1st June 2024
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society.
25 Years Ago
- More than 500 people gathered at the Kooringal Parish Centre to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first five Presentation Sisters in Wagga.
- Wet weather failed to deter 166 people who volunteered to canvas the suburbs of Wagga for the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal.
- Wagga Chamber of Commerce elected David Font, Joe Fealy, John Rumens, Mick Lucke, Steve Atkinson, Bill Arthur, Greg Harris, Sandra Thompson, David Palmer, Jodie Atkins, Liz Richardson Glenn Towle, Charles Hardy and Garry Williams to a new board of directors.
- Wagga solicitor, Trevor Forbes, aged 55, died in Calvary Hospital after a long battle with cancer.
- Footballing star, Dick Carey has chosen World No Tobacco Day this week to give up smoking and aims to raise $20,000 for charity at the same time.
- Following dramatic changes to senior management at BHP, Charles Sturt University Chancellor, David Asimus has resigned his position on the company’s board, just months into his three-year term.
- Victorian riders dominated two of Wagga’s biggest road cycling events, the Sid Demmery Classic and the John Woodman Memorial held last weekend.
- Isobel Reid spent time reading to children at the Wagga Library as one of many events held in National Reconciliation Week.
- Matthew Nixon of AJ Easdown and Partners accountants recently became the youngest Chartered Accountant in New South Wales and the fourth youngest in Australia.
- Wagga Veteran and Vintage Motor Club Rally organiser, Merv Willis is pictured in the Daily Advertiser with three of the trophies to be won at the Club’s annual rally on the June long weekend.
- Acting chairperson, Annette Jarvis is inviting Wagga and Tarcutta residents with an interest in community health issues to fill a vacancy on the Wagga Health Consumer Council which advises the Greater Murray Area Health Service on local health needs.
- After years of hard work Kooringal Rotary Club is officially opening Steve Halloran Park at Lake Albert which recognises the late Steve Halloran, a Rotary District Governor and world vice-president of Rotary.
- Wagga police Local Area Command youth liaison office, Senior Constable Mark Lonergan said that Wagga had the second highest level of youth conferencing for young offenders in New South Wales.
50 Years Ago
- Normie Rowe is performing this Thursday night at the Wagga Leagues Club.
- A local advisory board consisting of prominent local businesspeople and the Mayor of Wagga, Ald M Gissing has been formed to give the Salvation Army guidance on social needs in the community.
- The Commerce Permanent Building Society is paying 8% pa interest, payable half yearly with general manager Mr Lloyd Turner predicting an increase of 2% or more expected in the next few weeks to 10% or more.
- Riverina Area Director of Education, Mr L A Findlay, said the number of ancillary staff has almost doubled in the Riverina in an effort to improve the quality of Education.
- Concern has again been expressed at the lack of a government subsidy for the new Loretto Home of Compassion, 40 bed home-chapel complex currently under construction at Ashmont.
- Seventy-five Rural Youth members and guests attended the third annual Rural Youth Area convention held at the Father Holdsworthy Memorial Centre at San Isadore.
- Mates are advertising famous Remington Lektra Blade 6 Men’s shaver for an unbeatable $24.95.
- Brennans Real Estate have moved from 40 Thomson Street to 57 Baylis Street, opposite Huthwaites.
- The 14th annual Wagga Police and Citizens Boys Club, fours tournament attracted entries from 328 local and visiting bowlers and raised $1580 for the club.
- Major General J M L MacDonald, the general officer commanding all CMF units flew into Wagga for an inspection of the Wagga CMF unit.
- Brian Carr Real Estate are advertising a 5-acre ranch, five minutes from town, with a lovely cream brick veneer home for $46,000 or near offer.
- Hedditch & Company are seeking amounts of $35,000 and $40,000 and are offering first registered mortgages over land and brick veneer flats in Turvey Park and Kooringalnpaying 12.25% pa interest.
- The Pastoral Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street is currently being demolished.
- Mr George Roffey, an officer of the Repatriation Department will spend five days interviewing ex-servicemen and women in Wagga and Albury next month.
- St Michael’s Christian Brothers High School won the Schoolboys Rugby League Knockout Carnival at Yanco.
- The Wagga Chamber of Commerce plans to approach Wagga City Council suggesting that a new semi-permanent caravan park be developed to provide temporary accommodation specifically for workers in the building trade.
- Shell announced that home heating oil will rise this winter by 0.8 cents per gallon to 27.2 cents per gallon.
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