Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, Wagga with an urban population of 44,272 people, is the state's largest and the country's fifth largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, educational and transport hub of Australia. The city is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne, and is the major regional centre for the Riverina and South West Slopes regions. “km” redirects here. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... Collingullie is (, postcode 2650) a village 27km northwest of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Alfred Town is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... Most of the Western and Central parts of Australia were never divided into counties;  No counties  Has been subdivided into counties Cadastral divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land... Location of Wynyard Map of Wynyard county from 1897 showing the parishes Wynyard County, New South Wales is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. ... Clarendon County, New South Wales is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Location in New South Wales The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German-Dutch physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German-Dutch physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Motto(s): Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The South West Slopes is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. ...

The central business district is focused around the commercial and recreational grid bounded by Best and Tarcutta Streets and the Murrumbidgee River and the Sturt Highway. The main shopping street of Wagga is Baylis Street which becomes Fitzmaurice Street at the northern end. The city is located in an alluvial valley and much of the city has a problem with urban salinity. Wagga Wagga has four distinct seasons, with warm to hot summers and cold winters by Australian standards. Mean annual rainfall in Wagga Wagga in 557.5 millimetres and is distributed evenly over the twelve months. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Visible salt deposits on the former bed of the Aral Sea Soil salination is the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation. ...

The original inhabitants of the Wagga Wagga region were the Wiradjuri people. In 1829, Charles Sturt became the first European explorer to visit the future site of the city. Squatters arrived soon after, leading to conflict with the indigenous inhabitants. The town, positioned on the site of a ford across the Murrumbidgee, was surveyed and gazetted as a village in 1849 and the town grew quickly after. In 1870, the town was gazetted as a municipality. The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... Charles Sturt c. ... The European exploration of Australia encompasses several waves of seafarers and land explorers. ... In Australian history, squatter referred to those who occupied large tracts of Crown Land in order to graze livestock. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... A ford, with pedestrian footbridge, on a minor road near Weimar bei Kassel in Germany The ford at Brockenhurst, leading into the village centre, following heavy rain. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

As the town grew, it attracted the interest of bushrangers such as Captain Moonlite and Mad Dog Morgan. During the negotiations leading to the federation of the Australian colonies, Wagga Wagga was considered as a potential capital for the new nation. During World War I the town was the starting point for the Kangaroo recruitment march. The Great Depression and the resulting hardship saw Wagga Wagga become the centre of a secession movement for the Riverina region. Wagga Wagga became a garrison town during World War II with the establishment of a military base at Kapooka and Royal Australian Air Force bases at Forest Hill and Uranquinty. After the war, Wagga Wagga was proclaimed as a city in 1946 and new suburbs were developed to the south of the city. In 1982 the city was amalgamated with the neighbouring Kyeamba and Mitchell Shires to form the City of Wagga Wagga local government area. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Headstone at Gundagai cemetery Andrew George Scott (1842-1880), known as Captain Moonlight or Captain Moonlite, was an Australian bushranger. ... John Fuller (aka Dan Morgan) was an Australian bushranger. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Boomerangs at Forbes During World War I, recruitment marches or snowball marches to Sydney were a feature of recruiting volunteers for the Australian Imperial Force in rural New South Wales, Australia. ... The Great Depression was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn beginning in some countries as early as 1928. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Kapooka is a suburb in the south west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Forest Hill is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... Uranquinty (, postcode 2652) is a small town approximately 15km south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Wagga Wagga is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese, with its principal church being St Michael's Cathedral. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. ...

Geography

Wagga Wagga is located at the eastern end of the Riverina region where the slopes of the Great Dividing Range flatten and form the Riverina plain. The city straddles the Murrumbidgee River, one of the great rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and the city centre itself is located on the southern bank, protected by a levee from potential flooding. The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... Semi-arid grazing country near Burra Creek, South Australia The basin drains roughly three-quarters of New South Wales (including all of the A.C.T.), half of Victoria, a substantial portion of southern Queensland, and a small part of eastern South Australia. ... A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. ...

The city sits almost midway between the largest cities in Australia being 452 kilometres southwest of Sydney and 456 kilometres northeast of Melbourne with the Sydney-Melbourne railway line passing through.^[2] The Sturt Highway, part of Australia's National Highway network, also passes through the city on its way from Adelaide to its junction with the main Sydney-Melbourne route, the Hume Highway, a further 45 kilometres east. This location astride some of the major transport routes in the nation has made Wagga Wagga an important heavy truck depot for a number of companies including Toll Holdings. Wagga Wagga itself is the major regional centre for the Riverina and for much of the South West Slopes regions, providing education, health and other services to a region extending as far as Griffith to the west, Cootamundra to the north and Tumut to the east. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... As originally New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, this meant that all travellers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... The Hume is National 31 from Sydney to Albury . ... Toll Holdings is Australias largest transport company, with units or divisions in trucking, rail, sea and air transport. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The South West Slopes is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. ... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Cootamundra in New South Wales (red) Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area (see Cootamundra Shire) in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Tumut is a town and the centre of a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Wagga Wagga, looking northwest from Willans Hill

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Landform and salinity

Wagga Wagga is located upstream from the Riverina plain in the mid-catchment range of the Murrumbidgee River in an alluvial valley confined by low bedrock hills.^[3] Much of Wagga Wagga is situated on heavy clay soils in a large drainage basin with a small catchment discharge point. Groundwater is therefore unable to leave easily leading to Wagga Wagga having a problem with waterlogged soil and salinity. Urban salination in Wagga Wagga is now the subject of a large multi-pronged approach to prevent further salination and reclaim salt affected areas.^[4] The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ... Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the Earths surface. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of lithologic formations. ... Visible salt deposits on the former bed of the Aral Sea Soil salination is the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation. ...

City and suburbs

Wagga CBD in 1897

Main article: List of Wagga Wagga suburbs and localities

The location of Wagga's Central business district was already well established by the late 1800s and remains focused around the commercial and recreational grid bounded by Best and Tarcutta Streets and the Murrumbidgee River and the Sturt Highway. The main shopping street of Wagga is Baylis Street which becomes Fitzmaurice Street at the northern end. The Wollundry Lagoon is the water focus of the city centre and has been a key element in the development and separation of the north (older) and south (newer) parts of the city centre. Most residential growth in Wagga Wagga has been on the higher ground to the south of the city centre, with the only residential areas north of the Murrumbidgee being the flood prone suburb of North Wagga Wagga and the university suburb of Estella. Major industrial areas of Wagga Wagga include the northern suburb of Bomen. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 616 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (842 × 820 pixel, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wagga Wagga, New South Wales History... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 616 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (842 × 820 pixel, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wagga Wagga, New South Wales History... Ashmont Boorooma Bomen Bourkelands Cartwrights Hill Estella Forest Hill Glenfield Park Gobbagombalin Gumly Gumly Kapooka Kooringal Lake Albert Lloyd Mount Austin North Wagga Wagga San Isadore Tatton Tolland Turvey Park Wagga Wagga CBD Category: ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... North Wagga is an inner northern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, located on the floodplain of the Murrumbidgee River, directly across from the citys Central Business District. ... Estella is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Bomen is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Climate

At an elevation of 147 metres above sea level, Wagga Wagga has four distinct seasons. Winters can be cold by Australian standards with the mean maximum temperature falling in July to 12.9 degrees Celsius and a mean minimum of 2.7. The lowest temperature recorded at Wagga was -6.3 degrees Celsius on 21 August 1982. Fog and heavy frosts are common in the winter whilst snow is a very rare occurrence.^[5] For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Golden Gate Bridge in Fog Evening fog obscures Londons Tower Bridge from passers by. ... Frost on black pipes Frost is a solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. ... Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. ...

By contrast, summers in Wagga Wagga are warm to hot, with mean maximum temperatures ranging between 29 and 32 degrees Celsius. The hottest temperature on record was 44.8 degrees Celsius on 23 January 2001. Relative humidity is low in the summer months with a 3pm average of around 30%.^[5] is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Wagga Wagga has a mean annual rainfall of 557.5 millimetres per year. This rainfall is distributed fairly equally over the 12 months.^[5]

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History

Main article: History of Wagga Wagga

The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the Wagga Wagga region were the Wiradjuri people and the term "Wagga" and derivatives of that word in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language is thought to mean crow. To create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat a word, thus 'Wagga Wagga' translates to 'the place of many crows'.^[6] This has been recognised in the foundation stone of St Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral, which is written in Latin and translates the city's name as Corvopolitanus ("corvus" being the Latin word for crow).^{[citation needed]} Other translations have also attributed the word 'wagga' to meaning, 'reeling (a sick man or a dizzy man); to dance, slide or grind'.^[6] The history of Wagga Wagga details the growth of the city from a small crossing on the Murrumbidgee River to the largest city and regional centre of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see Wiradjuri) is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. ... Species See text. ...

European exploration of the future site of Wagga Wagga began in 1829 with the arrival of Captain Charles Sturt during his expedition along the Murrumbidgee River.^[7] Settlers arrived shortly thereafter with Charles Tompson establishing the Eunonyhareenyha 'run' on the north bank of the river in 1832, and then in soon after George Best establishing the Wagga Wagga 'run' on the south bank. Other settlers followed, with all of them initially squatting on the land illegally but by 1836 the colonial government regulated the tenure of land and established a licensing scheme.^[8] Within a few short years settlers numbers increased greatly and before 1850 a local bench of magistrates and a place for holding petty sessions was established.^[9] The beginnings of a village formed near the ford used by most traffic passing through the area and included a crude blacksmith's shop, a hotel, and a post office. By 1849 the town was marked out by surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend and formally gazetted as a village.^[10] The European exploration of Australia encompasses several waves of seafarers and land explorers. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Sturt c. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In Australian history, squatter referred to those who occupied large tracts of Crown Land in order to graze livestock. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A magistrate is a judicial officer. ... A magistrates court or petty sessions is the lowest kind of court in England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions. ... A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... A gazette is a newspaper. ...

Wagga Wagga grew quickly reaching a population of 627 in 1861 and during that decade a number of hotels and stores opened, as well as professional services in the form of banks, solicitors, doctors and dentists.^[11][12] The Wagga Wagga Advertiser is still published today as the The Daily Advertiser and commenced in 1868.^[11] Until the 1860s most goods were transported to markets by bullock wagon. For a short time, the arrival of faster, cheaper and more reliable riverboats allowed goods to be transported more easily to export markets. The riverboat era ended when the New South Wales government extended the railway line to North Wagga Wagga in 1878 and across the river to Wagga Wagga itself in 1881.^[13] 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... Banks is a surname, and may refer to: Aidan Banks, bass guitarist Alan Banks, fictional character from Peter Robinson Ant Banks, rapper Antonio Banks, American wrestler Bill Banks, wrestling worker Brad Banks, American football player Briana Banks, American porn actress Carl Banks, American football player Carli Banks, American model Chip... In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ... The Daily Advertiser is the regional newspaper which services Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Australia and much of the surrounding region. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... A riverboat is a specialized watercraft (vessel) designed for operating on inland waterways. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Jeremiah Finn built the Golden Age Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street, the first hotel to be built in South Wagga Wagga, in 1873. He held the licence of this hotel until 26 June 1886, when the licence was transferred to George Wood.The Golden Age, was then renamed the Southern Cross and later the Duke of Kent.^{[citation needed]} is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

On 15 March 1870, Wagga Wagga was incorporated as a municipality and George Forsyth was chosen as the first Mayor of Wagga Wagga. Gas lighting was installed throughout the streets of Wagga Wagga in 1881, although once again North Wagga was neglected. By 1885, a town waterworks and reservoir was established although water quality remained a problem. Poor sanitation caused a horrific stench in the town and was blamed for a large increase in infectious diseases such as typhoid fever in the 1890s and early 1900s. In 1908 the Council approved a sewerage scheme and by 1914 most of the main streets were sewered. A free public library was opened in 1875 and the Council began to establish parkland such as Bolton Park and the Town Hall Gardens.^[14] is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Gas lighting is the process of burning piped natural gas or coal gas for illumination. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sewage is domestic, municipal, or industrial liquid waste products. ... ... E. Coli bacteria under magnification Sanitation is the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste, as well as the policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures. ... This false-colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia. ... For a related disease which is caused by a different bacterium, see Paratyphoid fever. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The word sewerage means the provision of pipes etc to collect and dispose of sewage. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Hampden Bridge

In September 1859 local residents formed a committee for the construction of a pile bridge over the Murrumbidgee River. After the New South Wales Government refused to support this type of bridge the committee decided to finance it themselves. The bridge was completed in October 1862 and opened on 27 October at just over 91 metres long and 7 metres wide. In 1884 the New South Wales Government purchased the bridge and it was demolished in 1895.^[15] In 1895 a truss bridge called the Hampden Bridge, was built across the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga. The bridge served the Wagga Wagga community for over 100 years until 16 August 2006 when it was closed and fenced off to the public due to the bridge being declared a safety risk after one of the trusses failed.^[16][17] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB) Summary Bridge over Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Built 1895 an example of an Allen Truss bridge Picture by AYArktos Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB) Summary Bridge over Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Built 1895 an example of an Allen Truss bridge Picture by AYArktos Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales... Hampden Bridge Design Hampden Bridge is a wooden Allan Truss bridge over the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which opened to traffic on 11 November 1895 and was closed in October 1995 when the Wiradjuri Bridge opened. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A pile bridge is a structure that uses foundations consisting of long poles (referred to as piles), which are made of wood, concrete or steel and which are hammered into the soft soils beneath the bridge until the end of the pile reaches a hard layer of compacted soil or... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... Hampden Bridge Design Hampden Bridge is a wooden Allan Truss bridge over the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which opened to traffic on 11 November 1895 and was closed in October 1995 when the Wiradjuri Bridge opened. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With its increasing prosperity and population, Wagga Wagga and the surrounding district became a place of interest to several infamous bushrangers. The Wagga police magistrate Henry Baylis was bailed up by Mad Dog Morgan in 1863.^[18] Captain Moonlite and his band arrived in the district on November 15, 1879 and held up 39 people at Wantabadgery Station. Moonlite and his gang escaped a police pursuit only to be captured at another nearby property when police from the neighbouring townships of Gundagai and Adelong arrived.^[18] Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... John Fuller (aka Dan Morgan) was an Australian bushranger. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Headstone at Gundagai cemetery Andrew George Scott (1842-1880), known as Captain Moonlight or Captain Moonlite, was an Australian bushranger. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wantabadgery is a village community in the central eastern part of the Riverina and situated about 35 kilometres east from Wagga Wagga and 19 kilometres west from Nangus. ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Adelong is a small town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia and is a part of the Tumut Shire. ...

Along with most of the Riverina region, the majority of Wagga Wagga residents supported the federation of the Australian colonies, in large part due to the prospect of free trade across colonial borders. In 1898, a group of residents promoted Wagga Wagga for consideration as the site of the future national capital due to its location equidistant from Sydney and Melbourne and its ample water supply. Despite the bid's lack of success, in the 1899 referendum Wagga Wagga residents voted strongly in favour of federation.^[19] The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...

During World War I the town was the starting point of the "Kangaroo March", one of a series of snowball marches conducted in New South Wales during the war where groups of recruits would march toward Sydney and appeal to men in the towns along the route to join them and enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. 88 recruits left Wagga Wagga on 1 December 1915, farewelled by a large crowd and to the accompaniment of a band. The marchers included John Ryan, who later won the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line in 1918.^[20] The march finished at Campbelltown with over 220 recruits.^[21][20] “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Boomerangs at Forbes During World War I, recruitment marches or snowball marches to Sydney were a feature of recruiting volunteers for the Australian Imperial Force in rural New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the name given to two all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II. First Australian Imperial Force (1914-18) Second Australian Imperial Force (1939-45) Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, Australia had a... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... John Ryan (Februay 1890 - 3 June 1941) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. ... Combatants United Kingdom, France, Australia, United States Germany Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georg von der Marwitz Strength 4 British armies 1 French army American Expeditionary Force Defensive forces and gun emplacements of the Hindenburg Line The Battle of the Hindenburg Line, which began September 18, 1918, was a key turning point... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Queen Street in Campbelltown Campbelltown is a suburb and the CBD (central business district) of the City of Campbelltown, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located about 44 km south west of the Sydney central business district. ...

After the war some of the area around Wagga Wagga was designated for settlement by returned soldiers, who faced insurmountable difficulties due to poor and unwatered land, lack of farming experience and lack of access to markets. Many walked off the land after years of backbreaking work.^[22] Residential growth continued with a population in 1921 of 11,631.^[23] Much of this residential growth was housed in the higher ground to the south, extending to the south of the railway tracks. A suburb consisting of tents and crude huts, known as "Tent Town", developed along the river providing housing for the poorer residents of Wagga Wagga.^[24] In 1922, electricity was provided for the town, with hydro-electric power available from Burrinjuck Dam from 1928.^[25] Settlers Cottage - Kentucky, New South Wales Soldier Settlement Estate Soldier settlement refers to the occupation and settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the State Governments after world Wars I and II. // Such settlement plans initially began during World War I... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Burrinjuck Dam is located 34 km southwest of Yass and 339 km south west of Sydney, Burrinjuck Dam (also known as Lake Burrunjuck) is a major dam on the Murrumbidgee River below its junction with the Goodradigbee and Yass Rivers. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hardship as a result of the Great Depression, and the election of Jack Lang of the Labor party as Premier of New South Wales, sparked the formation of the "Riverina Movement". Throughout the Riverina in early 1931, a series of rallies were organised by the movement, culminating in a great meeting in Wagga Wagga on 28 February 1931. The meeting called on the State and Federal governments to alleviate the concerns of producers in the district or hold a referendum to determine if the Riverina should secede. The movement petered out following the dismissal of Lang in 1932 and the recovery of the regional economy.^[26] The Great Depression was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn beginning in some countries as early as 1928. ... John Thomas Lang (21 December 1876 - 27 September 1975), Australian politician, usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, familiarly known as Jack and nicknamed The Big Fella, was Premier of New South Wales for two terms (1925-27, 1930-32). ... List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The outbreak of World War II saw Royal Australian Air Force bases established at Forest Hill in 1940 and Uranquinty in 1941. A major Australian Army camp was constructed at Kapooka in 1942 and one year later there were 8,000 troops in training there with Wagga taking on the characteristics of a garrison town.^[27] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Forest Hill is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uranquinty (, postcode 2652) is a small town approximately 15km south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Kapooka is a suburb in the south west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the war, Wagga Wagga grew steadily and was proclaimed a city on 17 April 1946. Suburbs such as Turvey Park and Kooringal were developed to the south of the city and in the 1960s, residential growth expanded to cover areas such as Tolland and Lake Albert. The main commercial district also moved south to the Baylis Street end with the development of the Sturt Mall in 1979. The City Council developed a series of industrial areas including areas for service and general industries, and agricultural processing and noxious industries were established in a new industrial estate in Bomen.^[28] is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Turvey Park is an inner southern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Kooringal is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Tolland is a suburb located in the city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lake Albert ( ) is an artificial lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. ... Sturt Mall is a shopping centre located in the CBD of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Bomen is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

In the 1950s the defence bases in Wagga Wagga again became an important part of the city. The Army camp at Kapooka was reopened as a recruit training centre from 1951, a role it maintains to this day. RAAF Base Wagga at Forest Hill also expanded, with training of defence force aircraft technicians located there from 1969.^[29] This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forrest Hill) is located in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forrest Hill. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

In 1971, following pressure from the Wagga Wagga community for a university, the teachers' college established in 1947 became the Riverina College of Advanced Education and was relocated to a site adjacent to the Wagga Agricultural College, with whom it amalgamated in 1975. In 1989, the College amalgamated with the College of Advanced Education at Bathurst to become Charles Sturt University.^[30] After a series of major floods in the early 1950s, the City Council protected the city area on the south flood plain through construction of a levee, completed in 1962. The levee was designed to provide protection from floods at levels expected once every one hundred years. North Wagga Wagga was initially excluded from protection however by 1982 another levee was constructed to protect the village, although at a lower standard.^[31] In 1981, the New South Wales government forced the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga City Council with neighbouring Kyeamba Shire and Mitchell Shire to form the new City of Wagga Wagga Local government area, containing 4,886 square kilometres.^[32] Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Floodplain. ... A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Demographics

Wagga Wagga is the major city of the Riverina and the largest inland city in New South Wales.^[1] In 2006 the urban centre of Wagga Wagga was home to a population of 44,272^[1] and the city is continuing to grow with population growth of 0.8% for the period 2001 to 2006. Much of this growth is attributable to the "sponge city" phenomenon as Wagga Wagga attracts residents from smaller towns in the region such as Urana. Other factors include Wagga's role as a regional centre and its hosting of major defence establishments and a Charles Sturt University campus.^[33] The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Motto(s): Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004... Urana is a sleepy little town and a Local Government Area (Urana Shire) in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ...

The population is reasonably homogenous with only 6.4% of the population born outside of Australia as opposed to 21.9% for Australia as a whole and 93.8% of households in Wagga Wagga only speaking English at home. Wagga Wagga is home to small numbers of migrants from England, New Zealand, Scotland, the Netherlands and Germany. Wagga Wagga is also home to a sizable indigenous population; at the 2001 census, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders made up 3.4% of the city's population.^[34] The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... This article is about the country. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... The Torres Strait Islander Flag. ...

In religion, Wagga Wagga is predominantly Christian, with the major religious denominations being Catholic (34.0%) and Anglican (26.3%). 15.5% of the population professed no religion. The main sources of employment in Wagga Wagga include education, retailing, health and defence.^[34] Anglicanism commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, the churches that are in full communion with the see of Canterbury. ...

Industry

Commercial

Wagga Wagga Marketplace, opened in 1997

Wagga attracts people from all over the Riverina and southwestern New South Wales to its shopping facilities. Wagga's shopping centres include two notable centres of metropolitan standards, Wagga Wagga Marketplace and Sturt Mall in the central business district, and suburban shopping centres such as the new South City Shopping Centre in Glenfield Park, the Lake Village Shopping Centre, Lake Albert, the Tolland Shopping Centre and Kooringal Mall in Kooringal. Wagga also has a large Home Base located on the Sturt Highway. Wagga's central business district, with both Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets and other surrounding streets, offers hundreds of specialty retailers including national chains such as Big W, Myer and Target Country. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 750 pixel, file size: 262 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Wagga Wagga Marketplace Picture taken by Bidgee File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 750 pixel, file size: 262 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Wagga Wagga Marketplace Picture taken by Bidgee File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Wagga Wagga Marketplace is a shopping centre located in the regional city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wagga Wagga Marketplace is a shopping centre located in the regional city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sturt Mall is a shopping centre located in the CBD of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Glenfield Park is a rapidly growing southern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Lake Albert (35°09′S 147°22′E) is a man made lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia and also the name of a suburb on the shores of the lake. ... Tolland is a suburb located in the city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kooringal is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Big W is the second largest discount department store in Australia, with over 120 stores located nationwide. ... Myer Emporium. ... Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company that operates over 350 Target department stores in its chain. ...

Defence forces

The Australian Army base at Kapooka includes the Army Recruit Training Centre, where non-commissioned members of the Australian Regular Army undertake their initial training.^[35] The barracks at Kapooka are named after World War II military commander Sir Thomas Blamey, born at Lake Albert Wagga Wagga and Australia's only Field Marshal.^[36][18] Following recruit training, soldiers move on to trade specific training at various training establishments throughout Australia. The soldiers club at Kapooka is named for John Hurst Edmondson, Australia's first Victoria Cross winner in World War II, who was born in Wagga Wagga.^[37][38] The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Kapooka is a suburb in the south west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Army Recruit Training Centre entrance sign Army Recruit Training Centre is the official name denoted by the Australian Army Department of Defence since December 1, 1998 [1] for its Recruit Training Centre situated at Kapooka, an outer suburb of Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) Ribbon of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on May 18, 1725. ... See also Field Marshal (Australia) Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey GBE KCB CMG DSO ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian General of World War II, and Australias first (and only) Field Marshal. ... Lake Albert (35°09′S 147°22′E) is a man made lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia and also the name of a suburb on the shores of the lake. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... John Hurst Edmondson (8 October 1914–14 April 1941) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. ...

There is a separate Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base at Forest Hill (RAAF Base Wagga), which is the administration and logistics training base for Air Force personnel and the tri-service (RAN/Army/RAAF) electronic (White hander) and aircraft (Black hander) trades school. Some Royal Australian Navy Aircraft Technicians assigned to the HMAS Albatross are based at RAAF Base Wagga as a Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU).^[39] RAAF Base Wagga is also the home of the Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Forest Hill is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forrest Hill) is located in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forrest Hill. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The second HMAS Albatross is the Fleet Air Arms base near Nowra in New South Wales, about 2 hours drive south of Sydney. ... Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum is located at the Wagga Wagga RAAF Base at Forest Hill about 10km east of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia on the Sturt Highway. ...

Education

The sole provider of higher education in Wagga Wagga is the local campus of the multi-campus Charles Sturt University, located on the outskirts of the suburb of Estella. The university was established on 1 July 1989^[40] following the enactment of The Charles Sturt University Act, 1989 and involved the merger of several existing separately-administered Colleges of Advanced Education including the Riverina College of Advanced Education in Wagga Wagga. At the time of its establishment it became the ninth university in the state and its inaugural vice-chancellor was C.D. Blake OAM who at the time was the principal of the Riverina College.^[40] CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Estella is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The College of Advanced Education (CAE) was a class of Australian tertiary education institutions that existed from the early 1960s until the early 1990s. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ...

The Riverina Institute, a collection of TAFE institute campuses has its headquarters in Wagga Wagga and Wagga is home to three campuses. ^[41] The Primary Industries Centre, at North Wagga Wagga is set on 250 hectares and runs courses on agriculture and horticulture.^[42] The National Aerospace Training Centre of Excellence, at RAAF Base Wagga provides training support to the Australian Defence Force aerospace traineeship program. The commercial contract with the ADF is the largest technical training contract in Australia.^[43] In addition Wagga Wagga is home to eight secondary schools and 22 primary schools. Riverina Institute is the group of TAFE campuses that operate in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related... A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ... Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) is classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forrest Hill) is located in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forrest Hill. ... The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Government

Wagga Wagga Court House

Local Government for the city is provided by the Wagga Wagga City Council. As well as Wagga Wagga itself the City Council area includes the outlying towns of Tarcutta, Ladysmith, Mangoplah, Collingullie and Uranquinty covering an area of 4,824km².^[44] The local government area was formed as a result of the amalgamation of the Wagga Wagga municipality with the Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. The council itself consists of 14 councillors elected for a four year term and from these a mayor and deputy mayor is elected each year by the council.^[45] Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-courthouse. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-courthouse. ... Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. ... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... National Truck Driver Memorial at Tarcutta Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Ladysmith (, postcode 2652) is a village approximately 19km east of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mangoplah (, postcode 2652) is a village approximately 20km south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Collingullie is (, postcode 2650) a village 27km northwest of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Uranquinty (, postcode 2652) is a small town approximately 15km south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

Wagga Wagga is the largest city in the Australian House of Representatives electorate of Riverina and currently represented by Kay Hull of the National Party. At the state level, the city is represented in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly by Daryl Maguire, of the Liberal Party, member for the Electoral district of Wagga Wagga. Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Location in New South Wales The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Kay Hull Kay Elizabeth Hull (born 3 February 1954), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Riverina, New South Wales. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Daryl William Maguire (b. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ...

Transport

The Gobbagombalin Bridge

Fearnes provides bus services from most Wagga Wagga suburbs to the CBD from Mondays to Saturdays with no services on Sunday or public holidays. Wagga Radio Cabs run taxis 24/7 in the city with taxi ranks located at Station Place, Forsyth Street, Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Kooringal Mall. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... CBD may stand for: Central business district Convention on Biological Diversity Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid from Cannabis sativa (hemp). ... Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is located in the City of Wagga Wagga, the largest inland city of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Baylis Street in the CBD was a thoroughfare for the Olympic Highway until the Gobbagombalin Bridge (referred to locally as the Gobba Bridge and is also believed to be the longest continuous-span viaduct in New South Wales) located about 6km northwest of the CBD was opened in July 26, 1997^[46]. The Sturt Highway passes through the centre of Wagga Wagga. Olympic Highway, National Route 41, links Albury to Cowra Olympic Highway is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at a distance of 338 kilometres. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ...

Wagga Wagga railway station is located on the Sydney-Melbourne railway line with twice daily XPT fast rail services provided by CountryLink, the state owned passenger rail service. Wagga Wagga Railway Station Wagga Wagga Railway Station was built in the early 1880s is located at Station Place in the Wagga Wagga CBD. The station is used for Countrylinks Sydney to Melbourne service on the Great Southern Line. ... As originally New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, this meant that all travellers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ...

Wagga Wagga Airport at Forest Hill has scheduled daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne through two carriers, Regional Express and QantasLink. The airport itself is owned by the Royal Australian Air Force and the civil side is leased by the City Council. The sealed runway can cater for aircraft weighing up to 30 tonnes. Since 2001, around 100,000 passengers use Wagga Wagga airport annually.^[47] Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA: WGA, ICAO: YSWG), also known as Forrest Hill Airport, is located adjacent to RAAF Base Wagga. ... Forest Hill is the name of several neighbourhoods: Forest Hill, London in London, England Forest Hill, Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Forest Hill, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, United States It is also the name of a number... Rex, Regional Express Airlines, is a regional airline serving Southeast states of Australia. ... QantasLink is a regional subsidiary of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ...

Sport

Wagga's location approximately midway between Melbourne and Sydney on the "Barassi Line" contributes to high levels of participation in Rugby league, Rugby union and Australian rules football in the town. Other popular sports in Wagga include soccer, cricket, tennis and lawn bowls. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... The Barassi Line is an imaginary line that runs from Arnhem Land down through Birdsville, Canberra, and through southern New South Wales; the Riverina is south of the Barassi Line. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... A rugby union scrum. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ...

Australian rules football clubs in Wagga include the Eastern Hawks, Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes, Turvey Park and Wagga Tigers in the Riverina Football League and Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka, North Wagga and Rivcoll in the Farrer Football League. The local Rugby league teams play in the Group 9 Rugby League competition and include Wagga Brothers, South City and Wagga Kangaroos. The Group 9 grand final is a major sport event in Wagga Wagga. Rugby Union teams include Rivcoll, Wagga Agricultural College, Wagga City and Wagga Waratahs in the Southern Inland Rugby Union. Wagga soccer teams include Henwood Park, Wagga United, Tolland, Southern Knights and Lake Albert, with the first grade competition being the Pascoe Cup. The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup, said to be Australia's second oldest thoroughbred horse race is held in the first week of May.^[48][49] The Riverina Football League is an Australian rules football competition containing eight clubs in the Riverina region of New South Wales. ... Group 9 is a rugby league competition in New South Wales, Australia based around the surrounding areas of Wagga Wagga. ... Wagga Brothers is an Australian rugby league team that plays in the Group 9 competition based in areas surrounding Wagga Wagga, regional New South Wales. ... A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... Horse racing in Australia is administered by the Australian Racing Board, with each states Principal Racing Authority agreeing to abide by, and to enforce, the Australian Rules of Racing. ...

The "Wagga Effect"

The "Wagga Effect" is a term that has been used frequently in the Australian media to describe the disproportionately large number of elite sportsmen and women that originate from the city.^[50] It is speculated that the phenomenon may arise in rural areas where the population is large enough to sustain the presence of a large number of sporting codes, but small enough to ensure that talented individuals are exposed to adult-level competition at an earlier age.

Famous sportspeople from Wagga include Australian rules footballers, Wayne Carey and Paul Kelly, cricketers Mark Taylor, Michael Slater and Geoff Lawson, rugby league players Peter Sterling and the Mortimer brothers Chris, Peter and Steve, the rugby union player Nathan Sharpe as well as Australia women's national football (soccer) team representative Sally Shipard. Tennis coach and 1966 French Open champion Tony Roche is from Wagga as are US PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington and world-famous jockey, Scobie Breasley. In 1993, the City of Wagga Wagga instituted a Sporting Hall of Fame as part of the Museum of the Riverina dedicated to the elite sportspeople from Wagga Wagga and the surrounding area.^[51] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Paul Kelly born in Wagga Wagga was in his younger day as a Rugby League footballer playing for wagga brothers who turned to Australian Rules footballer at age 15, who went on to play for the Sydney Swans between 1990 and 2002. ... Mark Anthony Taylor (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton, New South Wales; nicknamed Tubby or Tubs) was an Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border. ... Michael Jonathon Slater (born February 21, 1970, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs from 1993 to 2001. ... Geoffrey Francis Lawson (born December 7, 1957 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian journalist and former professional cricketer. ... Peter Maxwell John Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest Australian rugby league players and a major contributor to Parramattas dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. ... Chris Mortimer (born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. ... Peter Mortimer (born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs and New South Wales. ... In action for the Bulldogs Steve Mortimer, nicknamed Turvey after Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga where he hailed from was an Australian Rugby League halfback. ... Nathan Sharpe (born 26 February 1976 in Wagga Wagga) is an Australian rugby union player. ... First International Australia 2 – 2 New Zealand Sutherland, Sydney, Australia; 6 October 1979 Largest win Australia 21 – 0 American Samoa Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998 Worst defeat United States 9 - 1 Australia Ambler, PA, United States; 5 June 1997 World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1995) Best result Round... Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tony Roche was an Australian tennis player, born 17 May 1945 in Wagga Wagga. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... Steve John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. ... The racecourse is a classical meeting point for the people of Chester. ... Scobie Breasley Arthur Edward Scobie Breasley (1914 - 21 December 2006) was an Australian horse jockey, the winner of the Caulfield Cup at Melbourne five times (1942-5 consecutively - on Tranquil Star, Skipton, Counsel and St Fairy - then on Peshawar in 1952), the Epsom Derby twice, and the Prix de l... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... Museum of the Riverina at the Civic Centre Museum of the Riverina has two buildings located in Wagga Wagga, One at the Historic Council Chambers at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets and the other is located at the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens...

5 o'clock wave

The 5 o'clock wave is a fictional theory on the reasons for Wagga Wagga's sporting success. It arrives, according to the local urban myth, at precisely that time in the form of a giant wave which flushes a secret nutrient into the Murrumbidgee River following the release of water from the Blowering and Burrinjuck Dams. The wave is said to continue downriver at high speed and indeed, and visitors are told it is so powerful that surfers can ride it along the meandering river until it reaches the town of Narrandera.^[52] Model of Spirit of Australia in which Ken Warby set the world water speed record in 1978 on the dam Blowering Dam is on the Tumut River. ... Burrinjuck Dam is located 34 km southwest of Yass and 339 km south west of Sydney, Burrinjuck Dam (also known as Lake Burrunjuck) is a major dam on the Murrumbidgee River below its junction with the Goodradigbee and Yass Rivers. ... Narrandera is a town in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Recreation and culture

Recreation

Wagga Beach - Murrumbidgee River

The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga forms into a large sandy beach, and is a popular location for swimming, picnics and barbecues during the warmer months. Between 1977 and 1995 the beach played host to the Gumi Races^[53] where people were encouraged to make rafts from inner tubing and sabotage their competition by throwing rotten eggs and flour at them. Visitors and local residents still take every opportunity during the warmer months to float down the river from the area known as "The Rocks" located some 600 metres upstream from the main beach area. River cruises also operate on the Murrumbidgee. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 837 KB)[edit] Summary Wagga Beach at the Murrumbidgee in Wagga Wagga Photo taken by Robertmyers [edit] Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 837 KB)[edit] Summary Wagga Beach at the Murrumbidgee in Wagga Wagga Photo taken by Robertmyers [edit] Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... A barbecue in a public park in Australia A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City Pans on the top shelf hold hamburgers and hot dogs that were grilled earlier when the coals were hot. ...

"The Rocks" on the Murrumbidgee River

Wollundry Lagoon, Lake Albert and various parks also provide recreational facilities. Sporting facilities include the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre, with Australia's only wave ball.^[54] Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre and the Forum 6 Cinemas provide entertainment venues. The Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens are home to a music bowl, a small zoo with a walk through aviary, a tree chapel, Willans Hill Model Railway and a camellia garden. Located on the banks of the Wollundry lagoon, the Victory Memorial Gardens were established in 1925 as a tribute to those who fought and died in World War I and were designed by Thomas Kerr, the designer of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-The-Rocks. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-The-Rocks. ... Lake Albert (35°09′S 147°22′E) is a man made lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia and also the name of a suburb on the shores of the lake. ... Civic Theatre Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre is located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre. ... Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens are located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Turvey Park on a 20 hectare site on the south western slopes of Willans Hill Reserve. ... Willans Hill Model Railway Willans Hill Model Railway is located in the Wagga Wagga Botanical Gardens which is on the corner of Macleay Street and Lord Baden Powell Drive in the suburb of Turvey Park. ... Species About 100–250 species, including: Camellia assimilis Camellia brevistyla Camellia caudata Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia chrysantha – Golden Camellia Camellia connata Camellia crapnelliana Camellia cuspidata Camellia euphlebia Camellia euryoides Camellia forrestii Camellia fraterna Camellia furfuracea Camellia granthamiana Camellia grijsii Camellia hongkongensis - Hong Kong Camellia Camellia irrawadiensis Camellia japonica – Japanese Camellia Camellia... Victory Memorial Gardens Victory Memorial Gardens was established in 1925 to tribute for those who fought and died in the First World War. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Thomas Kerr (Born August 30, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian illustrator. ... The Royal Botanic Gardens is a 30 hectare site located beside Sydneys Central Business District. ...

Culture

The Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, opened in 1963.

The main cultural precinct for Wagga Wagga can be found in central Wagga Wagga, at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre on the banks of Wollundry Lagoon. The precinct includes the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, the Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery and the central branch of the Riverina Regional Library. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Civic Theatre Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre is located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre. ...

The Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre was officially opened in 1963 at a cost of ₤165,000. During its design and construction and again after opening the theatre was the subject of severe criticism. Critics lamented the destruction of rose gardens removed to allow construction, the size of the orchestra pit, the amount of seating (497 seats) as well as the design of the feature mural. A considerable refurbishment was carried out in the 1990s and now the theatre is regarded as one of the best in regional Australia, playing host to national and international touring acts.^[55] The Australian pound was Australias currency from 1910 to 1966. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery hosts local collections and travelling exhibitions and has space for an Artist in residence. The centrepiece of the collection is the National Art Glass Gallery, a nationally significant collection of studio art glass hosted in a separate, specially designed gallery. The collection was first established by the former director of the Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Judy Le Lievre in response to a request by the Australia Council for regional galleries to develop a specialised collection to avoid duplication and competition. The collection consists of around 400 works making it the largest studio glass collection in Australia.^[56] Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities allow artists to stay and work elsewhere for arts sake. They offer conditions that are conducive to creativity and they provide for working facilities, ready to be used by individual artists. ... National Art Glass Gallery National Art Glass Gallery is located at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Australia Council for the Arts (commonly called the Australia Council) is the Australian Governments arts council. ...

The Museum of the Riverina was established in 1967 by the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society. Wagga Wagga City Council took over its operations in the late 1990s and it now operates at two sites. The Historic Council Chambers site on the corner of Baylis and Morrow streets in central Wagga, hosts travelling exhibitions and the main site at the Botanic Gardens is home to the main collection including the Riverina Sporting Hall of Fame. The museum also has an important collection of memorabilia about the Tichborne Case, including a set of four rare plaster figurines depicting characters from the trial, a complete set of hard-bound court transcripts and a monumental painting entitled The Tichborne Trial painted in 1874 by Nathan Hughes, which hangs in the city's council chambers.^[57] Museum of the Riverina at the Civic Centre Museum of the Riverina has two buildings located in Wagga Wagga, One at the Historic Council Chambers at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets and the other is located at the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens... Tichborne Claimant was the 19th-century case of Arthur Orton (1834–1898), an impostor who claimed to be missing heir Sir Roger Tichborne (1829–1854). ...

The Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival was established in 1995 and has featured a range of Australian and international musicians.^[58] Established in 1976 as the Riverina Trucking Company and renamed in 1983, the Riverina Theatre Company is Australia's longest running regional theatre company and runs a full program of events each year at the Riverina Playhouse, located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and jointly owned by the theatre company and Charles Sturt University. The Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival is a three day event held in September of each year, at Wagga Wagga which is the major city of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Notable artists and performers from Wagga Wagga include poet Dame Mary Gilmore, who is featured on the Australian 10 dollar note and veteran actor Bill Kerr.^[59][60] The Yellow Wiggle, Sam Moran, is also from Wagga Wagga, having replaced the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, in November 2006.^[61] The fictional creation of satirist, Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage was said to have been born in Wagga Wagga.^[62] The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Mary Gilmore on the Australian $10 note. ... Commemorative $10 1988 Francis Greenway Henry Lawson The Australian ten dollar banknote was issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on the 14 February 1966, it replaced the £5 note which had the same blue colouration. ... Bill Kerr (born 1922) is an Australian film and television actor. ... The Wiggles is an Australian band that specializes in creating and performing music for preschool children. ... Sam Moran, born in Sydney, New South Wales[], and raised in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia is the newest member of the children’s band The Wiggles. ... Greg Page Gregory John Page (born January 16, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor. ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ... Dame Edna Everage featuring on a billboard at the Myer department store in Melbourne. ...

Wagga also has strong cultural ties with three international sister cities which form part of a twinning program. Those sister cities are Leavenworth, in the United States; Nördlingen in Germany; and Kunming in China.^[63] Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Leavenworth redirects here. ... Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of almost 20,000. ... Kunming (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kun-ming) is the capital city of Yunnan province, China. ...

Literary links

Wagga has captured the interest of writers, novelists and songwriters over the years. Specifically the city's international notoriety surrounding Arthur Orton and the Tichborne Case attracted a visit from Mark Twain when he visited Australia in the 1890s.^[64] In addition Wagga has been home to a number of famous Australian writers, including Frank Moorhouse who worked as a journalist on the city's daily newspaper, and the poets Mary Gilmore and Barcroft Boake.^[18] Though anyone who creates a written work may be called a writer, the term is usually reserved for those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Tichborne Claimant was the 19th-century case of Arthur Orton (1834–1898), an impostor who claimed to be missing heir Sir Roger Tichborne (1829–1854). ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. ... Frank Moorhouse (born 21 December 1938 in Nowra, NSW) is an Australian writer of short stories, screenplays and novels. ... Mary Gilmore on the Australian $10 note. ... Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (March 26, 1866 - found dead May 10, 1892) was an Australian poet. ...

In other cases the town's name has been directly referred to as part of the content of songs and novels. For example the song Don't call Wagga Wagga Wagga, written by Australian country music artists Greg Champion and Jim Haynes, was a minor hit on the Australian country charts and is a light-hearted take on the habit of Australians to refer to double named towns by one name only.^[65] Other examples include the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels, where the character Gilderoy Lockhart claimed to have defeated the "Wagga Wagga Werewolf",^[66] the Bryce Courtney book The Power of One, where the main character Peekay is said to have a cousin Lenny from Wagga Wagga Australia, ^[67] and the Robert G. Barrett novel, "Mud Crab Boogie" which is partially set in Wagga Wagga.^[68] Australian country music is a vibrant part of the music of Australia. ... Greg Champion is an Australian songwriter, guitarist and radio personality. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Gilderoy Lockhart is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. ... Bryce Courtenay (born August 14, 1933) is an Australian novelist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... For other uses, see Power of one. ... Robert G. Barrett is the author of numerous books, many featuring Les Norton, some others are single book story, and So What Do You Reckon? is a collection of Roberts columns from when he was a columnist for the Australian People magazine. ...

Media

As a regional centre for the Riverina and South West Slopes, Wagga Wagga is home to a number of regional media outlets. Television is provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation who offer two channels, ABC TV and ABC2 which is broadcast on digital only. The other government broadcaster SBS provides programming that reflects Australia's multicultural society. Commercial broadcasters include Prime Television, WIN Television and Southern Cross Ten. The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The South West Slopes is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian television channel. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Prime Television is an Australian television network affiliated to the Seven Network in regional New South Wales, the ACT, and Victoria and in Western Australia as Golden West Network. ... WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, Australia. ... Southern Cross Ten are a network of Network Ten affiliates in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. ...

Radio stations broadcasting from Wagga Wagga include ABC stations ABC Riverina, Radio National, ABC Classic FM and Triple J. The major commercial stations include AM radio station 2WG and Star FM. Specialist interest stations include Christian radio station Life FM and the national multicultural broadcaster SBS FM. 2AAA FM is the local community radio station. ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy. ... ABC Classic FM is Australian classical radio station available in major centres around the country. ... For other uses, see JJJ. Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... 2WG is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152kHz on the AM band. ... Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. ... Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. ... 2AAA Studios 2AAA (also known as FM107. ...

The Daily Advertiser, published Monday to Friday and its sister publication, the Weekend Advertiser, service Wagga and much of the surrounding region. The newspaper was established by two wealthy local pastoralists, Auber George Jones and Thomas Darlow^[69] and first printed on December 10, 1868 by editor Frank Hutchison, an Oxford graduate. Originally printed bi-weekly, by 1880 it was tri-weekly and finally became 'daily' on 31 December 1910. In 1962 the newspaper reduced in size from a broadsheet to a tabloid format.^[70] The Riverina Leader, the local free community newspaper was launched in May 1979.^[71] The Daily Advertiser is the regional newspaper which services Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Australia and much of the surrounding region. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notable people

Main article: List of notable people from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

• Helen Coonan (Liberal politician, senator since 1996)
• Geoff Dixon (Qantas CEO)
• Arthur Orton (Famous imposter of the late 19th century)^[64]

This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... Helen Lloyd Coonan (born 29 October 1947), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing New South Wales. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Geoff Dixon (born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian corporate executive and current CEO and Managing Director of Qantas. ... Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Tichborne Claimant was the 19th-century case of Arthur Orton (1834–1898), an impostor who claimed to be missing heir Sir Roger Tichborne (1829–1854). ... An Impostor (or Imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else. ...

Image gallery

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References and notes

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See also

• List of Wagga Wagga suburbs and localities
• List of notable people from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
• Pulletop bushfire
• Chiko Roll - first sold in 1951 at the Wagga Wagga show
• The Bee Gees - who wrote "Morning of My Life" at the Wagga Police Boys Club

Ashmont Boorooma Bomen Bourkelands Cartwrights Hill Estella Forest Hill Glenfield Park Gobbagombalin Gumly Gumly Kapooka Kooringal Lake Albert Lloyd Mount Austin North Wagga Wagga San Isadore Tatton Tolland Turvey Park Wagga Wagga CBD Category: ... This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... Pulletop bushfire Pulletop bushfire started on the 6 February 2006 in hot dry and windy weather conditions about 30 km southeast of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. ... Example of a Chiko Roll still in its bag. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ...

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Coordinates: 35°7′8″S 147°22′8″E / -35.11889, 147.36889 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...