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80th Anniversary of the Railway in Wagga Wagga Print Page 
The plaque commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the railway in Wagga Wagga.
In March 1874, the Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, issued a tender for extension of the Great Southern Railway from Goulburn to Wagga Wagga. A tender was subsequently accepted 1 October 1874.
Wagga Wagga station opened on 1 September 1879 as South Wagga Wagga when the Main South line was extended from Bomen. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Gerogery on 1 September 1880. It was renamed Wagga Wagga on 1 March 1882.
Location
| Address: | Station Place, Wagga Wagga Railway Station, Wagga Wagga, 2650 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.120276 Long: 147.368502 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 01-September-1879 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 01-September-1959 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 1st September, 1959 |
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CITY
of
WAGGA WAGGA
This Commemorative Tablet Was Unveiled By
NEAL McCUSKER ESQ. C. B. E.
Commissioner For Railways
On Tuesday 1st September 1959
In The Presence Of Parliamentary Representatives,
Aldermen Of The Wagga Wagga City Council,
Officers Of The Department Of Railways,
And Citizens Of This City
TO MARK THE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE RAILWAY IN WAGGA WAGGA
Frank H. Burns Ivan J. Jack
Town Clerk Mayor
