Compiled from the Daily Advertiser
by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 Years Ago
- A “substantial” crowd estimated at 2000 people attended the traditional New Years’ Eve Street Party on the corner of Sturt and Fitzmaurice Streets outside Romano’s Hotel.
- At a special ceremony, retired State Emergency Service volunteer, Albert Burgman was presented with a special certificate recognising his many years of good service with Michael Johnson and Michelle Thompson also recognised for 20 years’ service with the SES.
- Hazelton Airlines are advertising $69 one-way fares between Wagga and Sydney in the Daily Advertiser.
- A woman was killed by a falling tree branch in the backyard of her Wagga home as unseasonal high winds buffeted the Riverina.
- Daily Advertiser staff farewelled long-serving journalist, Ray Dethridge who is retiring after 23 years’ service to the newspaper and 42 years in journalism.
- Well known war veteran and local charity supporter. Neville Parramore has died at the age of 85.
- Chris Blake, president of the Wagga Soccer Association rejected criticism that the sport was terminally ill in Wagga saying that significant growth in junior ranks showed that the sport was flourishing.
- The world president of Rotary International, Bill Huntley is attending a Rotary District 9700 Conference at the Wagga Leagues Club.
- Rick’s Clothing Company in Baylis Street has reduced all stock by 20% during their New Year’s Sale.
- Kurrajong Recyclers manager, Geoff Pym, said their recycling collection service has added a fourth truck to its fleet.
- Kelly Wardman, a Wagga Technology High School legal studies student who has a casual job at the Wagga Fish Mart in Bourke Street was selected as this week’s Rotary Young Achiever.
- In his regular newspaper column Daily Advertiser Editor, Michael McCormack, criticised erosion of the traditional family structure blaming, in part Federal Government economic mismanagement.
- Yiminita Jordon has been chosen by Central Wagga Lions Club as the winner of their “Miss Personality Quest.”
50 Years Ago
- Fifteen drivers appeared in Wagga Court of Petty Sessions and were fined a total of $890 and their names published in the Daily Advertiser following arrests made by the Breathalyser Squad over the Christmas New Year period.
- District Agronomist, Mr. H A Woodward said Wagga’s rainfall for 1969 totaled 28.97 inches which compares with the average yearly rainfall of 21.42 inches.
- World Featherweight Championship fight between Johnny Famechon and Fighting Harada was shown at the Wagga Leagues Club on two full-size television sets picking up a direct telecast from AMV-4.
- Fulham Gardens, next to Edmondson’s, is advertising sweet juicy oranges for $1.15 per half bushel, lettuce for 12 cents each and spring onions for 12 cents a bunch.
- Wagga sprinter, Paul Rynehart, 16, has been selected to represent NSW at the Australian Amateur Athletic Championships to be held in Melbourne.
- Maryanne Hillis, 17, from Wagga’s Trinity High School gained near- perfect marks in the 1969 Higher School Certificate.
- Mr. R King, secretary-manager of the Wagga Country Club is pictured in the Daily Advertiser with the Country Club Invitation Teams Cup to be contested again after a breakoff of about ten years.
- Two young policemen are recovering in Wagga Base Hospital from injuries received when their Mini Cooper “S” car left the road and overturned in a gully 14 miles from Wagga.
- David Jones Supermarket is advertising Coke pull-top cans for 11 cents, Flounder for 42 cents per lb and thick pork sausages for 25 cents per lb.
- Wagga Police Station became the third in NSW to switch into the world-wide Telex Circuit.
- About forty representatives from TAB agencies and branches in South Western NSW farewelled TAB supervisor Maurice Cousley and his wife Marlene who has been promoted to a position in Sydney.
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