Grain Industry Association of Victoria Committee

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The Melbourne Corn Exchange

Original founders – 17th May 1917

From left to right: S.H Kilgour, A.S Mitchell, M. Bloch, Thos. Roxburgh, B.F Matthews, P.S Lemon, C.H Wood

Prior to 1917, Grain Industry matters were undertaken by the Corn Trade Sectional Committee of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce.

Life Members

P. Schwarz (dec)
B. Hagger (dec)
D. Ward (dec)
P. Allen
B. Bailey (dec)
J. Riordan
A. Murphy
S. Wall

Past Presidents

T. Roxburgh – 1917-17
W.H. Swanton – 1917-19
D.H. Dureau – 1919-20
F. Goulding – 1920-21
W. Nelson – 1921-35
Hon. M. Saltau – 1935-45
J.H. Wiseman – 1945-48
R. Tyner – 1948-51
J.S. Cameron – 1951-56
J.W. Goulding – 1956-59
R.L. Phillips – 1959-63
R.N. Peachey – 1963-65
V.C. Burston – 1965-67
D.R. Moody – 1970-71
G.R. Griffin – 1971-73
D.R. Tilley – 1973-75
J.H. McGlinchey – 1975-76
B.L. Hagger – 1978-80
I.W. Whittaker – 1980-82
R.J. Barrow – 1982-84
P.G. Allen – 1984-87
D. Ward – 1987-92
W. Gadd – 1992-93
G. Whitty – 1993-95
L. George – 1995-97
S. Wall – 1997-99
A.D. Russell – 1999-01
T. Roche – 2001-03
C. Brooks – 2003-05
P. Poulton – 2005-07
C. Perkins – 2007-09
J. Riordan – 2009-12
M. Wood – 2012-15
A. Kelso – 2015-17
A. Murphy – 2017–20
R. Stroud – 2020-22
S. Dax – 2022-23
J. Swincer – 2023- Current

Hon. Treasurers

A.S. Mitchell – 1917-20
J.A. Todd – 1920-56
R.N. Peachey – 1956-60
C.H. Carter – 1960-62
J.M. Moore – 1962-76
B.P. Quirk – 1976-86
P.E. Giles – 1986-87
D. Cooper – 1987-88
S. Kallman – 1988-89
K. Bacon – 1989-92
L. George – 1992-95
M. Perkins – 1995-98
T. Roche – 1998-99
M. Thiele – 1999-01
P. Poulton – 2001-05
B. May – 2005-14
A. Kelso – 2014-15
M. Kerr – 2015-16
L. Carrasco – 2015-17
B. Knight – 2017- Current

Secretaries

R.E. Warburton – 1917-20
T.E. Lowe – 1920-21
L.M. Adams – 1921-22
A.J.S. Wilson – 1922-24
J.A. Gray – 1924-39
W.L. Osbourne – 1939-60
D.G. Wilcox – 1961-71
R.M. Reyne – 1971-72
M.T. D’Rozario – 1972-94
B. Bailey – 1994-03
W.A. Baxter – 2003-07
T. Roche – 2007-14
C. Peace – 2014-25
G. van Beek – 2025- Current