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LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE YEARS

By GREGOR MACTAGGART

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Looking Back Through The Years. Here’s what was making news in the pages of The Express during these points of our proud history.

50 YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1972 CROCODILES IN PONDAGE

Several Latrobe Valley people have reported seeing what are claimed to be crocodiles swimming in the Hazelwood Power Station cooling pondage. Early last week, Mr Clyde Burge of Yinnar, his son Wayne and Craig Althorp, both 12, saw unusual creatures while they were swimming in the pondage near Switchback Rd. Mr Burge and the two boys arrived at the pondage at about 7pm last Monday night and soon after saw several ‘‘things’’ swimming in a small circles nearby.

MOE WILL NOT GO AUTOMATIC

Moe Chamber of Commerce has been told there is no chance of an automatic telephone exchange being installed in the city during the 1972-73 financial year. The chamber was told this by the district telephone inspector from Sale, Mr P. Boyce. Mr Boyce attended a meeting of the chamber’s executive to hear complaints about the unsatisfactory aspects of the present manual exchange.

DARE DEVIL ACT FOR LV

One of the world’s top auto acts, Hollywood Auto Dare Devils, will be at the Morwell Speedway on Monday, January 24 at 8pm. The 28-stunt performance, over one hour and 45 minutes, will include such classic, high-speed manoeuvres as the bone-crushing ‘‘T-Bone’’ crash, the two-wheel drive and the famed reverse spin.

FUN FACT: Ted Neill’s Motors had a Holden HD Ute on sale for $875.

40 YEARS AGO TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982 WATER BANS GET TOUGHER

Water restrictions in Moe have been tightened because of increasing demand and low water supplies. Now watering of gardens by hose is permitted only between 5pm and 8pm. No sprinklers are allowed at all. Sports ovals, race courses and golf courses can use a maximum of three sprinklers between 6am and 8am. Outside of these hours, hoses must be disconnected from all taps.

NO COAL DEALS YET FOR OIL

The state government has made no commitment of Latrobe Valley coal from specific sources to either of the two companies with oil-from-coal agreements, according to the Premier, Mr Thompson. Mr Thompson has told the Member for Morwell, Miss Callister, that even the nomination of coal for feasibility study purposes was ‘‘still pending’’.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1992

MILLS SLAMS SAINTS IN EAST FORM RETURN

Morwell East showed signs of a return to form with a resounding win over St Vincents in Central Gippsland Cricket. Wayne Mills, in another devastating performance, took 6/18 to end any hopes the Saints had of repeating their effort from earlier in the season. All-rounder Reno Metlikovec batted very well to make 32 of his team’s total of 95, a target Morwell East passed five wickets down.

FUN FACT: Mad Max 2 starring Mel Gibson was the big movie at the Village Drive-In Theatre at Traralgon.

30 YEARS AGO TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1992 YOUNG JOBLESS AT CRISIS POINT

Youth unemployment in country areas is worse than in metropolitan areas according to National Party acting leader Bruce Lloyd. And Mr Lloyd’s comments were confirmed by Gippsland CES regional manager Tom Dinsmore, who said the local unemployment situation for youth was ‘‘at crisis point’’. ABS labour force figures for December showed youth unemployment stood at 32.5 per cent (unadjusted) at the end of 1991.

SCORCHER

Local country fire authorities were on their guard yesterday as temperatures in the Latrobe Valley soared to 39 degrees. The weather bureau said yesterday was the hottest local day since January 3, 1991 when the temperature reached over 40 degrees.

200 LOCAL SWIMMERS MEET IN TRARALGON

More than 200 Gippsland swimmers competed in the 56-event program at the Gippsland District Swimming Association

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1972 SWITZER HITS UP TON FOR TIGERS

The highlight of Saturday’s matches in TDCA cricket was a masterful 167 by Gormandale’s Grantley Switzer. Switzer opened the batting and was eventually dismissed with only five overs left to play. His innings was characterised by thundering lofted off drives and powerful hook shots. Thanks to his contribution, Gormy amassed the mammoth total of 6/344 against CATS. In other matches, Jeeralang-Boolarra rolled Raiders for a paltry 111, but is a precarious 4/38 in reply, Rovers scored 160 against Churchill, Glengarry is 9/213 thanks mainly to a fine 82 from Barry Little, Traralgon West reached 9/210 against Imperials and Toongabbie was held to 152 by Ex Students.

FUN FACT: A three-bedroom brick home in Old Newborough with a remodelled bathroom and large corner spa had an asking price of $99,500 with Keith Williams Real Estate.

meet at the Traralgon 50m pool on Saturday. The first 28 events were open and interclub events with Warragul winning, Sale second and Churchill third in both sections.

FUN FACT: Southern Cross Eyewitness News was headed by top newsman Rob Gaylard and Gippsland’s own Karyn O’Brien.

20 YEARS AGO MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2002 GERMAN GENERATOR ON ITS WAY TO LOY YANG POWER

A generator from Germany is being shipped to Loy Yang Power to be installed in the unit which failed on December 22. Loy Yang Power chief executive Ian Nethercote announced Friday that Siemens personnel in Germany had identified a mothballed generator that could be adapted to the existing turbine at Loy Yang Power. The generator had been used in a power station in Moorburg, Germany and was taken out of service last year. “Acquiring this alternate machine will reduce the downtime of the unit and provide and increased level of generating capacity for Victoria much earlier than other alternatives,” Mr Nethercote said.

COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON ROLE OF TREES IN STREETSCAPES

Latrobe City Council has invited public comment on a draft ‘Street Tree Chapter’ which will form part of a review of its urban design standards. Mayor Brendan Jenkins said the call for public input into the Street Tree Chapter would allow the community to express opinions on the future role of street trees in streetscapes throughout the municipality. “The Street Tree Chapter will provide policy guidelines for a number of issues relating to trees located on medians, abutting car parks and on roadsides in CBDs and residential, and industrial areas,” Cr Jenkins said.

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10 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

‘NEW BREED’ OF CARE

A new $22 million aged care facility employing up to 140 people is expected to open in Traralgon by the end of next year. Innovative Care director Graeme Croft told The Express his organisation was in the process of buying a greenfields site on the corner of Park Avenue and Marshalls Road in Traralgon so it could build a ‘‘new breed’’ of aged care facility on the land.

ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS

Leading national property experts have declared Morwell as one of the best investment ‘hot spots’ in Australia. Local fears that a low-carbon economy will impact negatively on the Latrobe Valley’s property prices are not shared by at least six of the country’s most renowned property economists and specialists. This week, Morwell was named as one of four key locations to make Smart Property Investment’s ‘‘Fast 50’’ list of nationwide hot spots offering strong investment opportunities for ‘‘astute’’ investors.

EARLY CASUALTIES

The battle for the girls’ title at the 2012 Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International has been broken wide open after number one seed Eugenie Bouchard retired from her round three match on Tuesday. The Canadian withdrew midway through the second set of her clash with American Kyle McPhillips after feeling unwell. The second set was tied 3-3 after Bouchard lost the opening set.

FUN FACT: Boot Camp sessions at Latrobe Leisure Moe-Newborough were proving popular with the public.

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