23rd November 2024
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society.
25 Years Ago
- In a packed auditorium at the new Wagga Civic Centre, acclaimed historian and academic, Donald Horne launched Wagga Wagga – A History written by local historian Sherry Morris.
- Arsonists have struck for the second weekend in a row this time lighting fires which had the potential cause substantial damage to two major shopping centres.
- Lincoln Kennedy is a third-generation lawyer to work at Wagga’s Walsh and Blair legal practice following his father Michael and grandfather Jim.
- Former Wagga resident Peta Nieuwerth and her daughter Samantha were named as the Face of Australia in an Australia Post photographic competition.
- Elderly couple, Ken and Sophie Barrett from Queensland were horrified to find grass as tall as a person concealed headstones when they went to place flowers on their relatives’ graves at the Uranquinty cemetery.
- Teacher Marlene Mebberson and teacher’s aide Maureen Taylor retired from Willans Hill School each having spent more than 20 years at the school.
- Bev Logan, Sue Cedelland, Sarah Larwood and Helen Paton were among those attending a Masquerade Medical Secretaries dinner at the Wagga Golf Club.
- A sex shop planned for Wagga’s Fitzmaurice Street has outraged local businesses and could become the centre of a legal battle.
- Wagga’s first set of traffic lights on the corner of Best and Edward Streets have been rephased so that north and south bound traffic in Best Street is able to use the right turn lanes to travel straight ahead or turn right.
- Major Ian McLean, a former musical director of the Kapooka Army Band and now head of the Royal Military College Big Band based at Duntroon will soon be visiting East Timor to entertain Australian troops at a Christmas concert.
- Councillor Julie Hoy cut the ribbon to launch the Salvation Army’s youth connection program.
- A 75-year-old Wagga widow with crippling knee pain has been told that due to an overburdened public health system she will have to wait 17 months for surgery that will take just a few hours.
- Almost 100 people from across the Riverina gathered in Wagga for the regional conference of the Domestic Violence Liaison Committee and heard alarming statistics including that between January and June 1999, 433 domestic violence incidents were reported to Wagga police.
- Wagga City Council denied a request by six Art Gallery Board of Trustees members to increase opening hours at the cities National Art Glass Gallery due to a lack of funds.
50 Years Ago
- Work began on the first stage of the traffic underpass at the Edward Street underpass.
- Tenders will be called shortly for the construction of a pipeline from Young to feed Wagga with natural gas.
- Stage one of a three stage plan for extensions to Wagga RSL Club costing $1.4 million will be completed in July 1975.
- About 500 people attended a special Mass at St Michael’s Cathedral to celebrate Brother J B Duffy’s golden jubilee as a Christian Brother.
- Mrs Yvonne Edwards has been named Miss Charity Queen for the Parents without Partners organisation in NSW.
- Frank Fitzgerald, Noel Cook, Bill Van Roon, Don McKinnon, Bill Payne, Bill Blake and Bert Crapp were elected as the new executive members of the Wagga Commercial Bowling Club.
- Mrs C W Toy is pictured attending the Wagga Alliance Francaise group exhibition of international art in the Wollundry Gallery.
- The Wagga Base Hospital Fete is being held in the hospital grounds to raise funds for the purchase of specialised medical equipment.
- Sherriff’s Family Butchery and Powers Family store are opening in Ziegler Avenue, Kooringal.
- Principal Br J E Hyde, Bishop F P Carroll and School Captains, Tom Jolley and Colleen Stronach are pictured attending the Trinity Senior High School Ball at the Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- Fashions for all ages are available from the new Marney’s Boutique which has opened in Fitzmaurice Street.
- Work has begun to combat outbreaks of algae in Wagga’s water supply by covering water storage tanks.
- Santa is arriving at Huthwaites this week.
- Contracts were signed for construction of a $800,000 creative arts centre for the north campus of the Riverina College.
- After Council moved to accept the third lowest tender for garbage services, Mayor, Dick Gorman said that Wagga people would receive a better-quality garbage service next year, but they would have to pay for it.
- Wagga petrol prices are increasing this week to 64.4 cents a gallon for super and 61.5 cents a gallon for standard. Lubricating oils will also rise by 2 cents a pint.
- Former Wagga City Alderman, Mr A L Cook objected strongly to a report that Council was considering closing the Wagga Cemetery as it was extremely costly to ratepayers to maintain.
- There has been a spate of fires with Wagga Fire Brigade containing 10 fires in the last three days including one at the Astor Hotel-Motel.
- One of the Riverina’s best-known hoteliers, Kevin Patick Carmody, died. Mr Carmody who was 75, had conducted the Victoria Hotel for 30 years until last year.
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
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