Yinnar, Victoria
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Yinnar is a tranquil rural township located in the Latrobe Valley
, in central Gippsland
, Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census, Yinnar had a population of 585. The origin of the name Yinnar is believed to have been derived from the Aboriginal
term yinnar, meaning 'woman'.
George Firmin arrived at Middle Creek in 1874 and took over Scrubby Forest West, which he divided into what was known as the Scrubby Forest Run. Due to this the Firmin family are said to be the first settlers of Yinnar. Other early selectors on Scrubby Forest Run were Henry Wicks and John Quigley. In 1885 George Firmin handed the license back to the Government so the farming areas were made available to selectors.
The town was surveyed in May 1885 and two months later one hundred allotments were auctioned to selectors at the offices of Mr Wicks' agents.
The area called Middle Creek and Scrubby Forest became known as Yinnar in 1879.
George Firmin's wife Maria and their eleven children came to live with him in the bark hut at the Scrubby Forest Run in 1898. They were the first family to live in Yinnar.
Many of the first buildings in Yinnar were established in the 1880s by Mr. John Quigley and Mr. Henry Wicks, two of the early settlers in Yinnar. The buildings by Mr Quigley included Quigley's house
, a store
, a butcher
’s shop, a boarding house and a wine saloon. Mr Wicks was the builder of the first hotel.
Despite many fires over the years some of the earlier buildings of Yinnar are still around today.
On 2 December 1927 the State Electricity Commission of Victoria
announced that a supply of electricity had been made available to the town of Yinnar.
Arc Yinnar
'Arc Yinnar' is an art resource collective
which includes a large gallery featuring local and national artists. It also includes large studio
spaces for use by local artists.
Matchbox Gallery
In a restored building over one hundred years old is 'Matchbox Gallery'. This gallery
features numerous local artists and has recently been converted to include a bed and breakfast.
The Centenary Gardens located in Main Street, Yinnar were officially opened by William C. Welsh ESQ. J.P. on 10 March 1974 to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of the first settlers in the Yinnar district. The Centenary Garden includes the Railway Goods Shed, play equipment, picnic tables, barbecue area, information and public toilets.
CWA Park
The CWA Park located in Main Street, Yinnar was named to commemorate the Country Women's Association golden jubilee.
Charles Bond Park
Morwell National Park
Located only fifteen minutes from the centre of town is the Morwell National Park
in Yinnar South
.
Hazelwood Pondage
Located only five minutes from the centre of town is Hazelwood
Pondage. A popular artificial lake with water temperatures of around 25 degrees Celsius all year round. The lake allows public access for sailing, boating and other recreational water sports all year round. The lake also has a caravan park on its shores which is a popular holiday spot during the warmer months.
Strzelecki Trail
Yinnar is a popular tourist stop on the Strzelecki Trail also known as tourism 'Route 94'. 'Route 94' marks the scenic drive through central Gippsland
from the Latrobe Valley
into the Strzelecki Ranges
through villages such as Yinnar, Boolarra and Mirboo North, farmland, lakes, forests and national parks such as Tarra Bulga National Park and Morwell National Park
.
The first store to be built in Yinnar was conducted as a general store
and drapery.
It was built in the northern end of town and first owned by Mr John Quigley during the 1880s. Early on the store's sign read as W.T. Sheffield, General Store Keeper and Draper however it was also known informally as Quigley's Store.
The general store
was later run by Mr John More and also operated as a newsagency, during this time the store's sign read as John More's General Store. The store was later destroyed by fire on 26 March 1912. The fire broke out at 9:00pm in the rear of the store and quickly spread to Robinson's Bakery and Mr Robinson's dwelling which was next door. More's stock was insured in the Commercial Union Company for £1,000. The building, which was owned by the trustees of the estate of the late Mr T Walsh, was insured for £300.
The current Yinnar General Store
building, located at 44 main street, is one of only three brick buildings originally built in the town. The others being the Cream and Butter Factory and the Butchers Shop.
The building was established in the early 1900s by Mr John Hall and was named the Universal Emporium. Mr John Hall had previously conducted D. C. Mills and Co. Pty. Ltd in Morwell which he purchased in 1894.
An avenue of trees in Hazelwood Road, Morwell were planted as a monument to his memory.
Universal Emporium was taken over by the Vinning Family c. 1910 and was re-named the Federal Emporium, later known as Vinning Bros. General Store. In September 1959, Geoff and Joan Mosley purchased the General Store with Ian and Winifred Jones, who later went on to open the Churchill
Newsagency. The store was renamed the Yinnar General Store in 1959.
The Yinnar General Store was purchased in late 1976 by Herb and Janette Smith who ran the store until c.1984.
In the late 1980s the front facade of the building was modernised to incorporate the neighboring post office building.
The building has remained as a General Store
for around one hundred years. It includes a newsagency and other services for the community.
Post Office
Yinnar Post Office
opened on 1 May 1884.
Farm Supplies & Hardware Stores
Jack Scott & Sons Farm Supplies & Produce has been a part of the town for many years and offers a range of items including hardware.
Taylor's Boot Shop and Saddlery also known as Taylor's Store was run by D. E. Taylor. The building was established on land around 64 Main Street. The business stocked footwear, saddlery, stationery and sporting goods. It was a prosperous business before the motor car and railway together reduced the significance of horses. The business was later destroyed by fire.
The first bakery
in Yinnar was built between 1880 and 1900. It was run by Mr Robinson and was known as Robinson's Bakery. It was later destroyed by fire on 26 March 1912. The fire broke out at 9:00pm in the rear of John More's General Store which was next door and quickly spread to the bakery and Mr Robinson's house. The bakery and house, owned by Mr T Bolger, were insured in the New Zealand National Company for £200, and the stock was covered by a policy of £150 in the Patriotic Company.
A new bakery was then built. It was run by Mr. Geo. Preston and was known as Yinnar Bakery during the 1930s.
Butchery
The first butchers shop in Yinnar was built in the 1880s by Mr John Quigley and was operated by Mr Arthur Williams from 1892 to 1911. At other times the premises were also used as a sweet shop
, bank
, dentist
and barber
. The current butchers shop in Yinnar is known as Webster's Butchery and is located at 64 main street.
Hotel
The first hotel
in Yinnar was built in c. 1885 by Mr. Henry Wicks. It was an establishment of twelve rooms, five stalls and accommodation. The first licencee was William M Jensens. The building was destroyed by fire in 1914 and a new hotel was built in 1916.
During the flu epidemic the hotel was temporarily closed and used as a hospital.
On 1 September 1972 the Yinnar Community Hotel Co-operative Limited was registered and the Hotel became known as the Yinnar Community Hotel.
The Yinnar Community Hotel was one of the first co-operative community owned hotels in Australia. It currently serves as a hotel
, pub, bar
and bistro
.
Wine Saloon
The first wine
saloon in Yinnar was built by Mr John Quigley in the 1880s.
It was run as a wine cafe and billiard saloon by Mr R Taylor and was known as the Railway Coffee Palace.
The building was later destroyed by fire in the early morning of 26 September 1910. The owner at the time, Mrs Quigley, had insured the building for over £700 in the Commercial Union office.
Mr Taylor's stock was insured for £960 in the New Zealand Fire Insurance Company.
Creamery & Butter Factory
A co-operative butter
factory opened in Creamery Road, Yinnar in 1891. The factory was sold in 1901 to Wood & Co. who modernised and upgraded the machinery. In 1915 the factory was purchased by Hussey.
The factory was later demolished.
A new butter factory was established in 1929 and was located at main street, Yinnar. This factory was later operated by Nestlé
from 1940 and Murray Goulburn
.
Since 1982 the factory has been used by an art resource collective
'Arc Yinnar'.
There are two mechanical repairs shops in Yinnar. 'Mark Smee Motors' and 'Stirling Motors'.
The first church was established in 1888 on land donated by Mr. George Firmin this was the United Church (Anglican, Presbyterian & Methodist) which is now known as St Matthews.
Methodist Church
Yinnar Methodist Church was established 6 October 1934.
Catholic Church
The Yinnar Catholic Church Our Lady Of Good Council was established 26 April 1903 on land donated by Mr John Quigley.
Church of England
The Church of England in Yinnar South
known as Holy Innocents was established in 1894.
Mechanics' Institute
The Mechanics’ Institute was built in 1888. It served as a community centre for the district until its ultimate destruction by fire in 1963.
Memorial Hall
The Yinnar and District Memorial Hall is located in the main street.
War Memorial
The Yinnar war memorial, located in main street, was unveiled on 1 December 1920.
Bell Tower
In 1921, with first settlers George and Maria Firmin deceased, the Firmin family chose a church bell as a memorial to them. The bell was cast in Melbourne, and a suitable inscription added. The bell was erected in a tower at the back of the church and stood until the church was closed and the building and tower removed in the 1990s. In 2006, the Co-Operating Church Parish Council decided to take steps to have St Matthew's bell installed at the Church in Main St. Yinnar. The Yinnar and District
Community Association was contacted. They suggested a survey of the town's people. This survey was well patronized.
As the bell was the property of the Anglican Church the church then contacted the Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, the Right Rev John McIntyre. Bishop John offered the bell to the Yinnar Community to be erected on public land as an historical monument to
help the town recognize and remember the pioneering family of George and Maria Firmin. Four years of planning followed,
with liaison with Latrobe City Council, Yinnar and District Association, Pro Draft P.L. (construction), grant funding etc.
The memorial bell tower was established on 8 August 2010.
in Yinnar, No. 2419, was established on 22 August 1881. It currently serves as a primary school, Yinnar Primary School, with less than two hundred students currently enrolled. Classes run from grades prep to six for children from five to twelve years of age.
Yinnar also has a playgroup, 'Possoms of Yinnar Playgroup' which is located in the Main Street.
The township of Yinnar came into existence due to the Gippsland
branch railway line that ran from Morwell
to Mirboo North
. The Mirboo North railway line arrived in 1885 and the railway station at the 'seven mile peg' became the nucleus for a township.
The Yinnar Railway Goods Shed was built in 1887. It is located in Centenary Park in the main street of Yinnar and is now occupied by the Yinnar historical society
.
The Better Farming Train toured East Gippsland
in 1927. On 13 October 1927 it visited Yinnar.
and netball
club, cricket
club, bowls
club and scouts group.
Football Club
The Yinnar Football and Netball Club is home to an Australian rules football
team named the Yinnar Magpies competing in the Mid Gippsland Football League
. The Yinnar Magpies were the Mid Gippsland premiers in 1939, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2008 where in 2008, Josh Garth won the best on ground. The Yinnar Football Club was established in 1884. The Yinnar Football and Netball Club makes use of the Yinnar Recreation Reserve in jumbuk road, Yinnar.
Cricket Club
The local cricket
club is named the Morwell Tigers / Yinnar Raiders Cricket Club and is part of the Traralgon and District Cricket
Association. The first cricket club in Yinnar was established in the early 1930s.
Judo Club
The Yinnar & District Judo
Club, trains at Yinnar Primary School.
Bowls Club
The Yinnar Bowling Club was formed 22 February 1954 and is located in main street, Yinnar.\
Tennis Club
The Yinnar Tennis Club was formed c. 1917.
Lions Club
The Yinnar and District Lions Club was charted by the Churchill
Lions Club in 1985.
Yinnar RSL
The Yinnar RSL club rooms are located in the main street.
Scouts Group
The First Yinnar Scout Group meets at the scout hall in main street, yinnar.
Angling Club
There are two fishing clubs nearby, Yinnar Angling Club and Latrobe Valley Fly Fishing Club. The Yinnar Angling Club was first formed prior to 1918 and was re-formed in 1946.
Racing Club
The Yinnar Racing Club was formed in 1886. The first race meeting was held in 1887, at what was commonly called the Yinnar racecourse at Lavinia Park, which since became part of a farm.
Golf Club
In the past Yinnar had a golf club with a nine hole course traversing the original recreation reserve and a sizeable amount of the Firmin property.
Athletic Club
In the past Yinnar had an athletic club which was formed between 1933 and 1944.
Basketball Club
The Yinnar basketball club was formed in the 1930s.
Badminton Club
The first meeting of the Yinnar Badminton Club was held on 21 February 1956.
Rifle Club
The Yinnar Rifle Club was formed in August 1913.
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...
, in central Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census, Yinnar had a population of 585. The origin of the name Yinnar is believed to have been derived from the Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
term yinnar, meaning 'woman'.
History
Yinnar began its life as a part of Scrubby Forest Station at Middle Creek, which as its name implies, was pretty heavily wooded. Its southern section was quite mountainous, so its area of practical use was estimated as ten square miles. The first holders were Nicol Brown and Billy Hillier. Eventually they divided the station into two with Middle Creek being the line of division, Brown taking the western half and Hillier the eastern half. Billy's Creek was named after Billy Hillier. They held their leases from 1848 to 1868.George Firmin arrived at Middle Creek in 1874 and took over Scrubby Forest West, which he divided into what was known as the Scrubby Forest Run. Due to this the Firmin family are said to be the first settlers of Yinnar. Other early selectors on Scrubby Forest Run were Henry Wicks and John Quigley. In 1885 George Firmin handed the license back to the Government so the farming areas were made available to selectors.
The town was surveyed in May 1885 and two months later one hundred allotments were auctioned to selectors at the offices of Mr Wicks' agents.
The area called Middle Creek and Scrubby Forest became known as Yinnar in 1879.
George Firmin's wife Maria and their eleven children came to live with him in the bark hut at the Scrubby Forest Run in 1898. They were the first family to live in Yinnar.
Many of the first buildings in Yinnar were established in the 1880s by Mr. John Quigley and Mr. Henry Wicks, two of the early settlers in Yinnar. The buildings by Mr Quigley included Quigley's house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, a store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, a butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
’s shop, a boarding house and a wine saloon. Mr Wicks was the builder of the first hotel.
Despite many fires over the years some of the earlier buildings of Yinnar are still around today.
On 2 December 1927 the State Electricity Commission of Victoria
State Electricity Commission of Victoria
The State Electricity Commission of Victoria was a monopoly electricity generation, transmission and supply utility located in Victoria, Australia...
announced that a supply of electricity had been made available to the town of Yinnar.
Arts
Yinnar is home to an eclectic arts community which has brought it to boast two art galleries in its main street. Also in the main street is the general store, which offers a range of locally made gifts and produce.Arc Yinnar
'Arc Yinnar' is an art resource collective
Artist collective
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims...
which includes a large gallery featuring local and national artists. It also includes large studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
spaces for use by local artists.
Matchbox Gallery
In a restored building over one hundred years old is 'Matchbox Gallery'. This gallery
Gallery
Gallery may refer to:* An art museum * A retail art shop * An exhibition room in a museum...
features numerous local artists and has recently been converted to include a bed and breakfast.
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
Scenery
Centenary GardenThe Centenary Gardens located in Main Street, Yinnar were officially opened by William C. Welsh ESQ. J.P. on 10 March 1974 to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of the first settlers in the Yinnar district. The Centenary Garden includes the Railway Goods Shed, play equipment, picnic tables, barbecue area, information and public toilets.
CWA Park
The CWA Park located in Main Street, Yinnar was named to commemorate the Country Women's Association golden jubilee.
Charles Bond Park
Morwell National Park
Located only fifteen minutes from the centre of town is the Morwell National Park
Morwell National Park
Morwell National Park is a 560–hectare national park in Victoria, Australia, 140 km east of Melbourne. It is 16 km south of Morwell in the Strzelecki Ranges and preserves a remnant of previously widespread wet sclerophyll forests and some rainforest remnants restricted to deep creek gullies...
in Yinnar South
Yinnar South
Yinnar South is a small rural town in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia.At the 2006 census, Yinnar South had a population of 1,148.The first school in Yinnar South, School No. 2730, was opened 11 January 1886. It currently operates as a primary school, .Henry Collins set up his saw mill in...
.
Hazelwood Pondage
Located only five minutes from the centre of town is Hazelwood
Hazelwood, Victoria
Hazelwood is an area of Gippsland at the foot of the Strzelecki Ranges in Victoria, Australia. In the beginning the area acted as a service centre for the Hazelwood Power Station....
Pondage. A popular artificial lake with water temperatures of around 25 degrees Celsius all year round. The lake allows public access for sailing, boating and other recreational water sports all year round. The lake also has a caravan park on its shores which is a popular holiday spot during the warmer months.
Strzelecki Trail
Yinnar is a popular tourist stop on the Strzelecki Trail also known as tourism 'Route 94'. 'Route 94' marks the scenic drive through central Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
from the Latrobe Valley
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...
into the Strzelecki Ranges
Strzelecki Ranges
Strzelecki Ranges, also known as Strzelecki Hills is a low mountain range in the Gippsland region of south-eastern Australia between the Latrobe Valley to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
through villages such as Yinnar, Boolarra and Mirboo North, farmland, lakes, forests and national parks such as Tarra Bulga National Park and Morwell National Park
Morwell National Park
Morwell National Park is a 560–hectare national park in Victoria, Australia, 140 km east of Melbourne. It is 16 km south of Morwell in the Strzelecki Ranges and preserves a remnant of previously widespread wet sclerophyll forests and some rainforest remnants restricted to deep creek gullies...
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Shops
General StoreThe first store to be built in Yinnar was conducted as a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
and drapery.
It was built in the northern end of town and first owned by Mr John Quigley during the 1880s. Early on the store's sign read as W.T. Sheffield, General Store Keeper and Draper however it was also known informally as Quigley's Store.
The general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
was later run by Mr John More and also operated as a newsagency, during this time the store's sign read as John More's General Store. The store was later destroyed by fire on 26 March 1912. The fire broke out at 9:00pm in the rear of the store and quickly spread to Robinson's Bakery and Mr Robinson's dwelling which was next door. More's stock was insured in the Commercial Union Company for £1,000. The building, which was owned by the trustees of the estate of the late Mr T Walsh, was insured for £300.
The current Yinnar General Store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
building, located at 44 main street, is one of only three brick buildings originally built in the town. The others being the Cream and Butter Factory and the Butchers Shop.
The building was established in the early 1900s by Mr John Hall and was named the Universal Emporium. Mr John Hall had previously conducted D. C. Mills and Co. Pty. Ltd in Morwell which he purchased in 1894.
An avenue of trees in Hazelwood Road, Morwell were planted as a monument to his memory.
Universal Emporium was taken over by the Vinning Family c. 1910 and was re-named the Federal Emporium, later known as Vinning Bros. General Store. In September 1959, Geoff and Joan Mosley purchased the General Store with Ian and Winifred Jones, who later went on to open the Churchill
Churchill, Victoria
Churchill is a town in the Latrobe Valley, located in central Gippsland in the east of Victoria, Australia. The town had a population of 4,588 at the 2006 census, and is part of the Latrobe City local government area...
Newsagency. The store was renamed the Yinnar General Store in 1959.
The Yinnar General Store was purchased in late 1976 by Herb and Janette Smith who ran the store until c.1984.
In the late 1980s the front facade of the building was modernised to incorporate the neighboring post office building.
The building has remained as a General Store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
for around one hundred years. It includes a newsagency and other services for the community.
Post Office
Yinnar Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
opened on 1 May 1884.
Farm Supplies & Hardware Stores
Jack Scott & Sons Farm Supplies & Produce has been a part of the town for many years and offers a range of items including hardware.
Taylor's Boot Shop and Saddlery also known as Taylor's Store was run by D. E. Taylor. The building was established on land around 64 Main Street. The business stocked footwear, saddlery, stationery and sporting goods. It was a prosperous business before the motor car and railway together reduced the significance of horses. The business was later destroyed by fire.
Food and Produce
BakeryThe first bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
in Yinnar was built between 1880 and 1900. It was run by Mr Robinson and was known as Robinson's Bakery. It was later destroyed by fire on 26 March 1912. The fire broke out at 9:00pm in the rear of John More's General Store which was next door and quickly spread to the bakery and Mr Robinson's house. The bakery and house, owned by Mr T Bolger, were insured in the New Zealand National Company for £200, and the stock was covered by a policy of £150 in the Patriotic Company.
A new bakery was then built. It was run by Mr. Geo. Preston and was known as Yinnar Bakery during the 1930s.
Butchery
The first butchers shop in Yinnar was built in the 1880s by Mr John Quigley and was operated by Mr Arthur Williams from 1892 to 1911. At other times the premises were also used as a sweet shop
Sweet Shop
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, bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
, dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
and barber
Barber
A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
. The current butchers shop in Yinnar is known as Webster's Butchery and is located at 64 main street.
Hotel
The first hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Yinnar was built in c. 1885 by Mr. Henry Wicks. It was an establishment of twelve rooms, five stalls and accommodation. The first licencee was William M Jensens. The building was destroyed by fire in 1914 and a new hotel was built in 1916.
During the flu epidemic the hotel was temporarily closed and used as a hospital.
On 1 September 1972 the Yinnar Community Hotel Co-operative Limited was registered and the Hotel became known as the Yinnar Community Hotel.
The Yinnar Community Hotel was one of the first co-operative community owned hotels in Australia. It currently serves as a hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
, pub, bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
and bistro
Bistro
A bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. Home cooking with robust earthy dishes, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet are typical...
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Wine Saloon
The first wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
saloon in Yinnar was built by Mr John Quigley in the 1880s.
It was run as a wine cafe and billiard saloon by Mr R Taylor and was known as the Railway Coffee Palace.
The building was later destroyed by fire in the early morning of 26 September 1910. The owner at the time, Mrs Quigley, had insured the building for over £700 in the Commercial Union office.
Mr Taylor's stock was insured for £960 in the New Zealand Fire Insurance Company.
Creamery & Butter Factory
A co-operative butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
factory opened in Creamery Road, Yinnar in 1891. The factory was sold in 1901 to Wood & Co. who modernised and upgraded the machinery. In 1915 the factory was purchased by Hussey.
The factory was later demolished.
A new butter factory was established in 1929 and was located at main street, Yinnar. This factory was later operated by Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
from 1940 and Murray Goulburn
Murray Goulburn Co-operative
Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited is an agricultural cooperative formed in 1950 from 14 dairy farms that has grown to become the largest processor of milk in Australia and the nation’s largest exporter of processed food.- Profile :...
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Since 1982 the factory has been used by an art resource collective
Artist collective
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims...
'Arc Yinnar'.
Trades
MechanicsThere are two mechanical repairs shops in Yinnar. 'Mark Smee Motors' and 'Stirling Motors'.
Landmarks
Anglican ChurchThe first church was established in 1888 on land donated by Mr. George Firmin this was the United Church (Anglican, Presbyterian & Methodist) which is now known as St Matthews.
Methodist Church
Yinnar Methodist Church was established 6 October 1934.
Catholic Church
The Yinnar Catholic Church Our Lady Of Good Council was established 26 April 1903 on land donated by Mr John Quigley.
Church of England
The Church of England in Yinnar South
Yinnar South
Yinnar South is a small rural town in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia.At the 2006 census, Yinnar South had a population of 1,148.The first school in Yinnar South, School No. 2730, was opened 11 January 1886. It currently operates as a primary school, .Henry Collins set up his saw mill in...
known as Holy Innocents was established in 1894.
Mechanics' Institute
The Mechanics’ Institute was built in 1888. It served as a community centre for the district until its ultimate destruction by fire in 1963.
Memorial Hall
The Yinnar and District Memorial Hall is located in the main street.
War Memorial
The Yinnar war memorial, located in main street, was unveiled on 1 December 1920.
Bell Tower
In 1921, with first settlers George and Maria Firmin deceased, the Firmin family chose a church bell as a memorial to them. The bell was cast in Melbourne, and a suitable inscription added. The bell was erected in a tower at the back of the church and stood until the church was closed and the building and tower removed in the 1990s. In 2006, the Co-Operating Church Parish Council decided to take steps to have St Matthew's bell installed at the Church in Main St. Yinnar. The Yinnar and District
Community Association was contacted. They suggested a survey of the town's people. This survey was well patronized.
As the bell was the property of the Anglican Church the church then contacted the Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, the Right Rev John McIntyre. Bishop John offered the bell to the Yinnar Community to be erected on public land as an historical monument to
help the town recognize and remember the pioneering family of George and Maria Firmin. Four years of planning followed,
with liaison with Latrobe City Council, Yinnar and District Association, Pro Draft P.L. (construction), grant funding etc.
The memorial bell tower was established on 8 August 2010.
Education
The first and only schoolSchool
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Yinnar, No. 2419, was established on 22 August 1881. It currently serves as a primary school, Yinnar Primary School, with less than two hundred students currently enrolled. Classes run from grades prep to six for children from five to twelve years of age.
Yinnar also has a playgroup, 'Possoms of Yinnar Playgroup' which is located in the Main Street.
Transport
RailwayThe township of Yinnar came into existence due to the Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
branch railway line that ran from Morwell
Morwell, Victoria
-Transport:The main form of transport in Morwell is the automobile. The Princes Freeway now bypasses the town to the south while the old Princes Highway which once passed through east-west through its centre is now Princes Drive and Commercial Road. The highway connects Morwell with other...
to Mirboo North
Mirboo North, Victoria
Mirboo North is a town in Victoria, Australia, located east of Melbourne, with a population of 2688. It is in the South Gippsland Shire local government area....
. The Mirboo North railway line arrived in 1885 and the railway station at the 'seven mile peg' became the nucleus for a township.
The Yinnar Railway Goods Shed was built in 1887. It is located in Centenary Park in the main street of Yinnar and is now occupied by the Yinnar historical society
Historical society
A historical society is an organization that collects, researches, interprets and preserves information or items of historical interest. Generally, a historical society focuses on a specific geographical area, such as a county or town or subject, such as aviation or rail. Many historical...
.
The Better Farming Train toured East Gippsland
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114....
in 1927. On 13 October 1927 it visited Yinnar.
Clubs
The town has had a variety of sporting and recreation groups over time including a footballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
club, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club, bowls
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
club and scouts group.
Football Club
The Yinnar Football and Netball Club is home to an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team named the Yinnar Magpies competing in the Mid Gippsland Football League
Mid Gippsland Football League
The Mid Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football league in the Latrobe Valley region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The league was founded in 1935.The original clubs were:*Boolarra*Morwell Seconds*Brown Coal Mine*Morwell Bridge...
. The Yinnar Magpies were the Mid Gippsland premiers in 1939, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2008 where in 2008, Josh Garth won the best on ground. The Yinnar Football Club was established in 1884. The Yinnar Football and Netball Club makes use of the Yinnar Recreation Reserve in jumbuk road, Yinnar.
Cricket Club
The local cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club is named the Morwell Tigers / Yinnar Raiders Cricket Club and is part of the Traralgon and District Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Association. The first cricket club in Yinnar was established in the early 1930s.
Judo Club
The Yinnar & District Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
Club, trains at Yinnar Primary School.
Bowls Club
The Yinnar Bowling Club was formed 22 February 1954 and is located in main street, Yinnar.\
Tennis Club
The Yinnar Tennis Club was formed c. 1917.
Lions Club
The Yinnar and District Lions Club was charted by the Churchill
Churchill, Victoria
Churchill is a town in the Latrobe Valley, located in central Gippsland in the east of Victoria, Australia. The town had a population of 4,588 at the 2006 census, and is part of the Latrobe City local government area...
Lions Club in 1985.
Yinnar RSL
The Yinnar RSL club rooms are located in the main street.
Scouts Group
The First Yinnar Scout Group meets at the scout hall in main street, yinnar.
Angling Club
There are two fishing clubs nearby, Yinnar Angling Club and Latrobe Valley Fly Fishing Club. The Yinnar Angling Club was first formed prior to 1918 and was re-formed in 1946.
Racing Club
The Yinnar Racing Club was formed in 1886. The first race meeting was held in 1887, at what was commonly called the Yinnar racecourse at Lavinia Park, which since became part of a farm.
Golf Club
In the past Yinnar had a golf club with a nine hole course traversing the original recreation reserve and a sizeable amount of the Firmin property.
Athletic Club
In the past Yinnar had an athletic club which was formed between 1933 and 1944.
Basketball Club
The Yinnar basketball club was formed in the 1930s.
Badminton Club
The first meeting of the Yinnar Badminton Club was held on 21 February 1956.
Rifle Club
The Yinnar Rifle Club was formed in August 1913.