Compiled from The Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 YEARS AGO
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Last month, was Wagga’s wettest July on record with 130mm of rain recorded.
Wagga’s newest restaurant, Sizzler, with almost 290 seats, and 110 staff has opened in Hammond Avenue.
Wagga police officer, Terry O’Connell, who developed a community-based program which has slashed youth crime, has been awarded a scholarship to study juvenile justice systems in Europe.
Associate Professor, David Battersby, announced that CSU and Wagga Base Hospital have joined forces to establish the Riverina Rural Health Training Unit.
Former police inspector, Herbert Smith, who retired in 1973, and had has since had a long association with Rotary, Probus, Senior Citizens Association, and Wagga City Bowling Club, has died.
Allan Norris, President of the Wagga Small Business Association, called for an end to the anachronism of a special holiday for banks each August.
Paul Mercurio from the movie Strictly Ballroom performed live at the Civic Theatre.
One of Australia’s leading fashion designers, Wagga’s own Richard Cook, is opening a boutique in the city in a partnership with Jennifer and Peter Sumpter of O’Connor’s Formalwear.
Wagga’s singing nun, Sister Irene Whelan, well known for her love of AFL Club Carlton and singing has died after more than 50 years’ service with the Little Company of Mary.
At the club’s annual Changeover Dinner, Colin Butt succeeded John Egan as president of Wollundry Rotary Club.
50 YEARS AGO
Tenders have been accepted for 26 Housing Commission cottages in Tichbourne Crescent, Immarna Place and Barinya Street.
Jim Stenmark’s 69 in the A grade stroke event set a course record at the Wagga Country Club. Don Paul won the B grade with 69 net and Graham Lisle the C grade with 73 net.
Annette Bevis, 22, a teacher at Wagga High, is the sixth entrant in Miss Wagga Quest.
Senior cadet at Wagga High School CUO Jim Vivian escorted Colonel C H A East during an inspection of 95 cadets conducting a ceremonial parade.
Thirteen-year-old Kerrie Woolbank from Mt Austin High presented Mrs Gadsby from the Haven with handicraft items to be sold at the Haven Fair.
Wagga Club Apexians, David Kennedy and Richard Gray, presented a cheque for $1320 to District Manager of Gumleigh Boys Home, Mt J H Frisken.
Staff from Wagga branches of the Bank of NSW spent the Bank Holiday Monday golfing at the Wagga Country Club.
The ten-day Miss Wagga festival will be known in future as the “Girraween Festival” said festival chairman, Peter Rocks.