25 Years ago the Wagga Winery and tourism centre at Oura which had been established about four years earlier by Don Smith was selected as a finalist in the 1991 NSW Tourism Awards.

Wagga’s volunteer fire brigade was formed in 1880 with Alex Bolton as captain and was initially based in Baylis Street before moving to Morrow Street and later to The Esplanade in January 1927.

The furniture retailing firm of R.G. Nesbitt opened for business in rented premises at 102 Baylis Street Wagga in May 1910 and has operated in the city ever since, making it one of the oldest continuing businesses in the city.

In 1991 the South Wagga Rotary Changeover Dinner saw Dick Bostock replace Bob Bowcher as president. The year’s most successful fundraiser was the antique fair.

Gilbert and Sullivan musicals used to be a regular feature of High School productions and 50 years ago it was Wagga High School and a production of the “Gondoliers” shown here in this picture from the Daily Advertiser in final full dress rehearsal.

In April 1867 ninety Wagga residents signed a petition asking for a “proper post office” to be built at Wagga rather than just a telegraph office which was under consideration.

A new book from Geoff Burch that traces the history of the Pomingalarna Run (aka Uranqunity)- from original settlement till now. Topics covered include: the homestead, the winery, the hotel, and gold mining on Mount Moorong. The book features a variety of maps, photos and plans. A4 format, in colour, with seventy plus pages. Limited […]

Railway Hotels of NSW is a new book by Scott Whitaker that will be available in August 2016, but which can be ordered in advance. This is the 2nd in a series of books detailing every Railway hotel that ever existed in Australia – with this 2nd volume being exclusively NSW Railway hotels. The first […]

Professor of History in the School of General Studies at the National University Canberra, Professor Manning Clark will address a meeting of the Wagga Historical Society at the Teachers’ College.

June 1991 – For the first time in the 117-year history of the Presentation Sisters as Catholic teachers in the community, a lay person will be appointed as principal of Mt Erin High School.