke are not unusual or unexpected in mining towns but the large volumes of airborne coal dust in Yallourn were a genuine problem. The fine-grained coal dust particles were highly combustible and the fear of house fires was always present.

1963 - Form 1B - Yallourn High School Back Row: ? , ? , Hilary Taylor, ? , Margot Wilson, ? , ? , ? Middle Row: ? , ? , ? , Dale Hawken, Anne Sandilands, ? , Dawn Tangey Front Row: Diane Wolff ? Diane Sagar, Pam Ferguson, Irene Rickman, Dianne Hall

Mrs. Cadzow was my grade 4 teacher in 1960 at YPS. I remember that year we had an excursion to the reservoir...Diane Wolff