Tom Lennon arrived in Wagga to work as a photo engraver with the short-lived Evening News. Later that year, he moved to The Daily Advertiser as its chief and originally, only photographer, and visually chronicled Wagga and the Riverina until the early 1970s.

In this early photo of Baylis Street, taken from Morrow Street looking south, Great Southern Motors is clearly visible on the left as are several Hotels further along the street.

Take a look at what was going on in Wagga this time 20 years ago. There are lots of familiar faces – is yours one of them?

It is now easier for NSW residents to learn about the history of their local towns with Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello launching the new Towns Through Time app.

This tool allows you to search all over the world for a place name with FamilySearch returning proper results even when the name has changed over time.

570 Ballarat mining maps, dated between 1870–1890 (approx.), are now available to search and view online using the State Library of Victoria catalogue.

Local Heritage Architect, Noel Thomson, will be speaking on the primary architectural styles of Wagga Wagga heritage buildings at our next members meeting 7.30pm on 18th May at the Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Gardens site.

Take a trip down memory lane to May 1-5 in 1995. There are loads of familiar faces – is yours one of them?

The footbridge was at the southern end of Trail Street and spanned Wollundry Lagoon. It was removed to make way for Ivan Jack Drive connecting Trail Street to Best Street which was opened to traffic in 1961.

Giltrap’s ‘lorry’ evacuating North Wagga residents during one of the floods in the 1950s. There were several floods in the 1950s, the worst in 1950 (10.13 metres), 1952 (9.45 m) and 1956 (9.58 m) when 1200 North Wagga-ites had to be evacuated.