Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- Paul Kelly who started his career as a Wagga Tigers junior and is now Sydney Swan’s captain was crowned the best and fairest player in the AFL.
- After 17 years in the Woolworth’s carpark Wollundry Rotary’s Sunday markets is closing but will reopen soon at the Wagga Showgrounds.
- Councillor Dennis Blackett has called for an urgent review of selection criteria for Wagga’s Sporting Hall of Fame believing the current criteria is too restrictive.
- In his Editors Desk column, Daily Advertiser Editor, Michael McCormack criticised mudslinging, pettiness and bickering amongst newly elected Wagga Councillors.
- Wagga RSL Club Chief Executive, Michael Mercer, announced that the Club had an operating profit of $578,537 last financial year.
- Geoff McGilvray has been elected to the Wagga Leagues Club board of Directors replacing Tom Looney who has been a director since 1989.
- Kendell Airlines is advertising a scenic flight over the Snowy Mountains or Canberra with net proceeds to aid the First Kooringal Scout Group.
- Wagga Apex is holding its “hole-in-one” fundraiser this weekend.
- Harlequins hockey club held its presentation night at the Jasmine Village Chinese restaurant.
- Steve Brown has returned to Wagga after a 1500-kilometre bicycle ride along the Eyre Highway from the Nullarbor Roadhouse to Perth.
- Bill and Daphne McGarvie celebrated 50 years of married life together.
- Co-ordinator, Const. Mark Lonergan announced a change of name from Police Citizens Youth Club to Police Community Youth Club.
- Little Raver trained by Kevin Podmore recorded a stylish victory in the Car Lovers Stakes (320m) at the Wagga dogs.
- Wagga School of Arts 41st Festival of Plays opened at the Riverina Playhouse.
50 Years Ago
- Mayor Ald. R J Harris said offenders responsible for recent vandalism in Wagga parks will be prosecuted without respect to persons and the severest penalties will be asked for.
- Alan Bromham, Wayne Harrison, and Norm Kerslake caught a 25lb cod fish with only a yabby in the overflow of Lake Albert.
- Wagga City Council has called tenders for construction of a city crematorium at a cost of $70,000.
- Ian Bell and John Mercer presented trophies donated by Bells Softdrinks to be awarded to outstanding floats in this weeks Lions Club Showtime Parade.
- School children in Wagga have a full day’s holiday for the Wagga Show.
- Wagga City Council took the first steps to give homeowners and occupiers in North Wagga full existing user rights.
- Chairman of the Murrumbidgee Ambulance Service, Mr M H Gissing stressed the importance of income from subscriptions rather than relying on the uncertainty of other forms of fundraising.
- Area Director of Education, Mr L A Findlay said he hoped that an alternative solution could be found to prevent removal or severe lopping of an old gum tree in the front grounds of Wagga High School by the Southern Riverina County Council.
- After a countback, Ron Kerslake was declared outright winner of the Wagga Boat Club’s winter sailing championship. John Zoutendyke took out second position.
- Hedditch and Company in the South Town Walk are advertising new brick veneer houses from only $12,900.
- At the annual Meeting of the Murrumbidgee Ambulance Service, Dr R M Glennie Holmes was presented with Life Membership and Mr A W Barrow and Mr M H Gissing with long service medals by the Mayor Ald R J Harris.
- The ladies lounge at the Wagga RSL Club is the first section to open of the club’s new $350,000 new building scheme.
- Palings have the revolutionary Hammond Piper Autochord Organ on display at the Wagga Show and are also selling ukuleles at the show for just $3.00.
- Jimmy Little and the Jimmy Little Concert are playing this week at the Wagga Leagues Club.
- Men’s Hockey Association Senior vice-president, Jim Goodwin presented the 1970 A Grade Premiership shield to Mustangs team captain Dennis Geaghan.
- All Cars (Wagga) in Fitzmaurice street are advertising the Mini 1100 and 1500 plus Austin 1800 cars as the “economy family”.
- Wagga firms, Leo Berben Machinery and Geoff Cox Machinery have merged and will trade as Berben and Cox Pty. Ltd.
- Jean Wright has become Wagga’s top A Grade Squash player.
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