Our Stories Part 4
DEANS MARSH
COMMUNITY STORIES
Part 4
Deans Marsh
addresses post-war
challenges
1940s – 1950s
In 1940 ‘Basketball Club was given permission to use the grounds’. It’s likely this was women’s basketball – as the later name ‘netball’ was not used in Victoria until 1970s, and the men of the district were probably busy with football.
Events, decisions & challenges
In the 1940s and 1950s events are showcased, and important community decisions are taken; where the town adapts to the challenges of World War 2, where the community, after much soul-searching and decades of effort, makes the decision to give the Hall and Oval to the Winchelsea Shire Council, when SEC electricity arrives in town, and Deans Marsh has its first Back To. Keep reading…
This research was conducted by Deb Campbell during 2019 and 2020 and she hopes, and we all agree, that it will remain an ongoing project.
So if you have ideas, photos or information to add please contact her on 0410 692 665 or [email protected]