The Weekly Times reports on the extensive HV McKay Collection held by Museum Victoria.

This is the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Societies regular Saturday feature in the Daily Advertiser.

Don’t miss the Friends of the Wagga Wagga City Library Book Sale Bonanza in the lower level of the Library, this Friday afternoon (4pm to 6pm) and Saturday morning (9am to 12pm).

Carole Riley’s blog “Heritage Genealogy” has an excellent post on Land and Property Information in NSW for online research.

As in previous years we will be combining with the Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society but this year the venue will be the Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Gardens site where we will use the rear balcony with its splendid views over the city.

The Wagga Wagga Antiques Society, with the support of the Wagga Wagga City Council, have organised a visit to Wagga on 18th October by Gordon Brown from the ABC Collectors program.

Our excursion to Gundagai will be held this Saturday, 11th October. A very interesting day has been planned by our excursions coordinator, Leonie Moore which includes refreshments and lunch. If you’d like to come along please contact Leonie on 6931-5221.

President of the North Wagga Residents Association, Laurie Blowes will be our guest at the next members meeting at 7.30pm on 20th October.

Search across the databases of the Australian War Memorial, National Archives and Commonwealth War Graves Commission with a single search.

Geoff Burch has recently up-dated a database listing over 2200 World War 1 enlistee’s who had a connection to Wagga.