Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- Long-time Calvary Hospital employee, Kathy Lloyd was farewelled by Chairman of the Calvary Hospital Board, Wal Fife and a large crowd after 43 years of service in which she had only one sick day.
- Wagga’s police patrol commander, Chief Inspector Kevin Wales, has been relocated to Sydney for up to three months just two weeks after speaking out about Wagga’s soaring crime figures.
- The inaugural Wagga Swap Meet was a resounding success with 6000 people crowding into the Wagga Showground.
- Ken McPherson proposed to Kristine Carroll by having a banner towed by a small plane above Baylis Street.
- Chris Mooney, president of the Wagga Ratepayers and Citizens Association has condemned a Council sub-committee recommendation to proceed with the development of a cultural centre in Gurwood Street’s Northside Shopping Centre at a cost of $8.4 million.
- Wagga City Council’s draft management guidelines for the Lake Albert catchment are currently on display and include a $20,000 per hectare bond for developments in the area.
- St Michaels Regional High School will place four demountable classrooms on land owned by the Anglican Church to substitute for rooms the school will give up when St Joseph’s Primary School reopens next year.
- About 150 people packed into the Garden Court restaurant to see the opening performance of Broadway Follies produced by CSU lecturer, Jim McMullen.
- Colin Earnshaw, senior Wagga City Council engineer said the old Tarcutta Street gasworks site was being fenced off in preparation for an environmental restoration project expected to cost $400,000.
- Well, known Wagga golfer Marcia Woo became the first player to record a hole-in-one at the recently opened North Wagga Palms nine holes course.
- Thieves caused an estimated $4000 damage to Harvey’s Mower and Chainsaw Centre in a raid which netted them three chainsaws valued at only $1500.
- Ten beams, the first of 190 beams, have been placed over two spans of the Gobba Bridge being built to cross the Murrumbidgee River.
50 Years Ago
- Following recent heavy rains, Lake Albert which reached its lowest level for many years less than 18 months ago, is now over-running its floodgates and causing local flooding.
- Wagga City Baths admission cost will increase this summer by 100% to 20 cents.
- Hotels are being planned soon for Ashmont and Tolland with Mr Brian Kennedy who is acting on behalf of both companies confident that licences will be approved soon.
- Det. Sgt. L Lundie said thieves entering through the roof stole $10,000 worth of cigarettes from the Producers Co-operative Distributing Society in Hammond Avenue.
- Council authorised Town Planner, Sel Rawlings and Building Inspector, Keith Bassett to begin planning of a $140,000 lawn cemetery and crematorium.
- Gasworks Engineer, Mr C S Krummel said that the Chaston Street Gasworks will need to be enlarged within a few years if the city fails to obtain supplies of natural gas.
- An active member of the Y.W.C.A. auxiliary, Mrs Ivan Jack, was presented with a life membership badge by the vice-president, Mrs R Vickery at the auxiliaries annual meeting.
- President of the Ball Committee, Ald Mrs Helen Frisby said the National Heart Foundation Ball held at the Leagues Club was a social and a financial success raising $400.
- Det Sgt Norman Sheather from Wagga is heading a four-man police team probing a $300,000 stock fraud involving at least 37,00 sheep and 600 cattle across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
- Committee Chairman, Col Levick, said that Wagga Lions Club has started its annual search for students to compete for an overseas trip in their Youth Exchange program.
- Edmondson’s is selling 4lb packets of CSR sugar for 38 cents, Betty Sydney Cake mix for 18 cents and half a gallon of Streets Vanilla Ice Cream for 56 cents.
- Wagga City Council voted unanimously to ask the housing commission what it intends doing about houses that have been described as health hazards at Ashmont.
- Mr Benjamin Edward Semmler who, before retiring 3 years ago, was superintendent of the Gumly Boys Home for more than 10 years has died.
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