Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Forty homes in Athol Street were lit up thisweek as part of the annual Athol Street Christmas celebrations, said organiser Ray Lucas. Wagga’s old Phoenix Hall originally opened as the Builders Arms Hotel in 1877 has been redeveloped as […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society   25 Years Ago Wagga City Council has increased rates for property, sewerage and rubbish by 3.5%, the maximum allowable.   Deputy Town Clerk, Tony Elphick, as part of the Council’s estimates meeting pointed out the need to stick with adopted budget […]

Commercial exhibits were once a big part of the annual Wagga Wagga Show. Indoor exhibits were hosted in Kyeamba Smith Hall and other pavilions while outdoor displays which particularly featured vehicles and farm equipment could be found particularly in the area around Kyeamba Smith Hall.

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society   25 Years Ago   Four blocks of land near the site of the proposed North Wagga Lake proved popular with potential buyers at a well-attended auction.   Junee farmer, Bill Heffernan is planning big changes as the newly elected President of […]

Abraham Booth pictured here with his family in the 1880s settled in Wagga in 1863 having acquired 65,000 acres on the Murrumbidgee River at Gobbagumbalin and Tooyal.

  The Murrumbidgee Turf Club (MTC) was established in 1860 and by 1865 the land had been surveyed and dedicated as a race course. A grandstand was erected by Charles Hardy about 1867.  Wagga City Library has many resources relating to the Murrumbidgee Turf Club including Eric Irwin’s book, “The Murrumbidgee Turf Club: its early […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society   25 Years Ago Wagga’s Mayor, Pat Brassil was elected chairman of the powerful Country Mayor’s Association.   Member for Wagga, Joe Schipp MP said Wagga could have its long-awaited new police station in three years if appeals by the Minister for […]

Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Humid weather conditions savaged Wagga asthma sufferers with at least 96 people seeking assistance from Wagga Base Hospital within a few hours.   Sergeant Dennis Guerin said that the open day at Wagga Police Station had been a huge […]

The 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) was established at Kapooka in November 1951.

The Armistice was referred to in 35 Daily Advertiser articles between 11th and 13th November 1918.