Naming Fred Jobson South Community Centre

Broken Hill city crest with miner, headframe, indigenous, sturt desert pea and farming depicted

Renaming of the South Community Centre to the Fred Jobson Community Centre

A number of Fred's artworks will be on display
Performance of three of Fred Jobson's songs by the Community Singers
Light refreshments available courtesy of the CWA

Art Exhibition
Sunday 19 November 2023 10am - 1pm
at the Fred Jobson South Community Centre

Aubrey Frederick Jobson came to Broken Hill in 1932 with a travelling stage show and subsequently decided to stay in the City. Fred Jobson was a painter, actor, singer, composer and cartoonist and was one of the first mineral artists in Broken Hill. Upon his arrival in the City he established a signwriting business before being employed at the Zinc Corporation as Editor of the Conveyor magazine.

Fred made a significant social contribution to community life in Broken Hill. Fred’s community achievements included:

Performing at various theatres in the City
Support and fundraising for a number of volunteer organisations, such as the South Boy’s Club and local schools
Raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity (notably the Far West Children’s Health Scheme, the Old Folks Home and the Home of Compassion) War loan, Red Cross and Comforts Fund appeals during the war
Design and erection of 24 mine exhibits for the Silver City Show
Production of floats for numerous processions
Designing of the Broken Hill City crest in 1967
Composing the song “Broken Hill I love you Still”
Supervision of the committee that oversaw the decorations for the 1954 visit to Broken Hill of Queen Elizabeth II, of which at this time it was his design chosen for the construction of the Welcome/Farwell sign on the then Airport Road