ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, wˈæɡə wˈæɡə sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mjuːzˈiəm, ænd mˈɜːdʒd ðə bˈɪldɪŋz ʌvðə lˈɔːɹd bˈædən pˈaʊɛl dɹˈaɪv ˌɪntʊ wˌʌn.
In the late 1990s, Wagga Wagga City Council took over the operation of the museum, and merged the buildings of the Lord Baden Powell Drive into one.