We’ve headed to the archives to bring you the latest in the Daily Advertiser’s flashback picture gallery series and this week’s edition comes straight to you from October 2000.
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Here’s a glimpse of what was making news this week back in 2000, as reported in the Daily Advertiser.
- Staff at the Murrumbidgee Flour Mill appear to have been gagged by management following the announcement the Goodman Fielder-owned factory will be closed in December and 33 jobs will be lost.
- One of Wagga’s leading doctors as been fined $27,500 for having sex with a patient.
- A South Ashmont resident has lashed out at the purpose and timing of a campaign to rename the north side of the suburb.
- Bolton Park is the location for two world record attempts: to cook the world’s biggest bowl of rice, and stuntman Lawrence Legend’s attempt at jumping over 20 cars.
- Renovations are under way at Number 96 and the trendy wine bar will soon be open al fresco style from 9am.
- A fire that ripped through a block of units at Temora has attracted police attention.
- The William Farrer Hotel went to auction in Sydney.
- Leeton triumphed over Coleambally at the nine-a-side Australian rules carnival in Leeton.
- Goodman Fielder’s managing director of milling fled from Wagga’s media, refusing to answer questions on why the multinational company was abandoning the city and the 33 lost jobs.
- Sally Peacock is crowned Miss Wagga 2001 at a gala ceremony in the Victory Memorial Gardens. Mikala Gross was named Community Princess.