The first Wagga Show was first held in 1864 at the Wagga Racecourse. The present site on Bourke Street was purchased in 1885. This gathering of Show visitors was attending the Wagga Show in 1902. (CSURA RW5)

Fitzmaurice Street in the 1960s. David Jones closed in 1970, Coles variety store closed in 1979 and the ANZ Bank moved to Baylis Street in the early 1990s. Gissing’s Pharmacy moved from Fitzmaurice Street in 1998.

Google is an everyday tool used for searching for clues in our family histories.  Out of habit, most users simply type one or more keywords into the search box and take it from there.  But learning a few basic Google tips can have a significant impact on your research outcomes.

  Sooner or later most Australian family historians will come to the end of the line of ancestors born here. State Records NSW provides details and examples of the different types of shipping records you may find.

Browse through the NSW state archives day by day and month by month.

Follow the progress of the Kangaroo March from Wagga to Campbelltown. There’s maps, schedules, photos, stories and much more on the organising committees website.

The Wagga Wagga Express newspaper from 1930 to 1939 is currently being digitised by the National Library and will be available to the public through Trove

Troy Grant MP, Minister for the Arts and Deputy Premier has advised that he has approved funding of $1,100 to the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society through the NSW Governments Cultural Grants Programme 2015.

The coach-building and wheelwright business established by John Gelme in Wagga Wagga at the turn of the 20th Century started in a small way but very quickly grew to become one of Wagga’s premier manufacturing businesses.

Take a look at what was going on in Wagga this time 20 years ago. There are lots of familiar faces – is yours one of them?