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 […]
1st Recruit Training Battalion – Kapooka
November 14, 2018 by ·
The 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) was established at Kapooka in November 1951.
Armistice Day – as reported by The Daily Advertiser in 1918
November 9, 2018 by ·
The Armistice was referred to in 35 Daily Advertiser articles between 11th and 13th November 1918.
10th November 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 7, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago After 32 years of service and 22 floods, Colin Knott, has retired as the State Emergency Service’s Murrumbidgee division controller. Well-known local newspaper photographer, Gordon Wright has died after a long illness. The Presentation Sisters who have run Mt […]
Learn to Swim Campaigns
November 6, 2018 by ·
Learn to Swim and Life Saving Classes have long been a feature of Wagga Wagga.
Cutting and Stooking Hay
October 30, 2018 by ·
The Ganmain Haystack display centre explains that chaff cutting was originally done with a reaper and binder using a team of 6 horses. The first binders were 6 foot machines and ground driven.
Wagga Waterworks
October 30, 2018 by ·
Originally residents relied on rainwater or wells for their water supply. Sherry Morris’s book “Wagga Wagga – A History” tells us that although construction of waterworks was discussed by City Aldermen from the early 1870’s the cost was considered prohibitive.
3rd November 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
October 29, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago • Kapooka Army Base representative, 23-year-old Sondra Kremerskothen was crowned Miss Wagga 1993. She also won the award for highest fundraiser, raising $22,516 for Acacia Lodge. • Wagga Air Show organised by Central Wagga Lions Club was opened by […]
27th October 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
October 26, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago General Manager, Nancye Piercy commended Nursing Unit Manager Sr Margaret Dennis and Director, Dr Joe McGirr and their staff on the Wagga Base Hospital emergency department being awarded the Accident and Emergency Association unit of excellence. The CSU 1992 […]
20th October 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
October 17, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago A twelve-year-old boy died from an asthma attack while walking on Willans Hill with a friend. Outraged Wagga City councillors and senior staff are considering legal action over a letter from the Wagga Ratepayers and Citizens Association which they […]
