War Times

Many trips were organised to the Goulburn and tributaries to obtain Macquarie Perch to release in the Yarra River. Mr George Day was always on hand to transport these fish. During this period members fished interclub competitions and eventually won and kept the Hartley shield. In 1933 Mr D. McIntyre and Les Downey, with the assistance of other members, organised the junior club for boys from 12 to 16. The junior club flourished with juniors entering senior ranks at age 16. After 9 years, due to lack of transport and materials because of the war, the junior club was forced to disband in 1943.

Your club was proud of the fact that 27 of our members offered their services to their country during the time of war. Those members were given a right royal welcome home, a social night and the unveiling of our honour board was made by Mr H.P. Zwar J.P. Also, many other men who were not members then also enlisted, as did many of our ex-junior members; two of them paid the supreme sacrifice. The names of the members inscribed on the honour roll are:

J. Allen*	T. Lowery	K. Woolf (P.O.W.)
A.C. Brown	C. Morris	K. Kennedy
E. Cronin	R. Pearce	J. Rhodes
A. Duxbury	V. Rule	P. Rhodes
A. Dusting	N. Jarvis	F. Rhodes
A. Dancey (P.O.W.)	E. Jessop	A.Rhodes
D. Deipenau	M. Smith (P.O.W.)	J. Glen
A. Haigh	E. Greatz	L. Haygarth
R. Harrison	D.Whitechurch	L. O'Brien
* deceased