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Peeps into the Past - August 10 to 16: dogs dashed?

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGOFERRY: It was previously stated in the Sunraysia Daily that a rowing boat is provided by the Wentworth hospital committee and that...

17 Aug 2025

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Peeps into the Past - August 3 to 9: carrying the torch

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGOAVENUE: In submitting a suggestion that an avenue of trees should be planted from the Pumps Hill into the township of...

10 Aug 2025

Peeps in the Past

Past events reveal slice of life

PEEPS INTO THE PAST27 July – 2 August 2025Presented by Mildura & District Historical SocietyCompiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGO: 1925CONNECTION: The Deputy Postmaster General has approved the application of Mr W. L...

03 Aug 2025

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Peeps into the Past - June June 29 to July 5: dead wood cut

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925EVENING: This evening at the Mildura town hall a novelty night will be held. Among the prizes to be given are: For the...

06 Jul 2025

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Peeps into the Past - June 1 to 7: Lights no action

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925SHOWCASE: Dan, the Giant Russian Boar Hound, who will be on exhibition at the Mildura Carnival, was proclaimed throughout...

08 Jun 2025

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Peeps into the Past - May 18 to 24: Pests everywhere

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGO: 1925 SHOPPING: The store at Cardross (North-West Red Cliffs) will be opened by Mr W. Bright on Monday, and it is expected that...

25 May 2025

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Peeps into the Past - May 4 to 10: It’s not that bad

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925GROWTH: A freak parsnip has been produced in the garden of a well-known Red Cliffs amateur gardener, Mr G. I. Picton. This...

11 May 2025

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Mildura farewells ‘Hattie’ Chaffey

Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society. Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925SPEED: An instance of the manner in which district motor-buses are competing with rail-motor, was afforded at Merbein one day...

27 Apr 2025

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Peeps into the Past - April 6 to 12: Not just hot air

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925NAME: On Sunday afternoon a mass meeting of residents of the north-west portion of Red Cliffs will take place on the...

13 Apr 2025

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Bee good!

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925 BEES: Action is being taken by the Mildura Shire against certain beekeepers in Irymple for having, it is...

06 Apr 2025

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Peeps into the Past: March 23 to 29: Skate park progress

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGO: 1925WAGES: A question was asked at the Mildura Dried Fruits Association meeting last Saturday regarding the rates of wages that...

30 Mar 2025

Peeps in the Past

The mall has it all!

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGO: 1925LIGHT UP: At present Merbein residents have no electric light service and are compelled to use an antiquated system. The...

16 Mar 2025

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Peeps into the Past - February 23 to March 1 : Big O so good

100 YEARS AGO: 1925 MOVING: In the presence of many spectators, particularly children, the third and last portion of the Convent of Mercy primary school was moved on Saturday morning from Walnut Avenue to the Catholic church grounds in Eleventh...

02 Mar 2025

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Peeps into the Past - February 9 to 15: All about the harvest

Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925 CASHED UP: In big centres cheques are not as freely cashed by shopkeepers as they have been in Mildura. In past picking...

16 Feb 2025

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Peeps into the past: Ready to pass the torch

100 years ago PLANE: Captain F Roberts, Superintendent of Airways of the Australian Aerial Service Limited visited the Town Clerk, Mr N Wellington on the questions of telephone installation at the hangar to allow a de Haviland plane to be housed...

09 Feb 2025

Peeps in the Past

Gong but not forgotten

Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society. Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 years agoICE CREAM: Record sales of ice and ice-cream blocks for the months of December and January are reported at the Mildura Ice Works in...

02 Feb 2025

Peeps in the Past

Car punted into river

Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society. Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 years ago PYJAMAS: The matron of the Mildura District Hospital has received a donation of 20 pairs of pyjamas from the Merbein...

19 Jan 2025