Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga RSL Club has appointed Andrew Bell as its new secretary-manager. Governor-General, Sir William Deane congratulated Province Leader of the Little Company of Mary, Sister Jennifer Barrow, as he unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the official opening of stage […]
5th November 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 4, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Hundreds applauded enthusiastically as Michelle Robertson was crowned Miss Wagga. Tamara Glover, the most prolific fundraiser in the history of the quest was crowned Miss Community Princess. Thousands of people turned out for the Wagga Air Show which featured […]
29th October 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
October 28, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago The 50-year evolution of Miss Wagga gowns, crowns and orbs are featured in a display at Grace Bros. while many former Quest winners attended a Jubilee Dinner to celebrate 50 years of the Miss Wagga Quest. Storms lashed the […]
22nd October 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
October 21, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga Police said that a fire that ripped through the Cafe Tuscany building and impacted Kennedy’s Pharmacy in Baylis Street is being treated as suspicious. Wagga’s Commercial Club reported a substantial loss of $91,904 in the 12 months ending […]
15th October 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
October 14, 2022 by ·
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 […]
8th October 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
October 7, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Great Southern Energy has lodged a submission with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) seeking a 15 per cent increase in gas prices. A mystery caller alerted emergency services and led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man […]
1st October 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
September 30, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago For the next three months, Wagga will be one of 14 metropolitan and regional local government areas trialling a drop in the general speed limit from 60 kilometres an hour to 50 kilometres an hour. Dawn Fraser is pictured […]
24th September 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
September 23, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga woman, Phyllis de Jersey will be one of just ten people in the state to receive a prestigious Premiers award next month, recognising her service to the Wagga and District Historical Society and several other community organisations. Kooringal […]
17th September 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
September 16, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga City Council’s manager of construction services, Mick Rudd, has retired after 31 years of service, supervising 110 workers, and managing an annual budget in the vicinity of $18 million. The eastern end of the Wollundry Lagoon has been […]
10th September 2022 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
September 9, 2022 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga cyclist Barry O’Hagan won the Australian Veterans’ title in the open road race held in Perth. Wagga high school principals have confirmed that there is increasing evidence of drug use by high school students with a hit of […]
