Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- Janene Manwaring was crowned as Miss Wagga 1997 and Katherine Cattell as Community Princess in a glittering ceremony compered by Miss Wagga 1969, Dawn Dixon (nee Lowe) in the Victory Memorial Gardens.
- Popular Wagga publican, Peter Bolton, died at Calvary Hospital after a three-month battle with cancer.
- Chief executive officer, Michael Moodie said that the new office of the Greater Murray Health Service will be located at 73-75 Johnston Street.
- Seven Wagga Women’s Refuge workers sacked with 30 minutes notice last month were reinstated.
- Two businesses, operating for more than 30 years, Shirley Cooper Fashion and Bridal in Baylis Street and Lakner’s Hair Fashion Studio in Fitzmaurice Street are closing soon.
- Slim Dusty performed at a private function at the Wagga Showground after attending the truck drivers Memorial Day service at Tarcutta earlier in the day.
- Andrew Harrison won the Festival of Wagga Modified Production Sedan Cup at the Wagga International Raceway.
- A Wagga Teachers College class of 1955 and 1956 was held at the Charles Sturt University Winery.
- Arthur and Patricia Colley celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary at Sizzler’s Steakhouse.
- 15-year-old Tim Flint caught a 4.25kg carp at the Carp Fisherama organised by South Wagga Apex Club at the Wollundry Lagoon.
- Timothy Porter, one of five surgeons who signed a letter to the Daily Advertiser has called for funds to be redistributed from Albury Base Hospital to Wagga Base Hospital to curtail ballooning surgical waiting lists.
- Graeme Buchan has completed a bicycle ride of almost 3,000 kilometres across the Nullarbor Plain in 28 days.
- Leon Wadley is the manager of a new Business Banking Centre established by National Australia Bank at 235 Baylis Street.
- The Wagga Technology High School class of 1976 held a reunion at the RSL Club.
- Community Transport held its annual general meeting and 10th Birthday with new chairman, Geoff Hoad.
- Riverina Co-op is relocating from Baylis Street to new premises in Moorong Street.
50 Years Ago
- The Governor-General, Sir Paul Hasluck presented the Queens Colour to the RAAF School of Technical Training at a ceremony to celebrate its 25 years of service.
- Police Superintendent, Mr R A B Allen is pictured in the Daily Advertiser discussing new Honda 750 four-cylinder bikes now stationed in Wagga with Constable Loneragan, Senior Constable Kitson and Sergeant Robinson.
- Chairman of the Wagga Chamber of Commerce, Mr R Hartwig, is calling a special meeting to discuss shopping hours in Wagga after five Riverina Chambers expressed strong opposition to late night shopping and Saturday morning trading.
- Diane Langdon who has just completed a 12-month course at the Wagga Technical College has eclipsed more than 8000 other girls to be selected as Australia’s top typist.
- A $750,000 road project has been opened at Guy’s Hill cutting several minutes off the travelling time between Wagga and the Hume Highway.
- Bus proprietor, Harold Fearne claimed that pupils were deliberately “missing” buses to avoid early arrival at school.
- Council employees, Graeme Wenzke and Jack Goodrum are pictured in the Daily Advertiser removing an old tree which had fallen into Wollundry Lagoon.
- Mr and Mrs Felix Siebels helped their son, Ray to celebrate his 21st birthday at the Lutheran Hall.
- Ex-international Rugby footballer, Arthur Summons presented basketball and football trophies at Kooringal Public School.
- Mike O’Neill has been elected president of Wagga Jaycees with vice-presidents, Kevin Lane and Richard Dobie and secretary, Ted Dickenson.
- 100 guests including Mrs P Versteeg, Mrs P Davis and Mrs T Craig attended a pool-side party at the home of Mrs G T Knight of Red Hill Road to raise funds for the St Mary’s School Auxiliary Fund.
- Mr W Fife, Minister for Mines, officially “launched” new remodelled showrooms for Wallis Marine.
- The Home of Compassion charity golf day was held at the Wagga City Golf Club.
- M S McLeod’s tyre service in Dobney Avenue is celebrating ten successful years in Wagga.
- Bowlers, Col Oliver, Don Fraser, Fred Freebody and Herb Belling were among 88 players who took part in the first Ken Fraser Memorial Scholarship Tournament at Lockhart.
- Woolworth’s Family Centre are selling No 5 chickens for $1.02, Cottee’s soft drink cans, four for 32 cents and BBQ sausages 1 lb for 26 cents.
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