Life In Australia: Wagga Wagga

[williamernestsmith]

Sadly Wagga Wagga has been in the news a lot for the wrong reasons, violence has increased, kidnappings, attempt kidnappings, murder; society has changed with Technology and technology is expensive, mobile + rate; computer + internet + rate; Technology is going ahead when some of us can't keep up because of the cost and so crime goes up too.

[williamernestsmith]

I recently visited Wagga and loved it.

My favourite restaurant is " Thyme Out". Check my video, if anyone wants to see it. The restaurant is downstairs of an old house/mansion once owned by Dr Burgess in 1929. It has lovely food, excellent chefs, you may see Gabriel Gate' there!

[millsy1210]

That boxing ring is still there and hasn't changed a bit i trained there myself and i'm only 27

[asus7607]

i was looking for a song and found this... the song is so amazing theres a town named after it :D

[someonespadre]

It looks just like Southern California except for 1) driving on the left and 2) the cars actually yield to pedestrians.

[GolliwoggMusic]

Golliwogg is considering visiting Wagga Wagga on his World Tour, and is looking for new fans in the area.

[Seattlecarnut]

How long ago was this released? I've heard of Wagga Wagga by name, but because I'm not from Australia, I wouldn't know Wagga Wagga from Woy Woy.

[cwegers2]

@Seattlecarnut Spike Milligan, a sometime resident of Woy Woy described it as the worlds first above ground cemetery .

[Seattlecarnut]

@cwegers2 Bullshit! I remember watching a show featuring Spike Milligan. He mentioned Woy Woy, Wagga Wagga, two other towns where its names feature two of the same word.

[cwegers2]

Respond to this video... I have no doubt he mentioned these towns. My comment was just an aside, thats all. I was only trying to make you smile , ya frickin psycho . O.K . let me explain . Spike Milligan was a comedian right . And this was a joke ...right . And he made the joke because Woy Woy is really boring . Nothing happens at Woy Woy . Soooo , just as nothing happens in Woy Woy , nothing happens in a cemetery, and ....ya know what? Forget it .

[Seattlecarnut]

@cwegers2 I know who Spike Milligan was. He was a British comedian. I know that he mentioned Woy Woy and Wagga Wagga. It's been a long time since I saw a video of him and Woy Woy, so I cannot recall what the other towns were mentioned. Can you?

[OutlawMCC]

@Seattlecarnut Spikes mother was Australian and lived here till late in life, with Spike regularly visiting, she may even still be alive for all i know

[Seattlecarnut]

@OutlawMCC Maybe, maybe not.

[DuckNuzzFTW]

RAAF sorrylol

[DuckNuzzFTW]

Lol also that Anglican church is At Kooringal, surrounded by houses. Why didnt they show the big wagga slide or the wheat mill or even Kapooka army base or the RAF base?

[DuckNuzzFTW]

Woah the "old" leagues club has changed. It was so different back then. Now it's a school and it's all rundown. Lol where was Eric Weissel oval(behind the leagues club). That oval hosted many matches from the RLWC to the city vs country to the Normal NRL matches.

[cawkanos]

Where were the Wagga Tigers ????

[lookoutsmithers]

Does anyone have any films similar featuring Wagga Wagga?

[mingis11]

excellent segues

[alohasweetie05]

My dad & mom are shown in the 'drama club' scene :-) he is the smooth one smoking and she is the short haired red head looking very seriously at her book lol ps-its not the United, thats around the corner, its St Albans Anglican (or Church of England).

[jennytmaher]

Dunlops clothing factory made clothes for several manufacturers... no particular brand... any young girls who worked there were commonly thought of as tarts...

The TV interviewer is now big in ABC world news...

I was 15 and lived in Junee... used to come to Wagga Wagga for the "pictures"... movies...

[gezdan]

The good old bowling alley and now it's a centrelink office how appropriate. I do like the uniting church in the middle of the paddock that we now know as Kooringal.

Does anyone know anyone in the film?

Does anyone know what brand of clothes were produced in wagga in the 60's?

[plyle42]

That music at 11.50 is that the music from the Late Show shitscared segments?

[juween101]

In 1960 Wagga Wagga City Council had vision....arrrrr, they were the days.......

[stubbadub3000]

@juween101 yer it's WWCCs fault that your life is shit and you need to post negative comments about them no matter what the forum is.

[crackedpale]

(2011) On Saturday night, Margaret usually goes to The Capital, drinks herself stupid and wakes up in a stranger's bed.

[geekadog]

i liked the bare hills around the lake, the fact there were factories that used to make things here in Wagga, the good old days when kids played around propellers of running outboard motors. Good old Wagga. Imagine making a similar film now!!

[auzdark]

Quite funny, Wagga is so much worse than it used to be.

[md5481]

fantastic..all thats changed is glenfield has a 24hr maccas

[louellacarter1]

OMG this is classic.....love it....go Wagga Wagga :D

[dreadly101]

Awesome video! 

[mattyo30]

great video

[intelligenciea]

really nice popaganda film/ documentry over life in waga waga, although time has changed. those were the old times when australiya was jast starting.

[dreadly101]

@intelligenciea Australia does not have a Y

[vurtgirl]

@dreadly101 Really, that's the only error you found. and - btw who cares.