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Centenary of the Proclamation of the Municipality of Wagga WaggaPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the centenary of the proclamation of the Municipality of Wagga Wagga in 1970.
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. On 15 March 1870, Wagga Wagga was incorporated as a municipality and George Forsyth was chosen as the first Mayor of Wagga Wagga.
Location
| Address: | Baylis & Morrow Streets, Historic Council Chambers, Wagga Wagga, 2650 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.109694 Long: 147.37075 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Local |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 15-March-1870 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-March-1970 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 15th March, 1970 |
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CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
Unveiled By His Worship The Mayor
Alderman R.J. Harris,B.A., Dip. Ed.
On The 15th March, 1970
TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
Aldermen Of The Council W.R. Ellis Town Clerk
W.P. Brennan W. C. Fife
G.H. Brown A.F. French E.M. Geoghegan B.A.
R.L. Brunskill H.D. Frisby A.W. Loch
K.L.Condon C.W. Toy M.H. Gissing (Deputy Mayor)
