“The Old Hume Highway: History begins with a road” – new publication The Roads and Maritime Services has recently published a self-guided tour book titled, “The Old Hume Highway: History begins with a road”, with the assistance of the Royal Australian Historical Society and some of its local affiliated societies. Affiliated Societies who contributed to […]
Keith Andrew Joseph BOWES – HMAS SYDNEY
June 15, 2013 by ·
On the 20th November 1941 the cruiser HMAS Sydney was sunk. Greg Swinden, who is currently serving in the Australian Navy, is conducting research on the men who lost their lives in this event. As Greg explains: “Amongst those killed was Stoker Keith Andrew Joseph BOWES (born 9 June 1922 at Wagga) and his […]
FAHS Cultural landscapes training manual
May 12, 2013 by ·
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies has released a new manual for historians, entitled Cultural landscapes training manual: a guide for historical societies, which is now available on their website: www.history.org.au/Cultural%20landscapes.html. It covers environmental history with common terminology defined, cultural landscapes, and assessing the significance of a cultural landscape, managing cultural landscapes, and interpreting cultural landscapes. […]
Wagga Wagga Express – Wagga’s 1st Newspaper
February 27, 2013 by ·
The first newspaper in Wagga Wagga was the “Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser”. The first edition was published on the 30th October 1858 and it ceased publication in September 1939. Unfortunately most of the early editions have not survived. The period October 1858 to October 1859 has survived, with some omissions, as has […]
Master Ladies Hairdresser’s Association
February 9, 2013 by ·
FROM THE WAGGA WAGGA & DISTRICTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES: Master Ladies Hairdresser’s Association, Wagga Wagga. Recently the Historical Society Archives received from Miss Ida Buckley a donation of original correspondence for the formation of a Local Branch of the Master Ladies Hairdresser’s Association (N.S.W.) with Headquarters at Wagga Wagga. Included is a circular letter to […]
Souvenir of Wagga Wagga
January 14, 2013 by ·
The Society would like to thank Mrs Edith Joyce Green who has kindly donated some souvenir photos of Wagga Wagga. Mr & Mrs Green visited Wagga Wagga in earlier days and kept a fold out souvenir along with eight black & white postcard type photos of prominent Wagga buildings and scenery, as a reminder of […]
New Book – Sounding the Ground
October 19, 2012 by ·
The latest publication from prolific authors, Ron & Catherine Frew, is titled “Sounding the Ground – Nineteenth century journeys to Tumbarumba and the South East.” After two years work their new book will be launched on Saturday 24 November. Ron & Catherine extend an invitation to all interested persons to attend the launch at Artists on Parade […]
EARLY BREWERIES OF THE MURRAY, MURRUMBIDGEE, & DARLING RIVERS
September 25, 2012 by ·
“Early Breweries of the Murray, Murrumbidgee, and Darling Rivers: A Struggle for Survival” is the title of a new book written and published by Kerry Walton. The format is slightly smaller than A4, being 18cm wide x 25.5 cm high, containing one hundred and fifteen pages on gloss paper. It is filled with a myriad […]
MURRUMBIDGEE TURF CLUB – 1919 PROGRAM
August 30, 2012 by ·
The Albury & District Historical Society have presented our Society with an original program for the Spring Meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club , Wagga Wagga. The program is for Wednesday the 29th October and is complete except for the middle page, which is missing. Please click on the following link to view the program MTC […]
Notes of an Overland Journey to the Ovens and Melbourne in 1853
August 23, 2012 by ·
A series of articles that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald between October 1853 and June 1854, which detailed the experiences of four men travelling from Sydney to the Ovens and Melbourne, during the months of February and March 1853. Click following link to view the collated articles in one document Notes of a Journey to […]
