Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- Wagga identity and former long-serving Member of Parliament, Mr. Herb McPherson died at the age of 77.
- Civil Defence authorities stood down for the first time in three days as the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga stabilised at 29 foot 6 inches, one foot below what had been expected.
- Member for Wagga, Joe Schipp has sought city council approval to re-zone his Gumly farm to allow rural residential development.
- A Toys Place resident is quoted in the Daily Advertiser saying that it is only a matter of time before angry Tolland residents form vigilante groups to combat youth crime in Tolland.
- Chris Schmidt, Council manager of Economic Development and Council consultants addressed a meeting of almost 100 residents crammed into a room at the Red Steer Hotel about the suitability of land at Bomen for further industrial development.
- Police seized 112 cannabis plants and 328 grams of cannabis weed with a street value of $234,000 from a glasshouse and roof cavity of a central Wagga home.
- Co-managers of Romano’s Hotel, Daniel Moore and Mark Bolton have won an Australian Hoteliers Association award for accommodation.
- Laurence McGinty who began his retail career as a “Christmas casual” in 1969 has become the new store manager at Grace Bros in Wagga.
- Kathleen Shanahan, Sister Margaret Guthrie, and Joy Sellick were among those traveling from all over Australia to attend a reunion of 1958 third-year students of Mt Erin High School.
- Wagga recorded its hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 39 degrees Celsius.
- Mt Austin High School principal, Dennis Bishop appealed to parents for their help in solving teenagers’ social problems.
- Ben Pitstock from the 6th Wagga Venturer Unit received a Queens Scout Award the highest honour for a youth member in the Venturers.
- Wagga wool classer, Colin McPherson has been endorsed as the Labor Party candidate for the seat of Wagga.
- Member for Wagga, Joe Schipp and Chairman of Tourism Wagga Wagga, Kay Hull boarded the inaugural daylight XPT service from Sydney to Melbourne.
- Hundreds of people attended Carols by Candlelight at the Wagga Music Bowl which featured a performance by popular singer Gina Jefferies.
50 Years Ago
- City Engineer, Colin Knott said Wagga City Council will call tenders to install a two-way radio network for control of Council vehicles.
- Three friends, Terry Helyar, Colin McPherson and Bryan Short combined to hold their 21st birthdays at a party held in the RSL Club Pacific Lounge, attended by 200 guests.
- Wagga business houses, Huthwaites, and David Jones are confident of higher Christmas trading figures this year after solid early trading and good figures over the last few shopping days.
- The Daily Advertiser is now available from Humphrey’s Newsagency in Manly a service which last year proved very popular with summer holidaymakers from the Riverina.
- Ian Duff, Dianne Armstrong, Madeline Ireland, Jim Harrison, Jan Wallis, and Peter McCoullough are pictured in the Daily Advertiser enjoying themselves at a Christmas Party.
- Mr. L Hackett and Mrs. W Hackett were pictured in the Daily Advertiser among the 200 members and guests attending the Wagga City Golf Christmas party.
- International tennis ace, Tony Roche was met at Forest Hill Airport by his mother as he arrived in Wagga for a well-deserved rest.
- Mrs. M Holt was elected president of the Wagga Senior Citizens Association with vice-president Mrs. Belford and secretary-treasurer, Mr. G Finn.
- Popular Wagga identity, Mr. William John (Jack) Osmond, senior partner in the accountancy firm of W J Osmond, Crowl and Co died suddenly at his Mitchelmore home, aged 63.
- Mrs. S Westman, Mrs. R Brown and Mrs. W Powell from the Country Women’s Association are pictured in the Daily Advertiser preparing Christmas gifts for patients at Wagga Base Hospital.
- Ian Johnson, 17 of Blamey Street is one of 1,500 scouts who will be attending the second Senior Scout Venture at Nunawading later in December.
- Wagga City Council will ask the State Government to consider vesting responsibility for the distribution of electricity with one authority.
Membership of the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society is open to anyone with an interest in the local and regional history of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. For more information about us and information on how to join our Society visit our website at https://www.wwdhs.org.au/about-us/members
