The Criterion Hotel, next to Romano’s Hotel on Fitzmaurice Street pictured in 1949. The hotel was built in 1870, closed in 1960 and was demolished in 1961.
Among the other businesses visible here are Ansett Airways and W. B Davies & Son, Auctioneers, Estate and Land Agents which merged in 1954 with Rod Hore to become the well known local firm, Hore and Davies. You’ll find a very interesting history of Hore and Davies and their respective families on their website http://www.horeanddavies.com.au/about-us/our-history-and-where-we-started
Click here also for more of Wagga 25 and 50 years ago.
