Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Users of Lake Albert may be warned about the risk of infection after a report to Council identified that the lake sometimes fails standards set by the Health and Medical Research Council. Miss Australia, Jayne Bargwanna from Young was […]
16th February 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
February 15, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Graham Creed from the Wagga Bureau of Meteorology said that half way through February Wagga’s rainfall had already made February 1994 the second wettest on record. Wagga doctors accused Geoff Lawler, secretary of the Wagga Trades and Labour Council […]
9th February 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
February 8, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Principal of Mount Austin High School welcomed new staff members including Sharon Lewis, Kate Killalea, Di Johnston, Dianne McGuire, Tony Boatman, Puong Nguyen and John Lynch. Gary Deaner was congratulated on 15 years of accident-free driving by Finemore’s managing […]
2nd February 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
January 31, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago With the start of a new school year there are now about 4400 students attending public primary schools and 3000 attending public secondary schools. Bob Smith from the Department of Education said that with changes to the Higher School […]
Does it Snow in Wagga?
January 31, 2019 by ·
The Bureau of Meterology describes Wagga’s climate as: “Wagga Wagga has an annual mean rainfall of 572mm and median rainfall of 575mm, distributed fairly equally over the full 12 months. Maximum temperatures in summer are warm averaging between 29C and 32C. Relative humidity however remains low in the summer months with a 3pm average of […]
26th January 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
January 25, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga’s Citizen of the Year for 1994 is former SES controller and engineer, Colin Knott. Young citizen of the year is former Kooringal High School student Naomi Coggins with Achievement Awards presented to John Vrolyks, Tony Quinlivan and Greg […]
Mt Erin from the air. Early 1960’s
January 22, 2019 by ·
This photo from the early 1960’s shows Mt Erin Convent and Mt Erin High School as they were before the development of Trinity Senior High School which began on the Mt Erin grounds later in the 1960’s
19th January 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
January 18, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Mayor Pat Brassil held a special Mayoral reception to thank almost 40 Wagga volunteer fire fighters for their unselfish efforts during the recent NSW bush fire crisis on the South Coast and in the Blue Mountains. Funds raised from […]
12th January 2019 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
January 10, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Director of Medical Services at Wagga Base Hospital, Dr Joe McGirr, said National Party Leader and Member for Farrer, Tim Fischer, was very lucky to have survived a two-car collision at Lockhart. Higher School Certificate results arrived by post […]
Wagga’s 1974 Floods
January 7, 2019 by ·
According to Wagga City Council since the first rural settlement in the early 1840s there have been 77 floods of over 8.23m. Official records of River heights since 1891 read at the Hampden Bridge gauge are available and estimated records are available of rivers over 8.23m since 1844.
