Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser. A crowd nearing 1000, the town’s population, gathered at a Civic Reception on Saturday night to thank Jack and Peter Veneris who have been serving the people of Lockhart for the past 50 years at the Bluebird café before handing over to new owners earlier this month. CLICK the headline above for more stories and more photos.

Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
3000 tickets have been printed for an initial open-air concert at the Eric Weissel Oval next week featuring Australia’s top singing idol, Johnny Farnham.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Wagga’s horse racing and lawn bowls fraternities are mourning the death of William (Bill) Blake who was the last of the Blake brothers who conducted the stock and station agency R H Blake and Co. for many years.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Landscape Architect, Ray Margules, meeting with Town Planner, Sel Rawlings and Parks and Gardens Supervisor, Tom Wood said that Council land on the corner of Bourke Street and Red Hill Road was ideal for a sporting complex and possibly a second swimming pool for Wagga.
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Archdeacon K A Osborne is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood and his 13th anniversary as rector of St John’s Anglican Parish.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.

A special ceremony was held to officially name the road into the Wagga Airport Terminal after Kendell Airline founder, Don Kendell.

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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Kendell Airlines chief executive, Geoff Breust has resigned after almost 12 years with the company.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser. Wagga’s Parks and Gardens Supervisor, Tom Wood said there was no doubt that new underground watering systems installed under eight of the cities ovals at a cost of $70,000 was money well spent with lower water consumption and labour savings.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.Bolton Park will serve as the venue for Wagga’s Millenium Mardi Gras. The event will start at 5pm culminating with a welcome to the new millennium with a spectacular fireworks display just prior to midnight. Lisa Pinn was pictured later in the week enjoying the celebrations.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.

The Junee-Bomen Road link has been completed and sealed.

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