Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga branch president, Paul Murray and members of the Australian American Association welcomed the American Ambassador to Australia, Edward Perkins for a function commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Nikki Anastas from Hillsdale in Sydney […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Riverina Health Service general manager, Nancye Piercy said that the current elective surgery waiting list at Wagga Base Hospital would be halved from 1270 patients to 635 by the end of the year. Chairman of Southern Riverina Electricity and […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago The Equal Opportunity Tribunal ordered Wagga City Councillor, Jim Eldridge to pay damages of $3,000 finding complaints against him alleging racial vilification were justified. Councillors Peter Dale and Joe Mason-Cox are among Councillors who have indicated opposition to a […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago About 80 World War II veterans war widows and people who served on the “home front” including Colin Knott, Bill Ellis Cedric Thomas and and Frank Metz were honoured guests at a Kapooka march-out parade. Leagues Club President Brian […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Don Burrows is playing this week in the grand ballroom at the Old Wagga Inn. St John’s Anglican Parish is celebrating its 140th Anniversary and is launching a new history book jointly authored by Phyliss De Jersey, Dorothy Fellowes […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago More than 9000 spectators and 800 marchers took part in this years Anzac Day parade which was led by 50 civilians who had participated in the 1939-45 war effort. Members of the HMAS Wagga Association attended a memorial service […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Many civilians who worked on the home front during World War ll will participate for the first time in Wagga’s Anzac Day march this week. Wagga Ratepayers Association president Chris Mooney said that Wagga City Council’s recommendation to reduce […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago “Rats of Tobruk” Ed Fielder and Bill Bridle were among those attending a special commemorative service held at the Victory Memorial Cenotaph. John Read and his wife Ros were honoured with life membership of the Kooringal Colts Cricket Club […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Brian Sheppard Place was dedicated in a ceremony at Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Campus to mark the contribution to the University by the late Brian Sheppard. Acting Wagga police patrol commander, Inspector Neville Tarleton and the Wagga Community Consultative […]

In the Past is compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Ansett and Kendell airlines announced an upgrade of regional air services in Wagga and Albury which would create more than 30 jobs and increase the number of weekly flights to Sydney. McDonald’s Australia Chief Executive, […]