14th July 2024
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society.
25 Years Ago
- Miss Wagga, Annette Harris and Community Princess Melissa Barklem met with Mayor, John Harding prior to their departure for the United States next week.
- Sisters Joyce McKee and Norma Richardson who have dominated the event through the 1980’s and 1990’s have again won the Central Riverina District Women’s Bowling Wagga Association championship pairs narrowly defeating Barbara Inglis and Judy Hales at Wagga City Leagues.
- Wagga RSL Club played host to 150 club executives from across the Southwest region of New South Wales attending a three-day conference of the Registered Clubs Association and the Club Managers Association.
- Trinity Senior High School’s Sun Cup team left for Melbourne with high hopes of retaining one of the most prestigious prizes in Australian football.
- Circus Royale featuring, Russian Superstars, is in town with a two hour show several times daily at Bolton Park.
- Wagga’s Catherine Alston and Carrie Spokes were members of the gold medal-winning New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges team at the under 16 invitational Hockey Championships in Canberra.
- Ashmont’s Mallory Street has been named as winner of the Tidy Town Association Street award.
- Wagga’s newest school the Riverina Anglican College will be teaching in its own classrooms when third term begins next week.
- More than 400 exhibitors from throughout New South Wales are expected to attend The Daily Advertiser Swap Meet this weekend at the Wagga Showgrounds.
- Councillor Pat Brassil, representing the mayor, Philip Goldsmith, Mike Murray and Milton Breust are pictured with Wagga’s new St George Bank manager, Steve Biggin.
- The Rotaract Club of Wagga celebrated its 30th anniversary in conjunction with its annual changeover dinner at the Garden Court Restaurant.
- Crime Manager, acting Inspector Graeme Winson warned women to be particularly careful when alone at home following an incident when a 23-year-old woman was indecently assaulted during a home invasion.
- Police are also warning locals against walking home alone from pubs and hotels late at night following a series of violent assaults on intoxicated men.
- Plans were released for a$1.5 million amphitheatre on the banks of Wollundry Lagoon.
- Wagga’s Airborne Gymnastics finished third overall in the national club’s competition in Newcastle.
50 Years Ago
- Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden Cutler and Mrs Cutler visited Wagga performing several official functions including unveiling a commemorative plaque at the Wagga City Abbatoir and officially opening Waratah Industries and the Regional Veterinary Centre at the Wagga Agricultural College.
- Senior Wagga City Council officers led by Town Clerk, Bill Ellis spent a couple of hours cleaning the historic Best family cemetery plot at Flowerdale, near the Carmelite Monastery.
- A capacity crowd, including Mr Doug Thomas and his wife Yvonne, packed the newly restored Plaza Theatre Ballroom for the Home of Compassion Ball.
- A new wing opened this week at Calvary Hospital features a new children’s wing, twelve private rooms for adults and an outdoor sitting area for patients. Calvary Hospital now has a bed capacity of 125.
- Mayor, Morris Gissing presented Wagga City Library “Book Week” awards to school children including Carolyn Dasey, John Grinton, Robyn Lake, Carolyn Lucock, Belinda King, Jeanine Willson, Leonie King and members of the Turvey Park O A class.
- Wagga Rostrum Club held its half-yearly changeover dinner with outgoing president, Mr Malcolm Holmes handing over to new president, Michael Knight.
- Seven of Wagga’s top snooker players, including Tony Hubbard, Athol Thomas and Don Ford will take on Australian professional snooker champion, Eddie Charlton, at Wagga RSL Club next week.
- Blakes Real Estate at 90 Fitzmaurice Street are advertising a concrete and fibro, five-bedroom cottage on 80 acres, seven miles south of Wagga for $40,000.
- Hore & Davies Travel Service are advertising an 11-day P&O Pacific cruise from $274 and a Fearne’s 24-day Safari for $225 or 10 days in Fiji for $335.
- Mr Brian Hennan is the new administrator of the Haven, following on from Mr Bill Carr.
- A combined Girl Guides and Boy Scouts “Gang Show” performed at Wagga High School.
- Daddy Cool, Australia’s top rollicking band of 1972 are playing in Wagga this weekend with tickets available from Palings.
- Wagga City Council Industrial Promotion Officer, Mr Jim Sibree suggested that Council form a housing advisory committee in the city.
- A spokesman for two of Wagga’s baking companies said that bread prices will rise two cents from Monday next week bringing an ordinary unwrapped 4 lb loaf to 68 cents and 34 cents for a 2lb loaf.
- Tolland Primary School students, Sharon Tilden, Sharon Gregor, Roslyn McCafferey and Andrea Elliott have been selected in the Riverina Primary School girl’s hockey team.
- A total of 19 boats took part in the second round of the winter power boat competition at Lake Albert.
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
