Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Two well-known Wagga people were included in the 1974 Queen’s New Years Honours List. Mrs Amy Hurd was awarded an MBE for her work with sub-normal children, Girl Guides, and the Eisteddfod while historian, Keith Swan gained a BEM for his role in Education.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.

Hotelier, Bill Morgan, has been appointed as manager of the Riverina Australian Football Club.

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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.

Local Jazz legend, John Ansell, passed away at the age of 76.

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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Wagga accountant, Spiros Stathis had his head shaved, raising $1290 for the Cancer Patients assistance Society.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Wagga Rugby League appointed former Kangaroos coach, Graham Kennedy as its first public relations officer.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Mt Austin High School captains, Jenny Tunley and Graham Woods presented to the school an impressive portrait painted by school parent Mrs Barbara Kerridge, of Mr Colin Stewart Oliver, the school’s inaugural principal, who died suddenly last year.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Wagga Community Transport manager, Rosina Grosse, has been forced by health problems to resign after playing a substantial role as manager of the service for ten years.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Annette Harris was crowned Miss Wagga 1999 and Melissa Barklem crowned as Community Princess at a ceremony at the Broadway Complex.
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Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser.
Australia’s oldest “satchel swinger” the legendary 85-year-old bookmaker, Alf Ludwig finished his career at this week’s Wagga races.  
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• Kay Hull was officially declared the new Member for Riverina winning the seat with 65.3 per cent of the two-candidate preferred system with Labor’s Peter Hargreaves picking up the remaining 34.7 per cent. Wagga Wagga in the Past from the pages of the Daily Advertiser. Click for more details, more highlights and more photos