At the museum
Tina de Jong
THIS coming week marks National Reconciliation Week, a time to reflect on Australia’s reconciliation journey.
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This week is a good time to come and visit Bumalduhaany Fighter Warrior – Remembering our Aboriginal soldiers and learn about a largely untold story in Australia’s military history.
This exhibition highlights some of the progress in this collective journey.
On display at the Historic Council Chambers site, Bumaldhaany Fighter Warrior, tells the stories of the Wiradjuri soldiers who, compelled by dual loyalties fought for Australian freedom and acted as responsible men of their traditional nations, out of duty to protect their families and their people’s country.
Bumalduhaany Fighter Warrior was curated by Aunty Flo Grant and will be on display until Sunday, July 19.
Rediscovering service records
IF YOU are interested in tracking down your relatives service records Samantha Leah can help at a FREE workshop on Saturday, June 13 at 10am and noon.
Samantha is an historian and heritage consultant with local consulting company NGH environmental, who can help you find records on the day and also offer insight into interpreting the information you find.
Bring along a print out of a relatives service record and Samantha will help you to piece together the puzzle of service records, dates and abbreviations to create a personal family story, or follow along on your tablet or laptop using councils free Wi-Fi.
The “Investigating First World War Records” workshop will take place at the Museum of the Riverina’s Historic Council Chambers Site, corner of Baylis and Morrow streets.
Bookings are essential on 6926 9655 or museum@wagga.nsw.gov.au
Their light still shines
HAVE you driven past the Wollundry Lagoon at night lately and seen the ANZAC story projection?
To commemorate the centenary of Anzac this special projection fires up as soon as the sun goes down.
It is situated on the facade of the Wagga City Council building (facing Wollundry Lagoon).
Wagga City Council commissioned local animator and visual effects artist Andrew Hagan to work alongside the Museum of the Riverina curators to bring Wagga’s Anzac story to the city.
It will be on display until Monday, June 9.
Writtenworlds
THERE is something special about seeing the writing of pioneers from our early beginnings and reading letters to loved ones from a bygone age.
We are touched by old diaries and scribbled notes.
Writtenworlds is a current exhibition exploring collections of handwritten words spanning two centuries.
This exhibition features objects from iconic writers, Dame Mary Gilmore, Miles Franklin and Henry Lawson.
Discover tiny yet meaningful moments of history, on display until Sunday, August 2 at the Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers site.
A short film made by award winning Batlow filmmaker, John Riddell is being screened hourly as part of the Writtenworlds exhibition.
Spokenworlds was inspired by handwritten collections and made with the help of local members of the community at museum’s in Tumut, Tumbarumba, Hay and Wagga.
It runs for 40 minutes for the duration of the exhibition Writtenworlds.
What’s on
HISTORIC COUNCIL CHAMBERS SITE
- Writtenworlds on Exhibition until August 2.
- Spokenworlds screening every hour during opening hours until August 2.
- Bumaldhaany Fighter|Warrior on display until July 19.
BOTANIC GARDENS SITE
- Worth their Weight In Gold: Wagga Women in WWI
- He Belonged to Wagga: Our Anzac Story (1914-1919)
- People and Places: Fitzmaurice and Baylis Streets, Wagga Wagga
- From Barbed Wire to Boundary Fences: The soldier settlers of Tarcutta and Wantabadgery (1917 to 1949)
- The Sauntering Emu and Other Stories: Life with the Birds of the Riverina
- Tm Castro: The man who never was.
- Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame
- Nurse Burke: Riverina Midwife
- The Curious Collection of Sylvia Seccombe
- Kidzone
- Kidztrack
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