22nd August 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.

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Compiled from the Daily Advertiser

by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society

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25 Years Ago

• Wagga Inventor, John Cullen won the Canberra Inventor’s Association Inventor of the Year Award while also receiving the award for “Best Industry Invention”.

• Vandal’s desecrated the Honour Roll at the Victory Memorial Gardens only a week after the nation stopped to celebrate “Victory in the Pacific Day” honouring those who fought and died in World War ll.

• Prominent real estate agent, Peter Davies, has lashed out at recent Government moves to downgrade the Department of Education Wagga office believing the decision is part of a “sinister campaign” to punish Wagga for not having a Labor Member of Parliament.

• Adam Rapmund, 17, was granted the Queen’s Scout Award at a special ceremony held at the 6^th Wagga Scout Group headquarters.

• Long established Wagga business Mark Kennedy Real Estate has been sold to Town and Country Real Estate whose principal is Kerry Flinn.

• The Daily Advertiser is advertising for an Assistant to Printing Machinist offering a permanent night shift with rotating night off and advising that the position does “involve lifting”.

• Wagga Christian College Year 9 student, Bruce Miller, gained a high distinction in the recent Australasian Schools Computer Studies competition.

• Rivcoll’s Sean Nesbitt has won the Farrer Leagues best and fairest medal named in honour of Gerald Clear.

• Jewell Liquor in Peter Street is selling McWilliams Sherries or Ports in 2 litre flagons for $9.95, Mt Bingar 4 litre Wine Casks for $6.95 and West Coast Cooler 250ml in a six pack for $8.95.

• Glenys Armstrong from Kidson’s Cycle Sales and Bev Dunne of Fearne’s Coaches have again pledged support for the annual City to Lake fun run and walk.

• CSU Vice Chancellor, Professor Cliff Blake said that due to an increase in stress compensation claims the university is providing a free counselling and advice service.

• Sizzler’s Wagga is advertising for part-time waitpersons 18-20 years of age to work 20 to 30 hours per week.

• Wagga Meat Market in Blake Street are advertising marinated chicken wings for $1.99 kg, thick sausages for 1.75 kg and corned silverside for $4.95 kg.

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50 Years Ago

• Visiting State Minister for Social Services, Mr Hewitt said that the appointment of a policewoman to Wagga “would help” particularly for cases involving delinquent girls and in other cases where girls had needed overnight custody.

• Brilliant Coolamon centre half back, Allan Hayes has won the Gammage Medal for the second successive season as the best and fairest player in the South-West League.

• Former Fitzroy, Victorian interstate and All-Australian wingman, Noel Jarvis, was a guest of Turvey Park at the South West League match against Ganmain held at Gissing Oval.

• Well known trade union organiser, Bob Raper of Fernleigh Road has died after a short illness, aged 74.

• Mr Neville Roy, Regional Controller of the TAB presented the TAB’s annual distribution of $40,552 to Mr John Eddy and Mr Phil Ellerman representing the Murrumbidgee Turf Club.

• Huthwaites are advertising Pelaco shirts for Father’s Day for only $6.

• Forty building workers employed by the Buckman Building Group in Wagga were the only local building workers to walk off the job to join a three-hour nationwide stoppage.

• Miss Wagga entrant, Linda Miller is pictured in the Daily Advertiser with John Bagley at the Wagga High School Ex-Students Association Blue and White Ball held at the Police Boy’s Club.

• Senior Scouts, Trevor Peterson, Paul McCurdy, and George Benedyka completed a 24-hour test hiking from Mitta Mia to Yeronga, near Big Springs.

• Southern Riverina County Council’s Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr H Wilson is preparing a report on proposals to install underground power lines in a new 47 lot Housing Commission sub-division at Ashmont.

• Mr Peter Oakley, representing the Turvey Park Rugby League Club presented a cheque for $50 to Mr John Cosier, secretary of the Society for the Welfare of Retarded Children.

• About 100 teachers from throughout NSW are attending a series of post college courses at the Wagga Teachers College which have been organised by College lecturer, Mr A Trewin.

• Two hundred guests including, Wal Bracher, Wal Limberger, Bob Ashton, and Norm Cummins attended a Sports Medicine Dinner at the Wagga Leagues Club.

• Huthwaites are advertising half gallon Ice Cream for 62 cents, Holbrook’s Sauce 10 oz for 24 cents and Number 7 Chickens for $1.25.

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