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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc

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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc

A local group doing their best to gather and preserve the history of Wodonga and district. Local historical society run by volunteers.
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26/06/2026

Wodonga Football Team 1953
Standing: K.McManus (Goal), M. Mulqueeny, R. Yule, R, Watkins, L. Scheetz, C. Wilkinson, H. Watkins, L. Riddington, R. Coulston, R. Wilson (Goal), A. Featherstone, B. Stanton (Boundary)
Middle: A. Cloke (Trainer), B. McKoy, J. Elkington, K. Adamson, S. Rule (Capt & Coach), K. Hartwig, A. Deane, H. Mortimer, W. Hedley
Front: F. Elkington, G. Hicks (Mascot) I. Thompson

25/06/2026

Wodonga Football Club 1961
Back Row: John Perry, Graham Howard, Graham Gehrig, Peter O’Brien, Lionel Ryan (Coach), B. Gehrig, B. Wilkins, Ken Goyne, John Gehrig
Centre: Les Simmons (Trainer), John Prentice, Brian Dwyer, Keith Flower, John McGaffin, Brian Barned, Max Mitchell
Front: George Skepper, Colin Zuber, Bob Zuber, Alan Rogers, Noel Land, Charlie Moras (Trainer).
Mascot in front, does anyone have a name for him?

24/06/2026

Wodonga Juniors – 1959 Runners-Up
Back: McLean, Barry Wright, Graham Gehrig, Graham Howard (Capt), Jake Elkington, Ken Goyne, Bill Dawe, Gerald McKoy, John Gehrig, Tony Conway, Tom Fitzsimmons.
Middle: Ron Melgaard, Graeme Bowden, Peter Brandt, Ton Hedley, Mick Jackson, Terry Larkins, Alwin Hindman, Keith Flower, Robert Thompson
Front: Les Hallawell, George Kirsanovs, Brian Barnes, Max Smedley, M. Korneluk, Alan Rogers, Ian Monte, Bruce Hicks

23/06/2026

Woodland Grove was laid out by returned servicemen commencing 1919. Wodonga Shire received a Government grant of £740 but this was only allowed to be used for wages for the men.

As a fund raiser for materials to erect a band rotunda a painting on canvas depicting the finished Wodonga Reserve was placed on a table for two Saturday afternoons and the public were asked to cover it with coins. £10.7.0 was raised in this way. The remainder of the total cost of £196.17.11 was raised by various means such as concerts, a ball, a picture show as well as a merry-go-round on the weekends. A shortfall of £40.12.0 was paid by the Council

Prior to being named Woodland Grove thetriangle of ground was referred to as Schlink’s Green. Albert Schlink, storekeeper, owned a considerable part of the land bound by High Street, Hovell Street and Elgin Street.

John Woodland was first Shire President, in 1876, and later secretary and engineer.

On Sunday 5th September, 1920, Woodland Grove was named and the band rotunda was declared open by Rose Murphy, the daughter of John Woodland, she had followed her father into office and became Shire Secretary.

The band rotunda is now situated at the Wodonga Football Club ground being used as a canteen.

21/06/2026

April 1956 Wodonga Motor Cycle Club conducted races on Wodonga Flats. The programme makes the statement that spectators are present at their own risk as the competitors are riding without brakes. ……………………….. Really? Do you have any stories confirming this?

20/06/2026

Reunion of Wodonga High School 1966 Form 6

We are organising a reunion of the 1966 Form 6 class to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our graduation.
The class list is below. Also invited are those who had connections with our group through family, social, sporting or personal relationships.
The reunion will be held in late November or early December at one of the clubs in Albury/Wodonga. Details to be advised.
The proposed format is an afternoon informal get-together, possibly followed by a dinner for those who wish to stay on.
We are seeking assistance with contact details or other information for the attached student list, as many of us have moved away.
If you were part of our extended group, or have any information about them (eg married names), it would be appreciated if you could email us at [email protected]
Thanks
Fiona Bohr, Terry Carter, Rob Lees, John Wyett

19/06/2026

Kangaroo Store, Bonegilla, built and named by Jim Matthews in 1961. Jim took himself off to night school to learn German so he could communicate with the migrants. Thanks to Phil Smailes for the photo.

18/06/2026

1950’s Ron W Baker, Bike & Motor Bike Shop, Glen Burnie Guest House “B” signal box at railway crossing, High Street. Now the site of Mann Central.

17/06/2026

Wodonga original railway station that opened on 21 November 1873 and closed on 9 November 2008. The replacement in Carrols Lane did not open until 25 June 2011. From our Smallpage collection of photos.

16/06/2026

Woodland Grove between 1926 and 1930. The rotunda was first, being opened Sep 1920, followed by the Soldiers’ Memorial in Nov 1924 then the water tower in Dec 1924.

Address

Bonegilla Migrant Experience, Hut 97, 132 Bonegilla Road
Bonegilla, VIC
3691

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm
Sunday	10am - 3pm

Website

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

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