Historical information

In 1947 Shire President Cr. Charles F. Pollard called a public meeting for the purpose of discussing the forming of an Agricultural Society to raise funds for the proposed Wodonga Hospital.
Cr. Pollard was in the inaugural President of the Wodonga Show Society and joined by seven past Shire Presidents as part of an original 25 member Wodonga Show Society committee. These Committee members are captured in this photo.
In addition to the committee, there were 150 members of the inaugural Society.

The first Wodonga Show was held on Saturday 6 March 1948. The catalogue for this event is included here. Forty district farmers guaranteed £400 in prize money; £321 was taken at the gate, and money from entry fees totalled £50.
A profit of £50 was made for the Wodonga Hospital

Significance

This photograph is significant as it records the founding members of the first Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society in Wodonga.

Physical description

A framed black and white photograph of the members of the Inaugural Wodonga Show Committee.
The unframed photo has a title handwritten in copperplate script at the top of the image. On the framed image, names have been typed an the left hand side.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten above photo:
Members of Committee of Wodonga P.A.H. Society Inaugural Show held 6th March 1948.
Names typed with framed image:-
Back R to L: Cliff Sheather, Charlie Ryan, Arnie Ford, Jack Hore, Bob Hall, Bill Richardson, Perc. Newbound, Peter Frawley Snr., Ernie Mann
Centre Row L- R:- Sam Manning, Jack Street, Val Hempel, Arthur Arnold, Arthur Bert Winnett, Jack Turner, Tom Snowden, Des Klinge
Front Row L - R:- Mel Lambourne, Bob Richardson, Charlie Pollard, Ken Watson, George Hancock