Dora Creek Workers Club Information

The birth of the Club is shaded in the anecdotes of the old members and to get down to personalities may lead to the missing of worthy characters. Suffice to say that many old members, including members of the present day executive, took a hand in the original foundation of the Club. Spurred on by the success of the Wangi Club, it was decided to form a Dora Creek Workers Club. Like most working class organisations there was a complete lack of capital. However there was no lack of working class initiative. The formalities of democratic administration were seen to as also were the informalities of raising the necessary capital. From 1955 onwards things started to move. Thommos shed became the venue for meetings and the formalities and the informalities of the Club affairs became blended to give to this Club a friendly down-to-earth outlook which is still evident to this day. The old shed under the Oaks became as well respected as the Hotel Australia. It was primitive and it was crude, but its aims were purely communal, and because of this communal spirit it was bound to succeed. Mateship and a common cause allowed the spark that was kindled to be formed into a flame. In 1958 the capital of nothing had been changed, and the Club was able to take out its license, and move into its own properly constructed club house. The Club at this stage had assets of over $100,000.00. However, it is not the cast value of the capital that is most important. What is important is that the spirit of mateship which was so evident in the clubs beginning has left its mark in the club and it is the spirit of rugged Australian mateship and its rough but sympathetic brand of democracy that is the most precious asset that this club possesses. Courtesy of Geoff Giles Throughout the years many physical changes have occurred to the Club, mainly in the shape of add ons, the Clubs face and indeed comfort levels have changed to meet the modern day facility needs. Though not huge in size for a Club, the physical attributes blend in to ...