Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- First Mother’s Day baby born at Wagga Base Hospital was Brady Mark born to Helen McKenzie of Wagga.
- Wagga Base Hospital has launched a public appeal with a committee chaired by Rodney Parsons seeking to raise $500,000 to buy urgently needed equipment.
- Five competitors in this years Barry Carne Memorial Ski Challenge at Lake Albert were taken to hospital.
- Wagga’s John Bance was recently selected as the new president of the NSW/ACT Funeral Directors Association.
- A group of nine Japanese golfers are visiting in what Wagga Rotary Club hopes will be the beginning of an annual Japanese golf week in the city.
- Former State and national president of the Country Women’s Association, Dorothy Ross from Holbrook was awarded an honorary doctorate in a ceremony at Charles Sturt University.
- Peter McLaughlin, Director of operations for the Riverina Health Service said no-one would lose their jobs as a result of administrative streamlining.
- Wagga Legacy president, Pat Mills has been appointed for a second term.
- Vince Harvey and Beryl McClure were among 54 guests attending a progressive dinner arranged by the Australian American Association to mark the end of Coral Week.
- Cathy Bowditch, Colleen Price, Sue George, and Chris Seears won the Wagga Tennis Association division two women’s competition for the North Wagga Doves.
- Residents at the northern end of Peter Street who expressed anger recently at being “left out” will now benefit from an improvement in street lighting over the next few months.
- Wagga Darts Association held its summer competition presentation dinner at the Riverina Australian Football Club.
- Austwide Homes is now open on the Sturt Highway with four display homes to view.
- Group Nine Rugby League President, Maurie Kelly said he was delighted that SGE Credit Union has signed on as a sponsor of Group Nine.
50 Years Ago
- Colleen Pearce of Rudd Street won the “Mother of the Year Quest” organised by Lindsay Woods’ Pharmacy in conjunction with Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics.
- Max Pontifex, manager of the Commonwealth Bank was entertained at a farewell luncheon in the Officers’ Mess at RAAF Base Wagga.
- Bottles of Courage Beer are selling for $5.06 a dozen and good-sized apples for 20 cents a dozen at Kooringal Stores.
- Acting branch secretary, Mr Frank Kerwan said Wagga’s ALP branch will ask the NSW Government to urgently consider provision of more beds at Wagga Base Hospital.
- First Secretary for the High Commission of Ceylon in Australia, Mr De Silva was guest speaker at an “International Relations Dinner” organised at the Leagues Club by Wagga and South Wagga Apex Clubs.
- Twenty-seven debutantes were presented to Mr John McPhee of Melbourne at the annual Grand Scottish Ball held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- Wagga City showing vastly improved form held champion team Juventus to a scoreless draw in the ACT Federation Cup competition.
- About 50 members of the Police Force in the Riverina are sitting annual promotion exams in Wagga with Inspector Hart of Wagga Police as the supervising officer.
- Some of Australia’s top agricultural scientists are attending a two-day symposium at the Wagga Agricultural College.
- Youngsters attending the Wagga and District Pony Club school holiday camp at the Showground paraded along Fitzmaurice and Baylis Streets.
- Huthwaite’s, hardware department is selling rotary egg beaters for 99 cents, a stainless-steel meat slicer for $8.45 and metal lawn rakes for 50 cents.
- Twenty-one students have completed a week-long Reserve Officers training course at RAAF Base Forest Hill.
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