20th April 2024
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society.
25 Years Ago
- Ken and Joyce McLeod have offered to be the first to contribute to the establishment of a radiotherapy unit in the city with a $1,000 donation.
- Former Member for Wagga, Joe Schipp was presented by CSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cliff Blake, with an honorary degree of Doctor of the University.
- Wagga’s RSL sub-branch has written to Wagga City Council offering to support a proposal to issue an invitation to Queen Elizabeth II to visit Wagga as part of her planned Australian tour next year.
- After a 12 month wait Wagga’s Community Health Centre has welcomed Bronwyn Butler, a new specialist drug and Alcohol counsellor.
- Dealer principals, David Byfield and John Harbrow of Office Network Riverina have won the National Country Top Dealer award from Mita Copiers.
- Frederick Brown from Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade is pictured in the Daily Advertiser during a break in the Regional Rural Fire Fighting Championships.
- Dawn Bourne, Max and Enid Gillman, Betty and Bill Bartlett, Pat Moore, Olga Seaman, Marie Black and stan and Mavis Carver were among those attending a reunion of former employees of Paull’s Department Store which was in Baylis Street opposite the Plaza Theatre and closed 36 years ago.
- Dancesport, ballroom dancing championships were held at Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- Fay Heeney, Pam D’Anvers, Marion Bittar and Lorett Huthwaite were among those attending the Friends of the Forrest Centre’s “High Tea on the Murrumbidgee”.
- Residents of Dalkeith Avenue were presented with the Street of the Year award at the Tidy Towns awards ceremony held at the Civic Theatre.
- As part of Heritage Week celebrations, Wagga City Council presented certificates to selected property owners, builders, and designers for their commitment to preserving Wagga’s past.
- Wagga City Council is providing free childhood immunisations this Wednesday at the Senior Citizens Centre.
- Member for Riverina, Kay Hull is part of a committee looking into the feasibility of an inland Rail link between Melbourne and Darwin.
- Wagga City Council finance committee approved a plan to allocate more than $220,000 to help build a long-awaited community centre at Glenfield Park and $25,000 to expand the Senior Citizens Centre in Tarcutta Street.
50 Years Ago
- More than 700 marchers took part in Wagga’s ANZAC DAY march led by Marshall of the March, Mr John Taylor and the RSL party.
- Mr Edward Reid Smith has arrived at the Riverina College of Advanced Education to take up a position as Principal Lecturer in Librarianship.
- Outstanding works selected from the 1973 Higher School Certificate art examinations are on public display at Wagga High School.
- Anne Johnston, Maria Smit, Lily Seils, Maurizio Vinante, George Crivellaro, and Mario Gregorovic became Australian Citizens during a Naturalisation ceremony conducted by Wagga’s Mayor, Ald. Morris Gissing.
- The Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Canberra-Goulburn Diocese visited Wagga to attend a meeting of Impact, a group working for better organisation within the Anglican Church.
- The Red steer Bistro is open on Thursdays and Fridays for businessmen’s lunches including Old Kent Beer on tap for 25 cents a middy.
- Mr and Mrs J V Doyle of Morgan Street celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary with a con-celebrated mass by eight senior priests at St Michael’s Cathedral followed by a buffet luncheon at the home of their son Bernard Doyle of Tarcutta Street.
- At this week’s RAAF Base Forest Hill graduation ceremony, four RAAF trainees from Papua New Guinea became the first of their countrymen to graduate from an Australian air base.
- Mr and Mrs Norman Grinton celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in the Pacific Lounge committee room at the Wagga RSL Club.
- The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald Nick Shehadie was tendered a Civic Reception when he visited Wagga this week.
- Mates are advertising a home Oil Heater for $199.50, Kero Heaters from $29.95 and electric radiators from $3.95.
- Huthwaites Food Fair are selling Anchor mixed fruit 12 oz for 35 cents, Bushell’s Instant Coffee 6 oz for 89 cents and Arnott’s Monte or Mint Slice biscuits, 8 oz for 37 cents.
- Following a three-month trial Wagga Base Hospital has decided to continue with a policy of unrestricted visiting hours.
- St Andrew’s 37th Junior Eisteddfod was officially opened by the Mayor, Ald. M. Gissing.
- President of Wagga’s Save the Children’s Fund, Marcia Fife said that $2500 had been raised at their recent “Wool Fair”.
- The Wagga and District Bowling Association defeated the Federal District from Canberra by three matches to nil to regain the Les O’Reilly Shield for the first time in many years.
- Wagga men’s hockey competition started with 16 teams competing in three grades.
- Wagga Amateur Basketball Association will conduct a winter competition in the supper room of Kyeamba Smith Hall.
- Gumleigh Boys Home are celebrating their eighteenth anniversary with a Fete.
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