Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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Royal Visits

Prince and Princess of Wales visit has Mildura captivated

THE Prince and Princess of Wales captivated Mildura when they visited the city in October 1985. Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana were given a warm Mildura welcome by an...

25 Sep 2020
Sporting moments

Dot is Sunraysia’s bowls world champion

RED Cliffs’ Dot Jenkinson and Bacchus Marsh’s Lorna Lucas won the World Women’s Pairs title in New Zealand. The reigning pair’s champions won the title in the final play against England on a count back. Before...

15 Sep 2020
Murder and mayhem

Valerie Eastwell’s disappearance still a mystery

HOMICIDE detectives are baffled by the strange disappearance of eight-year-old Valerie Eastwell, from Gol Gol, who was last seen on August 15. Detective-Inspector J. Wiley issued an appeal for people...

11 Sep 2020
Murder and mayhem

1974 plane crash kills six

A CESSNA aircraft missing with six Melbourne people on board was found crashed on Wilkurra Station. Wreckage of the aircraft was scattered over a comparatively small area at the base of a 30 foot high tree. The bodies of the pilot...

10 Sep 2020
Your 100 Years

“The Possum” dies in 1982

DAVID James Jones -- alias “The Possum” -- is dead. He was found lying at one of his camp sites on Ned’s Corner Station, 70 kilometres west of Mildura. The Possum’s body was found by woodcutters Bill Aston and his son Bill...

09 Sep 2020
Events that shaped Sunraysia

Bridge decision, Cabinet says no to Deakin Avenue bridge.

MILDURA’S new bridge over the Murray River will not be at the end of Deakin Avenue. Victorian State Cabinet decided that the government approved the siting of the new bridge near the existing one. The Minister for Transport said the...

08 Sep 2020
Most popular
End of an era

Movie Busters fire

ARSON squad detectives are still uncertain of what caused a fire that destroyed two buildings in Mildura’s main thoroughfare, causing an estimated $2 million damage. The Australia Post private mail collection and...

07 Sep 2020
New beginnings

Langtree Mall officially opened in 1986

MILDURA City Centre burst to life to hail the arrival of the new $1.6 million Langtree Mall. Thousands of people filled the mall for the grand opening, and all who had a hand in the day were delighted with the turnout. Up to 8000...

05 Sep 2020
On the world stage

Clarry Jones attempts Murray River jump.

MILDURA daredevil motorcycle ace Clarry Jones defied the odds to survive a perilous 40-metre plunge into the Murray River. In a stunt his family begged him to drop, Jones set fire to himself and rode a motorcycle at more than 100...

03 Sep 2020
Events that shaped Sunraysia

The day Riverboat Gem sunk in the Murray

SEVENTY-six-year-old River Murray paddle steamer Gem sank in about 15 feet of water after striking a snag six miles below Cal Lal, NSW, on Saturday. A passenger, who was found deceased in his cabin soon...

01 Sep 2020
Sporting moments

1970 Sunraysia Schoolboys team wins state title by one point

SUNRAYSIA came from seven goals behind to snatch a one-point victory in the 1970 State Schoolboys Football Championships in Melbourne. It is the first time Sunraysia has won the title. It went through the series...

31 Aug 2020
Community celebrates

Toxic Waste Dump - The fight that united the Sunraysia community

THE community’s united front against a proposed toxic waste dump at Nowingi has prevailed. A dejected looking Deputy Premier John Thwaites and Planning Minister Justin Madden made the announcement that no dump...

28 Aug 2020
New beginnings

Cinema Deakin’s 1975 debut

MILDURA’S new Cinema Deakin officially opens with a gala champagne and chicken premiere. For tonight only, the cinema will be run by Mildura and Irymple/Mildura Rotary Clubs to raise money for charity. Tonight’s...

27 Aug 2020
Murder and mayhem

True Crime from 1960: Mildura double axe murder

A WOMAN and her son, aged about 10 years, were bashed to death with an axe in 14th Street, Mildura. Police have withheld the names of the dead woman and her son. Police received a call about the tragedy and a short...

26 Aug 2020
On the world stage

Mildura’s Kevin Hogarth, misses 1956 Olympic medal ceremony

MILDURA’S Kevin Hogarth claimed Australia’s first Olympic boxing medal for almost 50 years when he reached the semi-finals of the in welterweight division. However, Fred Tiedt, of Ireland, used his terrific left...

25 Aug 2020
End of an era

The day Mildura’s PJ’s Foodworks went up in flames

AN icon Mildura supermarket was reduced to a pile of ash and rubble after a fire broke out at PJ’s Foodworks in the early hours of the morning. Police and firefighters were called to the blaze about 1am and, while...

24 Aug 2020
Community celebrates

How Sunraysia celebrated Royal couple’s historic visit

THE greatest day in the history of the north west” happened on March 1954, when Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip arrived in Mildura. An estimated 80,000 people turned out to get a glimpse...

21 Aug 2020