Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society

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The Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society has been collecting items of local historical value since 1962. A small portion of the Society's collection is stored at CSU Regional Archives. The items, which are mostly paper-based records (including photographs) are currently being digitised and will be progressively added to this gallery over the coming months.

Contact the Historical Society at www.wwdhs.org.au

Items in the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society Collection

The Wagga Wagga Advertiser Office and Staff

Mount Erin Convent, Wagga Wagga

Davidson - Osborne land boundary dispute

Correspondence from Alexander Davidson to the NSW Crown Lands Office regarding a boundary dispute between himself and Henry Osborne.

Unidentified Married Couple

Photograph of an unidentified newlywed couple.

Unidentified family

Unidentified family portrait situated in outdoors.

Unidentified woman and baby

Photograph of woman holding an infant.
Inscription on reverse side: "Macklam".

Unidentified woman and young girl

Photograph of a young girl posing with a woman.

Unidentified girl and man

A photograph of a young girl seated on an older man's lap (possibly her grandfather). The photograph has been hand-coloured.

Unidentified girl

Photograph of an unidentified young girl standing on a chair with a basket.

Unidentified girl

Studio photograph of an unidentified girl leaning against a table.

Unidentified infant

Studio photograph of an unidentified infant.

Court House and Post Office at Wagga Wagga

Photograph of the Wagga Wagga Court House and Post Office viewed from the intersection of Fitzmaurice and Gurwood Streets.

Unidentified Man

A man with his horse.

Tubbo Station, New South Wales

Copy of a print of Tubbo Station by the Murrumbidgee River, from the Town and Country Journal, held at the Mitchell Library.

"Waterview" Wagga Wagga

The Tompson Family's Wagga Wagga residence of "Waterview", situated close to the intersection of Tarcutta and Sturt Streets.

Wagga Wagga City Baths

Wagga Wagga City Baths.

The Wesleyan Church, Wagga Wagga

Photographic postcard showing the Wesleyan Church, on the corner of Johnston and Tarcutta Streets, addressed to Mrs Melvin. This church was officially opened in October 1949.

Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga

A hand-coloured photographic postcard addressed to Nurse Melvin. The photograph shows Baylis Street around 1900. The photographer is facing south, standing at the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets.

This postcard is part of a series by the Crown…

Wagga Wagga Post Office

A hand-coloured photographic postcard showing the Wagga Wagga Post Office in Fitzmaurice Street around 1900.

This postcard is part of a series, presumably by a photographer identified as F.P.H. [Hobbs?]. This particular postcard is labelled: "418.…

Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga

A hand-coloured photographic postcard addressed to Miss K Melvin. The photograph shows Gurwood Street around 1900. The photographer is facing west, standing on the verandah or roof of The Commerical Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street.

This postcard is…

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