Compiled from The Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
25 YEARS AGO
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Store manager, Adrian Le Loux, said Grace Bros will now open every Sunday from 10am until 3pm.
Farmey Joseph, Wal Fife and Father Michael Burgess, all of Wagga, were presented with papal awards by Bishop Brennan in a special ceremony at St Michael's Cathedral.
Wagga police praised the cooperation of crowds gathered in the city over Easter including those attending the annual street machine rally.
The occupants of a ski boat which collided with a cement ski ramp at Lake Albert were lucky to escape without serious injury.
The Tom and Jerry show is great school holiday entertainment at the Leagues club.
Brendan Coppock has taken over from Steve Atkinson as manager of Wagga's Kmart store.
Tandy Electronics in Baylis Street is selling a personal AM/FM radio with auto reverse tape deck for $79.95 and a 20-memory phone with on-hold facility for $69.95.
Author Bryce Courtenay is in Wagga as part of a tour around Australia.
MAC'S Liquor is selling Johnnie Walker Red Label Whiskey 700ml for $23.95 and Victoria Bitter 24 x 375ml stubbies for $22.95.
50 YEARS AGO
The Fernleigh Road and Bourke Street intersection has been branded the "busiest and most dangerous" in Wagga with two people killed and several others injured in recent years.
Prominent solicitor Mr William Daniel Coggan has died at the age of 63.
World renowned American ballad singing group, The Platters, performed to a packed house at the RSL Club.
Wagga's largest off-street car park, the Golden Square car park at the rear of Edmondson's, David Jones and the Australian Arcade is nearing completion.
Senior postal officer, Tom Musto has retired after 50 years' service with the post office.
A Wagga nightwatchman was bashed with his own torch when he surprised two intruders at the rear of the Wagga Pawnbroker's premises in Baylis Street.
Twelve-year-old Roger Hunt won $500 in the Cottees soft drink bottle top bonanza promotion which attracted more than 1000 entries.
Ald W C Fife said that the Wagga City Abattoir was in a much worse financial position than last year's trading loss showed.
More than 200 delegates are at an inter-denominational Christian Women's Convention in Wagga.
Malvern Star Stores are advertising TV rentals from $8.50 per month.
A basset hound owned by Mrs Harris won the open class at the Sydney Show.
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