Abraham Booth pictured here with his family in the 1880s settled in Wagga in 1863 having acquired 65,000 acres on the Murrumbidgee River at Gobbagumbalin and Tooyal.
Murrumbidgee Turf Club
November 22, 2018 by ·
The Murrumbidgee Turf Club (MTC) was established in 1860 and by 1865 the land had been surveyed and dedicated as a race course. A grandstand was erected by Charles Hardy about 1867. Wagga City Library has many resources relating to the Murrumbidgee Turf Club including Eric Irwin’s book, “The Murrumbidgee Turf Club: its early […]
24th November 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago
November 22, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Wagga’s Mayor, Pat Brassil was elected chairman of the powerful Country Mayor’s Association. Member for Wagga, Joe Schipp MP said Wagga could have its long-awaited new police station in three years if appeals by the Minister for […]
17th November 2018 – In the Past – 25 nd 50 Years ago
November 18, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago Humid weather conditions savaged Wagga asthma sufferers with at least 96 people seeking assistance from Wagga Base Hospital within a few hours. Sergeant Dennis Guerin said that the open day at Wagga Police Station had been a huge […]
1st Recruit Training Battalion – Kapooka
November 14, 2018 by ·
The 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) was established at Kapooka in November 1951.
Armistice Day – as reported by The Daily Advertiser in 1918
November 9, 2018 by ·
The Armistice was referred to in 35 Daily Advertiser articles between 11th and 13th November 1918.
10th November 2018 – In the Past – 25 and 50 Years ago.
November 7, 2018 by ·
Compiled from the Daily Advertiser by the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society 25 Years Ago After 32 years of service and 22 floods, Colin Knott, has retired as the State Emergency Service’s Murrumbidgee division controller. Well-known local newspaper photographer, Gordon Wright has died after a long illness. The Presentation Sisters who have run Mt […]
Learn to Swim Campaigns
November 6, 2018 by ·
Learn to Swim and Life Saving Classes have long been a feature of Wagga Wagga.
Cutting and Stooking Hay
October 30, 2018 by ·
The Ganmain Haystack display centre explains that chaff cutting was originally done with a reaper and binder using a team of 6 horses. The first binders were 6 foot machines and ground driven.
Wagga Waterworks
October 30, 2018 by ·
Originally residents relied on rainwater or wells for their water supply. Sherry Morris’s book “Wagga Wagga – A History” tells us that although construction of waterworks was discussed by City Aldermen from the early 1870’s the cost was considered prohibitive.
