Welcome to the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society

John Gelme Coachbuilder
June 11, 2017
The John Gelme Ltd building, circa 1926, Tompson Street: the car and wagon together show how the business was adapting to changing times (RW88.2).

The coach-building and wheelwright business established by John Gelme in Wagga Wagga at the turn of the 20th Century started in a small way but very quickly grew to become one of Wagga’s premier manufacturing businesses.

Click here for more more in the CSURA “On the Record” Blog

Click here for more of Wagga’s past