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Peter Rae's Blacksmith Shop
Photograph of Peter Rae's blacksmith shop, Johnston Street, Wagga Wagga. The shop was located almost opposite the site of the current Ambulance Station.
Wedding of Percy Lachlan Condon and Mabel E Mortlock
Studio portrait of Pery Lachlan Condon and May E Motlock's wedding, with Ella Condon and Stella Mortlock as Bridesmaids, Hugh Condon as Best Man and Harry Mortlock as Groomsman. With inscription: "To Dear Dad and Mother with love from Percy and May.…
Unidentified Wedding Party
A wedding party of unidentified people, possibly members of the Condon family.
Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade
Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade with: GA Smith, P. Spiers (standing), E. Atherton and G. Shaw (seated). With inscription: "To J.W. Edney, ? With compliments. From G.A.S".
Captain James Welsh Edney from the Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade.
Portrait photograph of James Welsh Edney.
David Copland & Co, Fitzmaurice Street
Photograph showing the David Copland & Co Store in Fitzmaurice Street. The photographer is standing on The Commercial Hotel in Sturt Street and there is a crowd gathered outside the Wagga Wagga Court House.
Fitzmaurice Street
Photograph of Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga, taken from the top of the sandhill outside Victoria House and the Court House. The street is decorated with flags and bunting in celebration of an unknown event.
Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade
Photograph of the Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade, circa 1940. There are twelve men seated or standing in front of eleven trophies.
Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade Soccer Club
Photograph of the Wagga Wagga Fire Brigade Soccer Club in 1939.
Back Row: C Day, D Carruthers, N Owens, R Phillips, R Lewis (Goalkeeper), R Lonergan, E Barnett, L Phillips.
Front Row: A Carpenter, S Ward, A Hadley, D Lewis (Vice-President), W…
Back Row: C Day, D Carruthers, N Owens, R Phillips, R Lewis (Goalkeeper), R Lonergan, E Barnett, L Phillips.
Front Row: A Carpenter, S Ward, A Hadley, D Lewis (Vice-President), W…
Flood in Fitzmaurice Street
Photograph of Fitzmaurice Street in flood during the very wet year of 1891. The water has not completely covered the entire street but the lower lying areas have already been inundated. The photographer is standing just to the north of the…
Unidentified Hotel during 1891 Flood
Photograph of people outside an unknown hotel in Fitzmaurice Street, during one of the 1891 floods in Wagga Wagga. In the foreground, the water is up to the horse's chest, while three men try to keep their feet dry by standing on the carriage.
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Fitzmaurice Street Hotels during 1891 Flood
Photograph showing some of the Fitzmaurice Street hotels during one of the 1891 floods.
The photograph includes Bellair's Commercial Hotel (now Romano's); Millenet's Criterion Hotel (including the offices of Wilkinson, Lavender and Chapman, stock…
The photograph includes Bellair's Commercial Hotel (now Romano's); Millenet's Criterion Hotel (including the offices of Wilkinson, Lavender and Chapman, stock…
Wagga Wagga Drill Hall following fire
The interior of the Wagga Wagga Drill Hall (located on the corner of Gurwood and Beckwith Streets) after having been completely destroyed by fire. The hall had been built in 1899 for the use of 'G' Company.
A few years after the fire, building firm,…
A few years after the fire, building firm,…
Wagga Wagga Police Paddock
The paddock of the police barracks in Wagga Wagga, alongside the Wollundry Lagoon. The location is now the site of the Victory Memorial Gardens.
Wagga Wagga Police Paddock
The paddock of the police barracks in Wagga Wagga, alongside the Wollundry Lagoon. The location is now the site of the Victory Memorial Gardens.
May and Maud Mortlock
Portrait of May and Maud Mortlock of The Rock, posed together in a studio in 1910.
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia Conference
Group photograph of attendees at the 3rd annual conference of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia, New South Wales Section, held in Sydney.
Fitzmaurice Street in flood
One of the many floods of the Murrumbidgee River that covered Fitzmaurice Street. This photograph was taken outside The Pastoral Hotel (now ABC Riverina Studios), looking north down Fitzmaurice Street.
Kangaroo March in camp at Goulburn
88 men left Wagga Wagga on 1 December 1915 in a war recruiting campaign, calling themselves The Kangaroos. The Kangaroo March halted in Goulburn on 23 December 1915.
The marchers were given leave to take the train home to spend Christmas with…
The marchers were given leave to take the train home to spend Christmas with…
Two unidentified young ladies
Potrait of two unidentified young ladies, possibly dated in the 1890's.