Come By Chance Campdraft

Short History of the Come By Chance Campdraft Committee as written by Marion Ward.

In 1992 Come By Chance Campdraft was known as Notrella Campdraft and was purely run by Des Allerton, where no minutes were every kept.
He did all the organizing and Marion Ward was the person who organized the draft for the weekends.

It was only when Ken Waterford was elected President in 1998 and Marion Ward elected Secretary that meeting minutes were recorded.


In 1992 a loan was made by the Come By Chance Race Club of $2500 so that a draft could be run at Notrella.
Des Allerton for several years killed a beast for the catering of lunch and breakfast.
The first year we had a golf course made which encouraged some golfer to support Notrella, we also had 70 Campdrafters who attended (1992).

1993 - was washed out
1994 - 47 campdrafters
1995 - was washed out.
1996 - 41 Campdrafters.
1997 - was washed out.
1998 - was washed due to flood.
1999- 63 Campdrafters

(David Gough Benefit)
2000 - 69 Campdrafters plus an auction was held.
September 2000 - 66 Campdrafters

The Benefit brought in $29404.84 for the Gough Family.

Come By Chance become incorporated in March 2000 and also registered for the ABN.

2001 saw the building of the new draft arena at the Come By Chance Race Course.