25 Years Ago

Graham Creed from the Wagga Bureau of Meteorology said that half way through February Wagga’s rainfall had already made February 1994 the second wettest on record.

Wagga doctors accused Geoff Lawler, secretary of the Wagga Trades and Labour Council of making misleading statements over the availability of bulk billing for patients in Wagga.

Grace Bros manager, Glen Bruce has been transferred to Canberra after five years in Wagga He has been replaced by Adrian Le Loux.

More than 200 people attended a farewell dinner for Bill Reid, the former Director of Catholic Education in Wagga.

Sonya Bradley emerged from the shadow of her older sister Melanie to win her first professional sprint race in the Ladies Gift (110m) at Nixon Park, Temora.

Allan Norris and Galva Nitschke representing Wagga’s small business sector voiced concerns about the Federal Government’s industrial relations reforms during a meeting in Canberra.

Wagga RSL Club chief executive, Michael Mercer has been appointed chairman of the Registered Clubs’ Association NSW gaming advisory committee.

Wagga and District Junior Australian Football Association honoured long serving former president Jim McMahon at this month’s delegates meeting.

50 Years Ago

About sixty people attended a twenty-first birthday party for Mr Peter Duff at Bevel’s Restaurant. 

Hundreds of wild ducks have taken refuge on Lake Albert since the opening of the duck shooting season.

Rev. Fr. Norman Duck has moved to Leeton and was farewelled by Ashmont and San Isadore parishioners who also welcomed their new parish priest Rev. Fr. W. Fulton and his assistant Rev. Fr. V. Kiss in the Ashmont Church Hall.

A meeting to form an auxiliary to support NSW Bush Nursing Centres was held at the home of Ald (Mrs) H Frisby.

The four star performers in the boy section of the annual Mt Austin High School swimming carnival were Peter Hogan, Dennis Pascall, Graham Porter and Gary Tickle.

A campaign to raise $70,000 for the Haven nursing extensions was outlined at a public meeting held at the Wagga RSL Club.

Mr J Gorman, Wagga branch president of the ex-prisoners of war association together with the Mayor, Ald R J Harris laid a wreath at the Wagga Cenotaph.

Mrs M Harris, president of the Gumleigh Boys’ Home Women’s Auxiliary, received a cheque for $107 from acting president of the Wagga Women’s Bowling Club, Miss A Edyvean.