Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Australia’s worst drought in living memory has slashed grain production in the Riverina by a massive 90%. Wagga sweltered through its hottest December day for 40 years when the mercury reached 42 degrees. Athol Street residents, Arthur and Bette […]
August Menneke, a legendary bell maker
December 19, 2019 by ·
Auguste Menneke
December 18, 2019 by ·
Story of Auguste Menneke a famous blacksmith at North Wagga wagga noted for hios charming and efficiciennt cow bells. View at https://www.wwdhs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/black-swan-hotel-as-published_amendment-20191127.pdf
14th December 2019 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
December 13, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga identity and former long-serving Member of Parliament, Mr. Herb McPherson died at the age of 77. Civil Defence authorities stood down for the first time in three days as the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga stabilised at 29 foot […]
7th December 2019 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
December 6, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Farrer League vice-president, Lance Seaman has retired after more than 30 years’ service to Australian football administration. Edna Alice White who was matron of the Wagga Base Hospital from 1954 until 1971 and prior to that matron at Gundagai […]
30th November 2019 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 29, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Ray Vallely, manager of Wagga Cemeteries said that vandals had caused damage estimated at $50,000 at Wagga’s Monumental Cemetery. Wagga insurance broker, Peter Brown was presented with the National Insurance Brokers Association, Lex McKeown trophy for outstanding service to […]
23rd November 2019 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 22, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga police continued their crackdown on graffiti crime with the arrest of two Wagga men and two Wagga juveniles. Landscaping of an 8064 square metre park to feature a formal park, tennis courts and a playground facing Gunn Drive […]
BLACK SWAN HOTEL
November 15, 2019 by ·
The Black Swan Hotel [1861-2019] A thirty page history of this historic hotel, which is still trading in 2019. Affectionately known as the Muddy Duck. Originally furnished with funds from the sale of the Golden Horse Shoes. View at https://www.wwdhs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/black-swan-hotel-as-published_amendment-20191127.pdf
9th November 2019– In Wagga Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 8, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Three young Wagga boys aged 11, 12 and 15 were charged with the murder of a 55-year-old man whose body was discovered in the Victory Memorial Gardens. Carolyn Barby was named as Miss Wagga 1995 in front of a […]
2nd November 2019 – In Wagga’s Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 1, 2019 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Member for Wagga Joe Schipp said funding for stage two of the Wagga Base hospital redevelopment was on track despite the failure of the government to include funding in its September budget. Drought-stricken, Wagga district farmers celebrated their second […]
