Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- Hundreds of school children within Sacred Heart parish attended a special mass to celebrate the 70th birthday of popular catholic priest, Father Wilf Plunkett.
- Almost 20,000 people converged on the Botanic Gardens for the second annual Garden and Leisure Festival conducted by Wagga Sunrise Rotary Club.
- Wagga City councillors toured the site of the city’s new $20 million civic centre with architect Lindsay Davis.
- Public Service Association of NSW, regional organiser Peter Hood said Wagga school administrative staff would implement working bans because of a pay dispute.
- Ariah Park–Mirrool assistant coach, Rob Harper won the Bill Brownless annual silo kicking challenge at Mirrool.
- Joe Vanderkleij was pictured in the Daily Advertiser at the Quota and Rotary Art Competition and Craft Fair held at the Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- The Riverina Food and Wine Salon Culinare and Australian Veterans Games are among 35 musical, culinary, sporting, and agricultural events sharing $430,000 Regional Flagship Event funding.
- Bishop William Brennan, Trinity Senior High School principal, Geoff Johnston and Member for Riverina, Noel Hicks presided over the official opening of the school’s $1.2 million improvements.
- Two Springvale farmlets with building permits sold for $140,000 and $120,000 at auction.
- Jason Clancy, Michael Wenham, Nicholas Magree and Matthew Ward and Rob Paulazzo were among those attending the Pharmacy Students Ball at Charles Sturt University.
- Turvey Park’s Chris Matthews was awarded the club’s first grade best and fairest trophy.
- Murrumbidgee Turf Club will remain one of the leading race clubs in country NSW according to President Jim Bouffler who announced an annual operating profit in excess of $140,000 at the club’s annual general meeting.
- Clinical nurse and Asthma Education Week consultant, Robyn Paton is pictured in the Daily Advertiser with Ventolin and a spacer used for relief of Asthma symptoms.
- Former councillor, Roger Gregory has announced plans to contest the next local government election leading a ticket of at least five women.
- Councillor Dennis Blackett said he had been approached by several people with complaints about large potholes in the carpark behind the Australian Arcade.
50 Years Ago
- Wagga City Council has succeeded in having its planning scheme varied by the State Planning Authority to relax existing planning controls over flood-liable land at North Wagga.
- Ken Buntain and Yvonne Braid from 2WG are pictured in the Daily Advertiser accepting a “highly commended” award presented to 2WG at the 1971 awards for Community Service Broadcasting.
- The new Lamson Paragon factory in Hammond Avenue was officially opened by the Minister for Defence, Mr David Fairbairn.
- Ian Cosier of Wagga is the first person outside of Sydney to win the Duke of Edinburgh gold award.
- The first stage of the redeveloped Borambola Sport and Recreation Centre was officially opened by Chief Secretary and Minister for Sport, Mr I R Griffith.
- Norm Geaghan presented the Morrie Geaghan Memorial Trophy to Peter Coombes at Turvey Park Rugby League Club’s annual trophy presentation cabaret ball at Wagga Leagues Club.
- The wife of the deputy mayor, Mrs Ruth Gissing, officially opened the 45th annual St. Andrew’s Spring Rose Show held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Hall.
- General Manager, Barry Griffiths said that the long-established Wagga building group, Buckman Pty Ltd had transferred its administrative headquarters to Canberra.
- Jaycettes, the wives of Wagga Jaycees held a mannequin parade that raised $100 for the Kurrajong Park School.
- Mrs Mary Reilly, an office assistant at Waratah Industries is one of the participants in a “type-a-thon” at Woolworth’s Family Centre which is raising funds for the sheltered workshop.
- 3000 people attended the first session of the 1972 Wagga Oktoberfest at the Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- David Geale, Peter Cullen, Joyce Tome, Bronwyn Lewis, Diane McNuff, and Peter Gooden were among nearly 100 Trinity Senior High School students attending a final school dinner at Noah’s Town House restaurant.
- Wagga Rugby League President, Arthur Dixon presented Turvey Park’s best and fairest award to John Coombes at the Lion’s first-ever premiership banquet at the Wagga Leagues Club.
- Renowned snooker player, Horace Lindrum gave exhibitions of his skills at both the Wagga Leagues Club and the Wagga Commercial Club.
- Bookings are open for the Annual Wagga Commercial Club Ball with tickets $8 double and music by The Blue Themes.
- Edmondsons are selling men’s business shirts for $4.99 each, boys, and youths’ denim shorts for $2.49 and belted Bermuda shorts for $2.99 during their 108th Anniversary Spectacular.
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