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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.

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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…

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Potrait of two unidentified young ladies, possibly dated in the 1890's.

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Studio portrait of Miss Errella Garland of Wagga Wagga with her prize-winning kelpie, "Mirallie", in 1914.

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Studio portrait of Mrs D'Hudson of Wagga Wagga. The reverse side of the photograph has the following inscription: "Born at Kelso, near Bathurst in 1845".

Mrs D'Hudson is likely to be Fanny Morton, daughter of Thomas and Mary Morton, who married…

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Photograph of the Church of England Recreation Hut and Chapel at Kapooka during World War Two.

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Framed photograph of an unidentified man.

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Portrait photograph of D McDonald

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Photograph of Mr and Mrs McGaulley.

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Studio portrait of Lizzie Watts and her bicycle.

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Studio portrait of William Palmer, inscribed to James Brown Edney.

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Pages from an exercise book filled with newspaper clippings about Senator Charles Hardy Jnr and the Riverina New State Movement.

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A handwritten programme belonging to Christina MA Mackay of Tarcutta Street for the Wagga Wagga Public School's Annual Exhibition and Presentation of Prizes. The event, held at the Mechanics' Institute in Fitzmaurice Street, included an exhibition by…

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Pages from a memorandum book, possibly kept by a member of the Cox family, containing notes relating to shearers, rations and shearing tallies. One page of the notebook is dated 1882.

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Margaret Nugent's passbook to an account with the Melbourne Savings Bank. The passbook was used between 1883 and 1886 and only had six entries. On 10 March 1886, Margaret withdrew all funds from the account, which in all was 65 pounds, 10 shillings…

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Pages from Geoff Patterson's notebook containing newspaper clippings and notes relating local bicycle racing.
The examples here include an article from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 20 November 1902, on the Wagga Cycling Carnival and a record of two…

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A view of Fitzmaurice Street, just north of the Kincaid Street intersection.

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Postcard photograph showing Newtown Park (now Collins Park), addressed to Mrs Melvin.

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Postcard photograph of Newtown Public School (now South Wagga Public School), addressed to Mrs Melvin.

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Postcard photograph showing Wagga Wagga District Hospital, addressed to Mrs Melvin.
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