The Last Drinks Walk is a two hour fun tour of the bottom end of Fitzmaurice street,talking about all of the old hotels that once existed in this strip and including some that still trade. The Last Drinks Walk by Peter Cox and Stephen Holt is now open for bookings at the Wagga Wagga Civic […]
Uranquinty Public School Centenary, 1880-1980.
November 20, 2018 by ·
Our friends at Uranquinty have run a reprint of the publication, “Uranquinty Public School Centenary, 1880-1980.” It has been difficult to purchase a copy of this book in recent years and this reprint is a welcome event. Copies can be purchased from the general store/post office at Uranquinty for $20.
17th November 2018 – In the Past – 25 nd 50 Years ago
November 18, 2018 by ·
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.
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.
