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Memories of Wagga Wagga: More tales and true in Local Studies : new books on World War One, the Kapooka Tradgedy, and the lost world of Pastoral Holdings circa 1890s
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Thursday, June 25, 2015. More tales and true in Local Studies : new books on World War One, the Kapooka Tradgedy, and the lost world of Pastoral Holdings circa 1890s. Loss, reverence and longing : ANZAC stories from the home front. The Kapooka Explosion: 21 May 1945, by Sherry Morris. Mackenzie's Riverina, second edition, Including Pictorial Supplement : A tour of the Hay district Pastoral Holdings of the 1890s , articles written by Harold M Mackenzie . Reprinted by the Hay H...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: September 2014
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Food, mail, madness: the Wealth and Progress of New South Wales 1893. So what was important to the average civic minded person in 1893? Assuming you were on the right side of the law, that is. Other items of note include: some. The local studies collection at Wagga Wagga City Library has many more gems for you to discover. Come into the library or peruse the catalogue online – go to the library homepage and click on the catalogue button. Local studies...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: Not so quiet on the home front: Wagga Wagga, World War One and the Kangaroo March
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Not so quiet on the home front: Wagga Wagga, World War One and the Kangaroo March. The Kangaroo March, by Sherry Morris and Harold Fife, is a detailed history of the Kangaroo March itself, but also offers insights into other aspects surrounding the effect of the war on the local area. Australia is currently commemorating the 100 years anniversary of ANZACS participating in World War One, so now is a good time to research all things 1914-1918.
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: June 2014
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Friday, June 27, 2014. 61st Annual Wagga Show. A recent conversation in the library with a visitor from Emu Plains made me curious about the subject she was researching - special trains that ran straight to the Wagga showgrounds early last century. This excerpt from the Daily Advertiser (left) has details for a day's rail timetable in August 1925. On Thursday 27 August 1925 the Daily Advertiser. If you are researching early Wagga Wagga, or just curious about former times, the cit...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: A Wagga Wagga New Year - 1949 and local industry
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Thursday, February 5, 2015. A Wagga Wagga New Year - 1949 and local industry. 65279; Four years after the end of World War Two, Wagga Wagga was still experiencing a degree of postwar poverty, but the general outlook was one of optimism. Wagga Wagga promoted itself as an industrial hub in a number of manufacturing areas such as metal, timber, dairy and flour. The Wagga Wagga Industries Directory will soon be available to view within the library! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: October 2014
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Thursday, October 30, 2014. Wagga Wagga Confidential : personal advertisements from 1939. Looking for the undocumented life of a city’s past can be difficult – on the surface what records remain appear to give few clues to the day to day reality. I’m always intrigued by the idea – what was it really like, in the background, beneath the surface? So what were the good people of Wagga Wagga doing in January 1939? Frequently asked for “clever girls” or “strong girls...If you are inte...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: March 2015
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A tale of two world wars : resources in local studies at Wagga Wagga City Library. With the anniversary of world war one under way, now is a good time to look at the stories that both the wars produced, more particularly the impact of the wars on people in the local area. If you are interested in war stories here are two books that you may find interesting:. Land fit for heroes : Urangeline Soldiers Settlements from 1920 , by Christopher P. Madden. John H...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: July 2015
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Friday, July 31, 2015. Where in the world is Coffin Rock? Parish maps are a great way to find out who owned what, and when, across New South Wales during particular time periods. Some of the maps have basic geographical features drawn on, and all the notes, keys and other features of these maps make for interesting viewing. Detail from the Sandy Creek Parish map, showing the beginnings of Coffin Rock. This excerpt is from the Daily Advertiser, Friday 26th of January, 1923. There ...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: Indigenous history resources in Wagga Wagga City Library
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Thursday, April 23, 2015. Indigenous history resources in Wagga Wagga City Library. The first people of this Riverina area are the Wiradjuri, and there are some very interesting resources on local Indigenous history in the local studies section of the library. If you are researching Indigenous history, the following are indispensable:. Wiradjuri Places : The Murrumbidgee River Basin (with a section on Ngunawal country). By Peter Rimas Kabaila,. Wiradjuri Heritage Study,. Go Green...
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Memories of Wagga Wagga: May 2015
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Memories of Wagga Wagga. Friday, May 29, 2015. Local history's local histories. Here is a sample of local histories for you to read, use in your research or prompt you to put your own research into print, and all from the local region. There are a few histories of Batlow, focussing on different aspects of the town. I have chosen two :. Batlow : the growing years from gold to apples,. Compiled by the Batlow Historical Society. A general history of the town and surrounding district. Compiled by Nigel Judd.