A 12-year-old boy died from an asthma attack while walking on Willans Hill with a friend.

Outraged Wagga City councillors and senior staff are considering legal action over a letter from the Wagga Ratepayers and Citizens Association which they interpret as implying corruption in council’s purchase of heavy equipment.

Charles Sturt University honoured two of the earliest pioneers in its history, Peter Hastie and Wal Fife, in a special ceremony.

Forty diners attended the inaugural Barter’s Wine and Food Society at Barters Restaurant together with bon vivant, Peter Madden and his wife, Judith, from Sydney.

Charles and Nell Meacham are celebrating 60 years of marriage citing friendship, co-operation and plenty of hard work as the recipe for marriage success.

Former long serving member of the Wagga Leagues Club and well-known sports administrator, Roy Harding, has died following a long battle with cancer.

Central Wagga residents, meeting at the Home Hotel, have called on Wagga City Council to address several concerns about the proposed Travers Street bridge.

Retiring principal of Trinity Senior High School, Brother Carl Sherrin, expressed disappointment at the end of religious order control of the school.

Three Wagga City councillors have sought to overturn a decision to close Thorne Street at Edward Street.

ACTU secretary, Bill Kelty, speaking as chairman of the National Task Force on Regional Development addressed a public hearing held in Wagga.

Wagga City, skippered by Gordon Nixon, won the RAFC Bowling Club sixth annual invitation triples tournament.

Despite a long waiting list at the hospital, an orthopaedic surgeon has left Wagga due to an inability to gain hours on Wagga Base Hospital’s surgery list.

50 YEARS AGO

More than 700 people attended the annual Mt Erin High School Speech night with Bishop of Wagga, the Most Rev F P Carroll addressing the gathering and presenting prizes.

Ian Bell, who last year played Othello in Peter O’Shaughnessy’s production, is speaking poetry and prose at the Wagga Music Club’s concert.

Ladies blouses for $3 and linen skirts are included in Edmondson’s 104th birthday sale on now.

200 people attended a public exhibition by the Riverina Lapidary Club at their rooms in Small Street.

Frederick Button, architect, was the first nomination received for the upcoming Wagga City Council elections.

Ald Errolla Heard and former Mayor, Ald Ivan Jack, have both decided against seeking re-election at the Wagga City Council poll on December 7.

Mrs Peberdy was made a life member and John Pratt was elected president of the Wagga District Pony Club and at the Club’s Annual General Meeting.

About 380 people attended the Woodstock and Goulburn PLC Old Collegians Ball at the Wagga Police Boys Club.

Pictured in The Daily Advertiser chatting between dances at the PLC Ball was Miss Shelley Belben of Boree Creek and Mr Philip Goldsmith of Wagga.

SRCC Chief Engineer, Mr H Wilson will meet with Wagga City Council’s Engineer, Town Planner and Building Inspector to overcome problems caused by rapid expansion and sporadic development in the city.

The Wagga and District Car Club held the ninth round of the NSW State Championship Motorkhana Series at the Kurrajong Reserve.

President, Mrs Nita Dunn and vice-president Mr R J Speirs are pictured in The Daily Advertiser admiring a “Josephine Ruce” rose at the Wagga Rose Show held at St Andrew’s Hall.