Our excursion to Gundagai will be held on 11th October. A very interesting day has been planned by our excursions coordinator, Leonie Moore which includes refreshments and lunch.

During World War I, newspapers were the main source of news for communities throughout the Riverina. Even very small towns boasted their own newspaper.

Now available as a member only resource is a searchable digitised copy of the Societies Journal Number 1 “Some Men of Wagga”. This edition features significant research relating to three of Wagga’s early pioneers, Richard Sutton Heydon (1837 – 1915),  John Hurst (1836 – 1922) and Alexander Davidson (1818 – 1892).

Be sure to bookmark this ABC site for lots of interesting news and history of World War 1

In  The Daily Advertiser, compiled by the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society 25 and 50 years ago and What’s on in history

Throughout the “war to end all wars,” cats were a common sight in the trenches and aboard ships, where they hunted mice and rats. Beyond their “official” duties, they were also embraced as mascots and pets by the soldiers and sailors with whom they served.

The original aim of The War Graves Photographic Project was to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, Ministry of Defence grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to the present day.

The Scouting movement spread rapidly following its establishment by Lord Baden Powell in the UK in 1907 and was established in Wagga Wagga by 1914.

At the time of World War I, newspapers were the main source of news for communities throughout the Riverina. Even very small towns boasted their own newspaper.

Every ANZAC Day we remember them. We walk past the monuments in their honour, perhaps even glancing at the names carved in stone. The exhibition He belonged to Wagga: our Anzac story (1914 – 1919) puts a human face to these names. He belonged to Wagga… but who was he?