Wodonga Cemetery

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πŸ‚ As winter begins, the trees are turning with rich colours & quiet beauty. A peaceful season of reflection & remembranc...
02/06/2025

πŸ‚ As winter begins, the trees are turning with rich colours & quiet beauty. A peaceful season of reflection & remembrance. ❄️

πŸ‘©Mothers Day at Wodonga Cemetery May 11, 2025 ❀️ 🌼 🌸 🌻Wodonga Council Wodonga Family History Wodonga & District Historic...
11/05/2025

πŸ‘©Mothers Day at Wodonga Cemetery May 11, 2025 ❀️ 🌼 🌸 🌻
Wodonga Council Wodonga Family History Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc AlburyCity Disappearing Albury Wodonga Region Cr Michelle Cowan - Wodonga Council - Barnawartha North Ward ABC Goulburn Murray Radio 2AY

It's MOTHERS DAY this Sunday 11th May. πŸ’–πŸŒΌπŸŽWhile you visit your loved ones and revisit memories, you can enjoy coffee β˜•οΈf...
07/05/2025

It's MOTHERS DAY this Sunday 11th May. πŸ’–πŸŒΌπŸŽWhile you visit your loved ones and revisit memories, you can enjoy coffee β˜•οΈfrom Lola's Coffee and flowers from PJ's Florist πŸŒΊπŸ’πŸ˜Š at the Wodonga Cemetery Sangsters Rd carpark from 9am to 1pm.
Wodonga Council Wodonga Family History AlburyCity Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc Disappearing Albury Wodonga Region Cr Michelle Cowan - Wodonga Council - Barnawartha North Ward Radio 2AY ABC Goulburn Murray

Wodonga Cemetery ANZAC eve Flag Ceremony
25/04/2025

Wodonga Cemetery ANZAC eve Flag Ceremony

25/04/2025

ANZAC Day 2025

In the early hours of 25 April 1915, 16,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at what is now called Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. For the vast majority, this was their first experience of combat. By that evening, 2,000 of them had been killed or wounded.

By the time the campaign ended, Australia had suffered 26,111 casualties, including more than 8,200 fatalities.

The traits that were shown at Gallipoli – bravery, ingenuity, endurance and mateship – have now become enshrined as a defining quality of the Anzac spirit.

- Lest We ForgetπŸŽ–πŸŒΊ

π‘πžπ¦πžπ¦π›πžπ«π’π§π  π•π’πœπ­π¨π« π„π«π§πžπ¬π­ 𝐏𝐨π₯π₯𝐚𝐫𝐝 (πŸπŸ–πŸ—πŸ‘β€“πŸπŸ—πŸπŸ”) πŸ•ŠοΈ πŸ“ Victor was the son of George Pollard, living and working on the famil...
24/04/2025

π‘πžπ¦πžπ¦π›πžπ«π’π§π  π•π’πœπ­π¨π« π„π«π§πžπ¬π­ 𝐏𝐨π₯π₯𝐚𝐫𝐝 (πŸπŸ–πŸ—πŸ‘β€“πŸπŸ—πŸπŸ”) πŸ•ŠοΈ

πŸ“ Victor was the son of George Pollard, living and working on the family farm at Bonegilla before enlisting at Wangaratta on 15 February 1916 with the 10th Field Company, Engineers. He had also served 18 months with the 13th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade β€” the well-known β€˜Albury Battery’.

πŸ’‰ While training at Seymour, Victor tragically contracted epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and passed away at the Alfred Hospital on 6 June 1916. On the same day, another young soldier, Thomas Crockett of Carboor, died from the same illness.

The meningitis epidemic claimed over 600 lives in Victoria, including 256 enlisted soldiers training at camps like Royal Park, Broadmeadows, Showgrounds, and Seymour β€” all especially vulnerable to the disease’s spread.

⚰️ A mix-up with the soldiers’ coffins caused heartache for both families. Victor’s coffin was mistakenly taken off at Wangaratta, and mourners at Wodonga were devastated to find it was Thomas Crockett’s. Thanks to quick action and a special train, Victor was finally laid to rest at Wodonga Cemetery with full military honours β€” his coffin draped in the Union Jack and escorted by the Wodonga Rifle Club under torchlight.

πŸ’” An incredibly sad chapter for both families during a time when loss was already all too common.

πŸͺ– 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑 π‹πˆππƒππ„π‘ – 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐫 π–πšπ« 𝐒𝐨π₯𝐝𝐒𝐞𝐫 πŸͺ–Gottleib β€˜Walter’ Lindner holds the distinction of being the earliest known milita...
23/04/2025

πŸͺ– 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑 π‹πˆππƒππ„π‘ – 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐫 π–πšπ« 𝐒𝐨π₯𝐝𝐒𝐞𝐫 πŸͺ–
Gottleib β€˜Walter’ Lindner holds the distinction of being the earliest known military service burial at Wodonga Cemetery.

🌿 Born in the Leneva area to the well-known Lindner family of Rat’s Castle Road, Walter enlisted in 1902, aged just 19, joining the NSW Bushman Imperial Regiment to fight in the Boer War.

βš”οΈ Sadly, the war ended shortly after he arrived, and Walter returned home on the troopship β€˜Drayton Grange’ β€” the last ship to bring soldiers back from the Boer War. The journey home was a nightmare: overcrowded, unsanitary, and disease-ridden. Walter became ill on board but seemed to recover, only to pass away from pneumonia at Albury Hospital two weeks later.

πŸ•―οΈ His funeral was reported as well-attended by family, friends, and comrades. Though his exact grave is unmarked, Walter was buried with Church of England rites by Rev A Gamble, likely in the Anglican section.

πŸ“œ Fun fact: The NSW Imperial Bushmen were specially raised to be β€œhardy bushmen” β€” skilled riders, shooters, and bush navigators β€” intended to match Boer guerrilla tactics.

If you know more about Walter Lindner or the Lindner family, we’d love to hear from you. πŸ’¬

πŸ”— Learn more: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U52012

22/04/2025

A new book by Albury historian Howard Jones honours 100 who lost the lives in conflicts overseas and are commemorated at the Albury War Memorial. β€œMud, Blood and Tears” covers four conflicts, the Boer War, World Wars 1 and 2 and the Vietnam War. The book is a collection of biographies, describing life before the conflicts and the circumstances of their death at the frontline or at sea or in the air or as prisoners of war. The book is published by Albury & District Historical Society in recognition of the centenary of the Albury War Memorial this coming Anzac Day.
The books cost $20 and available for sale at Albury LibraryMuseum in Kiewa St, Albury Newsagency in Olive St and 2 Greybirds in Dean St.

π‘πžπ¦πžπ¦π›πžπ«π’π§π  π„π«π§πžπ¬π­ πƒπšπ―π’π 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 (πŸπŸ–πŸ–πŸβ€“πŸπŸ—πŸπŸ) πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ“ Ernest Pedrana was born in Echuca, Victoria, and worked as a chemist be...
22/04/2025

π‘πžπ¦πžπ¦π›πžπ«π’π§π  π„π«π§πžπ¬π­ πƒπšπ―π’π 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 (πŸπŸ–πŸ–πŸβ€“πŸπŸ—πŸπŸ) πŸ•ŠοΈ
πŸ“ Ernest Pedrana was born in Echuca, Victoria, and worked as a chemist before enlisting in WWI at age 34. He joined the 9th Field Ambulance, 3rd Division on 2 September 1915, initially serving at Ascot Vale and Broadmeadows before heading to France in 1916.

πŸ₯ In August 1918, he was hospitalised in Plymouth, England, with suspected tuberculosis, and again in 1919 for a possible gastric ulcer. He returned to Australia in March 1919 and was demobbed in June that year.

🩺 In April 1922, Ernest moved to Wodonga to work as a medical orderly/dispenser with the State Rivers and Water Supply Authority at Mitta Junction, where the Hume Dam was under construction.

Tragically, he passed away on 14 April 1922, having drowned in a pond near the township.

πŸ” We’re hoping to learn more about Ernest or his family, please get in touchβ€”we’d love to hear from you.


Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc, Wodonga Family History, Wodonga Council, AlburyCity, Disappearing Albury Wodonga Region

ANZAC eve Flag CeremonyFor the second year the Wodonga Cemetery Trust with Wodonga RSL and Vietnam Associated Veterans C...
20/04/2025

ANZAC eve Flag Ceremony

For the second year the Wodonga Cemetery Trust with Wodonga RSL and Vietnam Associated Veterans Club Wodonga, will place Australian flags on veteran graves after a brief service at the cemetery on Wednesday, April 24.

Army, navy and air force cadets, along with Wodonga RSL and other returned service members will gather from 4.30pm on Anzac Day eve, April 24, to put the flags in place.

Around 500 veterans are interred at Wodonga Cemetery, which makes up more than five per cent of the 9000 people buried at the site. The Cemetery on the corner of Melrose Drive and Sangsters Road was formally gazetted in 1860 although it is known that the site was in use from the 1850s.

The Wodonga Cemetery Trust invites the community to visit on ANZAC eve and ANZAC Day to pay their respects to our servicemen and women.
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