Named afterRESERVED NAME - named after Samuel Podger who was born in Ballarat, Victoria; moved to Fremantle with his family when he was young. He was working as a Shunter for the Railways in Fremantle, played for North Fremantle Football Club, and was living in Ellen Street, Fremantle when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915 to serve in the Great War. Podger was assigned to the 51st Battalion and fought with them in France until he was killed in action on 13th February 1917. He is buried at Bulls Road Cemetery, France. The name is from research on Fremantle in World War I, and information is referenced from the Australian War Memorial, National Archive of Australia, the Fremantle Library's Local History Collection and details from families of the soldiers.See alsoSwan StreetDescriptionApproved by the Geographic Names Committee on 25.07.2019. Podger Lane is used to re-name a portion of Swan Street, North Fremantle for street addressing purposes.
