Fitzmaurice Street retailers are blaming ongoing Hampden Bridge roadworks for a significant fall in trade and several recent business closures.

Lorna and Herb McPherson are celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary with a family celebration in Wagga.

Wagga’s rookie Australian opener Michael Slater had a stunning first-up century in the three-day cricket match against Somerset.

Daily Advertiser editor Michael McCormack has been awarded the Hegarty Scholarship by the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association to recognise and promote executive potential.

Miss Wagga Kylie Jacobsen and Community Princess Karen Ingram flew out from Wagga Airport to begin seven weeks of touring in Europe.

Wagga High principal Joe Allen and Viv Wilson from the schools’ welfare team presented certificates and gift vouchers to 125 students recognising their perfect attendance record.

International cake decorator and author Kate Venter from South Africa visited Wagga at the invitation of the Cake Decorators Guild of NSW.

Lockies Payless Superbarn in Trail Street is closing, with the remaining five employees to lose their jobs.

Wagga patrol tactician Inspector Don Smith said Wagga Police have begun a “phone-in” campaign in response to a recent trend of stealing from cars in the Tolland area.

Well known Wagga bookmaker John Rosengren was shocked by the brazen theft from his home of more than $11,000, his takings from the Wagga Cup Carnival.

Wagga company Nash Bros Construction has been appointed construction manager for the multimillion-dollar redevelopment project at the Wagga RSL Club.

50 YEARS AGO

A 19-year-old youth speeding on the incorrect side of the road at 60 mph across the Hampden Bridge in a car with “baldy tires” was fined $270 by Magistrate Pat Smith.

More than 600 people attended the funeral of Paddy O’Brien with Wagga Magpies Rugby League Club forming a guard of honour.

Mr Wilcox, an original student, was among 50 ex-students and staff of Wagga Teachers College who attended a reunion at the Astor Hotel-Motel.

Thirty-six debutants watched by a crowd of more than 600 were presented to Colonel C H A East at the annual Scottish Ball held at the Kyeamba Smith Hall.

The Community Advancement Fund decided to move the Miss Wagga Festival to November.

Mr A Trewin, a lecturer at Wagga Teachers College, presented a lecture at the Wagga Agricultural College entitled “Humanities in the Technological Curriculum”