Wagga Wagga << WAHG uh WAHG uh >> (pop. 49,686) is a city in southern New South Wales, Australia. It stands beside the Murrumbidgee River and is midway between Sydney and Melbourne. On the city’s eastern boundary is the Royal Australian Air Force’s Technical Training School. To the west is Kapooka, the army’s basic training camp. Wagga Wagga sheep saleyards are the largest in New South Wales. The city has a major abattoir (slaughterhouse), meat processing plants, and a meat cannery, as well as by-products and leather industries. 
Charles Sturt University was established in 1972. The city also supports a regional technical college and six high schools.
In 1829, the explorer Captain Charles Sturt crossed the Murrumbidgee River close to the present city site. By 1849, a village had been established in the area. In 1946, Wagga Wagga was proclaimed a city. Wagga Wagga is an Aboriginal phrase meaning place of many crows.
