58 Latrobe Avenue

Newly weds Rod & Shirley McDonald from Bendigo moved into 58 in 1966. It was the smallest house on the largest block having at some time in the past, a fire station building at the back of the block. The house had been unoccupied for sometime and needed renovation but that happened gradually and they enjoyed their stay, moving on after son Brett was born at the Yallourn Hospital in 1969. The house plan above is slightly different from the 60's, at that time the Living Room was Bedroom 1 and Bedroom 1 was the living room with a briquette heater. Rod worked with Don Suckling, John Hooper and John Gallop at the Briquettte Sales Centre in the township. Shirley worked in administration with Rockmans.