• Senior Constable, John Tritton, intelligence officer with Wagga Police said that 618 criminal offences resulted in $726,529 worth of property stolen in 1992 of which only $50,347 had been recovered.

• Minister for planning, Robert Webster, said Wagga’s Bridge to Bridge committee was a “likely candidate” for funding by the Government’s Heritage Assistance Program. 

• Australian Historian, Donald Horne, is promoting the republican cause at the State National Party Conference being held in Wagga.

• Wagga’s RSL Remembrance Village is celebrating is first birthday. Supervisor, Marjory Hale said the 23 permanent and two respite beds were 100 per cent occupied. 

• Well known Wagga businessman Pat Walsh has died at 83 years.

• The Sturt Mall has donated $10,000 to the 1993 Local Charities Appeal to aid the Smith Family, Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul.

• Television personality Sophie Formica visited Mt Austin High School as part of the QUIT Rock Eisteddfod campaign.

• Tourism Wagga is displaying Wagga’s attractions at the Sydney Holiday and Travel Show attended by an estimated 50,000 people.

• The hill on the home turn at Wagga’s Race Course has been removed and a new training complex is under construction.

50 YEARS AGO

• With completion of Blowering Dam the Mayor, Ald RJ Harris is asking council to consider opening North Wagga for redevelopment.

• Anstice and Mackay are advertising clothes for lawn bowlers including cream trousers for $15.95, cream pullovers for $12.75 and Stetson hats for $4.75.

• Mr WL Hurd, president of the Wagga Eisteddfod Society has welcomed sponsorship rom the Leagues Club, RSL Club and Golf Club for this year’s aria event.

• Miss Gwyneth Ansell and Mr Peter Hamilton were among 700 guests dressed in Roman attire who attended the second annual Bacchus Ball at the Kyeamba Smith Ball.

• Mr Jack Skeers, spokesman for the NSW Road Safety Council said Wagga has been selected as the site of the first driving school to be established in a country area of NSW.

• Miss Carol Flannigan celebrated her 21st birthday with a dinner party at the RSL Club.

• Ashmont Public School outclassed South Wagga to win by 27 points in the senior Australian Rules PASSS competition.

• The Royal Engineers Band, Kapooka played during the visit to Wagga of General Officer Commanding Eastern Command, Major General JW Harrison.