The State Library of NSW has released 50,000 pages of digitised World War One diaries for the public to transcribe.
Historic Manor up for sale
April 20, 2015 by ·
Built in the late 1800s, the Manor was the Temperance Hall in 1877 and later purchased by Doctor Thomas William Watkins Burgess.
In the Past compiled from the Daily Advertiser 18th April
April 19, 2015 by ·
Wagga Teachers College in the 1950’s. Wagga Teachers College commenced in July 1947 at the former site of No.1 RAAF Hospital near the Showgrounds.
March for 100 years of women in policing
April 17, 2015 by ·
Wagga will celebrate 100 years of women in policing this Monday, 20th April at Victory Memorial Gardens from 11am.
South Campus Stories – Dr Nancy Blacklow
April 16, 2015 by ·
The area known as South Campus of Charles Sturt University, bounded by Urana Street, College Avenue, Hely Avenue and Fernleigh Road, has its own special history of more than 50 years as the site of tertiary education facilities. Nancy Blacklow will be speaking about this at the Museum of the Riverina on Saturday, 2nd May.
Improve your Facebook feeds
April 14, 2015 by ·
How to receive our announcements and discussions on Facebook. Even if you already “like” us. The Facebook algorithm will normally send Facebook posts to only a small percentage of those who have liked a Facebook page. Click here for a short video from Legacy Family Tree which will show you how you can improve your […]
Lemnos Then & Now 1915
April 13, 2015 by ·
Lemnos was pivotal in Australia’s First World War campaign. The island acted as a port on the way to and from Gallipoli, providing a hospital for the wounded and a rest from the terrors of war. In 2011 Cheryl Ward and Bernard de Broglio visited the Greek island. Using sketch maps from 1915 and contemporary […]
Australia’s Top 10 Migration Memorials
April 13, 2015 by ·
Here’s a ‘Top 10′ chosen to cover the breadth of the continent from Fremantle to Sydney, memorials of all styles, and migrants of all stripes: colonial and post-colonial, forced and free, families, groups and individuals, those who stayed and settled, those who left, and those who never arrived safely. Click here for details
World War I Home Front Exhibition
April 13, 2015 by ·
When Sir Robert Menzies gave his sister a silver serving dish that bore the message “Peace, Greenie” soon after Armistice Day in 1918, the gift marked more than just the end of World War I. The belated wedding present carried a message of reconciliation after Isabel eloped against her family’s wishes on the eve of […]
Meet Steve Sailah Author of “A Fatal Tide”
April 12, 2015 by ·
Steve Sailah will give a lunchtime author talk and book signing at the Wagga City Library on Wednesday, April 29, at 1pm.
