After School - Swimming Club - (click to enlarge)

A Bright Shire grant, local donations and the Mt Beauty Progress Association Souvenir Cookery Book sales went towards the new town swimming pool, in the grounds opposite the Post Office. A swimming club was soon formed and competed against other clubs in the area. Some photos of the pool and club competitions have surfaced, courtesy of Jenny and the Richardson family.

Donald Hardwick, Joy Canning, Carol Kay, Jenny Richardson and Debbie Woods.

I can see along the back, Mrs Joan Moore, Col Moore, Pam Jervies, Neville Glew and Paul Harkin.

A very early photo. Earth works still visible.

Grass still being laid.

Jenny Richardson and the father of Mt Beauty swimming, Andy Horney.

A fancy dress event at the pool. Can you recognise some of the entrants. I can see Detleff Rueff (centre) Jan Davidson, Ann Hamilton and Helen Luscombe. Who else can you see.

Brian Menzies and Bill Richardson. Is that Peter Thomas with his back to the camera?

Malcolm Menzies, Rudy Olree and Richard Perry.

Neville Glew and Kerryn Hughes.

Russell Trew, Brian Menzies and Glen Wills.

John Best, Andy Horney, Malcolm Menzies, Glen Wills, Who2, Neil Tappe, Who Dalkin.

Bill Richardson, Terry Flood, John Watson.

Roy Hetherington, John Best, Neil Tappe, Mark Richardson, Terry Flood, Malcolm Menzies and Judy Monkman.

Jenny Richardson and Pauls Van Fossen on the high board and Andy Ballard, Rudy Olree Glen Wills amongst others.

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