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.
Some History of Hotels on the Kyamba Creek at Alfredtown, and at Forest Hill.
November 9, 2018 by ·
Some History of Hotels on the Kyamba Creek at Alfredtown, and at Forest Hill. (Click here to view 42 page article) This article traces the establishment of hotels on the Kyamba Creek and at Forest Hill by Patrick Rogers. Its objectives were to detail the locations and the owners of the hotels and to record […]
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 […]
The Australian National Buskers Championships
October 26, 2018 by ·
The Australian National Buskers Championships are being held at Gundagai on Saturday 27th October in the old Gundagai Assembly Hall. The buskers will be performing at various locations along Sheridan St Gundagai during the day. The hall is being restored by its owner, Bruce Wicks, and is the planned site of the Australian Pen Museum, […]
