A contract for engineering and earthworks for the new $1.7 million harness racing and greyhound track at the showgrounds was signed by Michael Mullins, president of the Wagga Harness Racing Club, and Wagga Show Society president, Wal Sheather.

Wagga Ratepayers Association secretary said council needs to give far more thought to the city engineer, Laurie Fromholtz, recommendation that council assume ownership and control of Wagga Airport.

Pizza Hut announced that they will soon open a second outlet in Wagga to be in the Plaza Twin Cinema complex.

Wagga’s Norman Ross store is one of 11 NSW stores to close after the chain was placed into receivership.

TAFE Institute Director, Barry Peddle announced that Wagga rather than Albury would be the headquarters of the Riverina Institute of TAFE.

Miss Teen America, Joanna Bramos, will visit Wagga will be attending the 1992 Gumi Festival to be held late February.

Wagga Touch Association President, Noel French said Wagga will host the NSW Touch Association Regional Championships in March with about 1600 players expected to attend.

Bail was refused for a 16-year-old Albury youth who used a stolen car to ram a Wagga police car and later crash into the brick wall of the National Australia Bank in Morgan Street.

Former Wagga dentist and founding member of Wagga Apex Club, Dr Geoffrey Kerfoot, passed away this week in Melbourne.

South Wagga Primary School is celebrating its centenary this year beginning next weekend with a birthday party to commemorate their first enrolments.

Drop Dead Fred is screening at the Wagga Drive-In.

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Local girl, Miss Isabel Angel, will replace RVN-2 hostess Colleen Schoff who has resigned to be married.

Wagga abattoir manager, Leo Bird, said that 1966 kill figures rose appreciably despite a slump in the meat trade threatening employment at several NSW abattoirs.

Nearly 120 players and supporters met Wagga Tigers new coach Bernie Anderson at a social held at the Royal Hotel.

Jim Briggs, 15, made his first-class debut with South Wagga playing against Wagga Club in the Wagga Cricket competition.

Station manager, Mr W Marsden announced that RVN-2 will sponsor an appeal to raise $20,000 for the children’s ward at Wagga Base Hospital.

The Masters’ Apprentices are playing this Saturday night at the Kyeamba Smith Supper room.

Rev K L Brooks and Rev R E Driver were inducted into the Wagga Methodist circuit at a service in the Wesley Church.

Maslin Aviation are advertising charter flights from 18 cents a mile in The Daily Advertiser.

A safe containing several hundred dollars was stolen from the Auto Service Centre garage in Edward Street.