In the Past is compiled from The Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society.
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Saturday, November 20
25 Years Ago
The Golden Gown Awards Committee presented Rod Parsons with a gold lapel pin in appreciation of his 18 years of service to the committee and active support of many other local organisations.
Kapooka Commandant Colonel David Buchanan has been posted to the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies in Canberra.
Visiting cancer specialist Dr Derek Berg said plans to install radiotherapy units in both Wagga and Albury are being thwarted by Albury interests seeking a unit in the border city alone.
Businessman Peter Davies appealed to Australia Post to drop any thoughts it has about closing two existing outlets in favour of a single shop in the new Marketplace.
After two and a half years as Wagga Visitors Centre manager, Roger Ansell has resigned to revert to his first love - music.
Wagga Netball Association accused Wagga City Council of prejudice against women's sport in planned developments at the Equex Exhibition Centre.
At its annual meeting at Wagga's RSL Club, Chairman of Kurrajong Industries, Michael Kennedy, said that its manufacturing division was in jeopardy because of a combination of old technology, lack of innovation and reduced government funding.
A downturn in the building industry has been blamed for the loss of a dozen jobs at Teasco industries in Pearson Street.
Wagga's 80-year-old table tennis player Paul Wiencke won a bronze medal at the Australian Veteran Championships held in Adelaide.
50 Years Ago
The Daily Advertiser chief-of-staff Simon Terry has been included in a Rotary International Group Study Exchange team to visit the United States.
The Mayor of Wagga Ald Morris Gissing inspected the guard from Kapooka during this week's Beating of the Retreat opposite the Wagga City Council Chambers.
Wagga City Council has increased Wagga Abattoir's charges by 10 per cent following a recommendation from Abattoir Manager Mr Leo Bird.
Cathy Atkins, Peter Mahoney, Sue Ludwig and Shane McCoy were among those attending the Trinity Senior High School Ball.
A time capsule was placed by Mt Erin School principal Sister M Benedicta in the foundation of a new library-science complex being built at the school.
Two Wagga businessmen and their wives, Carlo and Franca Donebus and Nikolas and Anastasia Tsipiras, received their Australian citizenship in a ceremony conducted by Wagga's Mayor Ald M H Gissing.
A capacity audience of 500 saw the NSW Ballet Company perform at the Civic Theatre.
Sacred Heart School at Kooringal won the South Wagga Lions Club Road and General Safety Competition.
St George Rugby League coach Graeme Langlands attended a film and Sportsmen's evening at the Wagga Leagues Club auditorium.
Wagga businessmen voted to retain a five and a half day trading week with the possibility of extended trading either Saturday morning or a weeknight.
Clark's Family Pharmacy in Woolworth's Family Centre is advertising large packs of Alka-Seltzer for 46 cents, Sugar of Milk, 2lb for 69 cents and Nyal fluoride toothpaste for 29 cents.