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Wodonga Historical Society Inc

Locality: Wodonga, Victoria

Phone: +61 412 241 186

Address: 19 South Street 3690 Wodonga, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.historywodonga.org.au

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25.01.2022 Wodonga and District Cricket Association Premiers 1949 Back: G. Lloyd (Scorer) J. Polmear, T. Brain, G. Kruss , F. Daly, D. Kruss, K. Lawrence, C, Bell, B. Bushby (not playing). Front: N. Smee, R. Qual, R. Smith, A. Cloke, A. Mitchell Mascots: G. Polmear, G. Kruss

24.01.2022 Wodonga railway station before Federation (1901) the picket fence separated incoming and outgoing passengers for customs purposes.

22.01.2022 Wodonga Bowling Club was formed in 1925 and the shire council granted the use of a piece of ground on a reserve in Hovell Street. The area of land being 200 ft X 100 ft. A modern motor mower was purchased from Mann & Son and the pavilion was constructed in August 1926. The rinks were officially opened in October 1926.

21.01.2022 Wodonga Historical Society Inc notice of Annual General Meeting. Wodonga Football Club, 1st December 2020, at 2 p.m. Regulation social distancing will be in place.

21.01.2022 Opening of Civic Centre 22 April 1971. Note private homes still on the land later taken up by new Council Chambers from 1976.

20.01.2022 September 1970. South Street, railway line, and Jack Hore Place running left to right. From our Mann family collection.

18.01.2022 The 40th reunion for the Wodonga High class of 1975 to 1980 has been postponed until the same time next year. https://www.facebook.com/groups/360685964758662/ for further information.

15.01.2022 Special request.

11.01.2022 Pollard Archway, erected 1959, removed 1975 for the widening of the causeway. Re-erected at the entry to the Showgrounds in 1981, removed from there in Jan 2015 and re-erected further along Hamilton-Smith Drive in October 2015.

11.01.2022 Opening of the concrete (or No. 3) bridge 12 November 1919 on the Wodonga to Albury Road, now known as the Lincoln Causeway. The ribbon was cut by nine year old Mavis Twomey, daughter of Shire President Cr. Twomey. Mavis went on to become Mavis Chapple and was a member of our Society for many years until her death in 2013.

08.01.2022 Deb-u-Donks 1948. The Wodonga Rovers’ Football Club Deb-u-Donks Dance in the Shire Hall. Back row: Julie Coulter, Jeannie Flowers, Jill Bartel, Pat O’Brien, Dawn Jamison, Gwen Green, Norma Tankard, Dawn Fraser, Patty Guinane 2nd row: Lindsay Stephens, Jimmy Fraser, Tommy Burkett, Keith Hartwig, Les Parnaby, Les Edwards, Ken Hartwig, Bob Smith 3rd row: Norm Dean, Albert Green, Rob Hall (Mayoress), Joy Hewitt (Mayor), Alan Clark (Matron of Honour), Jim Clark, Doug Wright Front row: Aileen Walsh, Joan Raufers, Bill Counter, Harry Trethowan, Betty Watkins, Golda Block.

06.01.2022 Today at our AGM our President, John Flower, was awarded Life Membership of Wodonga Historical Society in recognition of his work for the Society. Well deserved, and congratulations John.

06.01.2022 The Wodonga Historical Society are seeking general Committee members to join the team at their AGM, to be held on the 1st of December 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Wodonga Football Club rooms, Vermont Street, Wodonga. The Committee positions are a voluntary role and would assist the current committee members in assuming the day to day operations of the Historical Society. The Wodonga Historical Society is also calling out for volunteers to assist the newly appointed Collections Coord...inator to collate, photograph and interpret the extensive collection of historically significant items at their premises in Wodonga from January 2021. The Society is seeking individuals who would be able to commit to one or two shifts a month as the Wodonga Historical Society continues to organize and capture the fascinating social history of Wodonga and its surrounds. A genuine love of history and an interest in the social fabric of the city is an absolute must as well as the ability to read a great story, collate box loads of information and be prepared to assist in the organization of the extensive collections of old photos, books, maps and journals amongst other things. A COVID Safe Plan is in place and training would be provided. Experience in cataloguing and record-keeping would be an advantage but not a must. For more details on the AGM or to express your interest in becoming a volunteer, please contact the secretary at [email protected] See more

05.01.2022 Hume Dam construction began 1919, completed 1936.

04.01.2022 16 November 1932. Double wedding of sisters Eunice and Olive Heckendorf to William Boyes and Desmond Klinge respectively. Lutheran Church Wodonga. The brides wore a similar gown of white georgette and ivory lace and wore an embroidered veil. Bridesmaids Myrtle Heckendorf wore pink georgette and Gladys Heckendorf sea green georgette with a picture hat. Flower girls were Marjorie Peterson who wore an ankle length frock of champagne organdie, and Valerie Boyes in a frock of powder blue organdie.

03.01.2022 Ariel Street school 1951, photo from Ian Grundy. School milk was introduced by Menzies Govt. Far from being a conspiracy to put a whole generation off drinking milk forever, school milk was conceived as a benefit. The State Grants (Milk for School Children) Act was passed by federal parliament in 1950 and by the end of 1951 most states were inflicting this benefit on children up to the age of 13. A report to the government in 1973 deemed school milk poor value for money and the Whitlam government abolished it.

03.01.2022 Betty Sheather, Sue Gale & Frank Percy in shop Costelloe & Smith, High Street, 1950.

01.01.2022 Dulcie & Lionel Higginson in 1998. Higginsons Menswear established in 1958, one of the longer running businesses in High Street.