Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
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Wagga Wagga New South Wales, Australia, lies on the Murrumbidgee River and is that state's largest inland city as well as being an important agricultural, military, educational and transport hub. The population in 2003 was around 57,000. It is home to 22 primary schools, 8 secondary schools a regional TAFE and one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University, as well as Wagga Base Hospital, the Kapooka Army base and a separate RAAF base.
Wagga is a Wiradjuri aboriginal word meaning crow and to create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat the word. Thus 'Wagga Wagga' translates as 'the place of many crows'. The main shopping streets of Wagga are Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets.
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Trivia
In the 19th Century Wagga Wagga briefly gained international notoriety as the home of Roger Orton, known to history as the Tichborne claimant, who owned a butchery in the town. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart are reputed to have formed the band The Eurythmics after meeting in the toilet of a Wagga nightclub.
Notable people
- Peter Sterling
- Steve Mortimer
- Greg Brentnall
- Paul Kelly
- Wayne Carey
- Steve Elkington
- Mark Taylor
- Tony Roche
- Scobie Breasley
- Michael Slater
- Nathan Hines
Tourist attractions
- National Art Glass Gallery
- Riverina Theatre Company
- Wagga Botanical Gardens
- Victory Memorial Gardens
- Oasis Swimming Complex
- Murrumbidgee River
- Murrumbidgee River Cruises
- CSU Cheese Making Facility
- Civic Centre
- RAAF Museum
- Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
- Wagga Wagga Country Golf Club
- Wagga Wagga Beach
- Crazy Golf miniature golf
- Country Golf Club
- Lake Albert
Events
See also
External links
- Wagga Council Homepage (http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au)
- Tourism Wagga (http://www.tourismwaggawagga.com.au)
- Jazz website (http://www.waggajazz.org.au)
- Wagga Art Gallery (http://www.waggaartgallery.org)
- Charles Sturt University (http://www.csu.edu.au/about/wagga.html)