Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago President of Kooringal Rotary Club, Graeme Burgmann, said he was totally disgusted by a vandal attack on the Rotary Peace monument only days after the honour roll in the nearby Victory Memorial Gardens was desecrated. Communications pioneer, Douglas Harold […]
22nd August 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
August 21, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga Inventor, John Cullen won the Canberra Inventor’s Association Inventor of the Year Award while also receiving the award for “Best Industry Invention”. Vandal’s desecrated the Honour Roll at the Victory Memorial Gardens only a week after the nation […]
15th August 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
August 14, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Estella residents discussed a list of problems with Lindsay Vidler, Kevin Wales, Chris Miller, and Jim Weeden who are candidates representing the Wagga Ratepayers and Citizens Association in next month’s Council election. A service of thanksgiving to commemorate the […]
8th August 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
August 7, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga’s Advance Bank is paying 8% pa on $20,000 term deposits for 14 months. Regular Daily Advertiser letters correspondent Kevin J Baker advised that he had just completed a 6,700-kilometre round trip to Karumba with the Burke and Wills […]
1st August 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
July 31, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Well known Wagga stock and station agent, Bruce Campbell, his son-in-law David Larwood, stock buyer Dallas Gooden and aircraft pilot Don Knight died when their light plane crashed near Coolamon when returning from Longreach. Prominent Wagga Pharmacist John Mueller […]
25th July 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
July 24, 2020 by ·
compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Barbara Parker and Cynthia Marshallsea retired from Woolworth’s after 22 and 29 years, respectively. The Holy See has awarded governance of Mt Erin High school to the Presentation Sisters following a two-year battle between the order and Bishop William […]
18th July 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
July 17, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago An official farewell was held for Wal Breust who has retired from Breust First National Real Estate after 28 years of service. SGE Credit Union in Baylis Street is offering 8.25%pa interest on Term Deposits of nine months. 4500 […]
11th July 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
July 10, 2020 by ·
compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago After 31 years of business in Baylis Street, Michael and Dawn Georgiou have decided to sell Michael’s Delicatessen. Southern Riverina Electricity and Water (SREW) held its last board meeting with chairman, Bob Osborne presiding before it dissolves due to […]
4th July 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
July 3, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Patients who would normally remain in hospital for observation overnight are being turned away as winter chills cause an increase in admissions at Wagga Base Hospital. Wes Russell, outgoing president of South Wagga Lions Club handed the club’s gavel […]
27th June 2020 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
June 26, 2020 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago World War II veterans of the landing at Balikpapan, Borneo, Jack Morgan, Jack McGinn, and Ken Bedggood were among 100 veterans honoured at the Australia Remembers (1939-1945) race meeting at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club. A man snatched cash […]
