La Mode Industries plant, Morwell, c1952
La Mode Industries plant, Morwell, c1952
Morwell is the largest city in the Latrobe Valley, 150 km east of Melbourne, with about twice the population of Moe, which is a little closer to Melbourne. Primarily a product of the open cut brown coal mines of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, successive governments invested heavily in Morwell, with a power station, briquette factory and over 2000 houses built by the Victorian Housing Commission. With the demolition of Yallourn in the 1970s, Morwell’s centrality continued to grow.
La Mode Industries plant, Morwell, c1952
Morwell township with newly developed coal-fields in the background, 1955
Busy bus terminal, Morwell, 1955
Morwell, Power and Fuel Development, 1959
Paynes new store at Morwell, 1960
Morwell Power and Fuel Development, artist's impression, 1959
The modern Purvis Supermarket at Morwell, 1961
Power Station and Briquette Works, Morwell, 1959
Morwell centenary rose garden, 2010
Morwell Briquette Works under construction, 1959
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