The history of Wagga Wagga details the growth of the city from a small crossing on the Murrumbidgee River to the largest city and regional centre of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
Read more about History Of Wagga Wagga: Indigenous Settlement, European Exploration and Settlement, A River Crossing, Law and Order, Federation and War, Between The Wars, World War II and Beyond
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