End of an era

“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

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

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

End of an era

Irymple Packing Shed fire - February 3, 1953

THE dehydrator shed of the Irymple Packing Pty Ltd was lost in a spectacular 20,000-pound blaze. Firemen from Irymple and Mildura Fire Brigades were still pouring water into the burning ruin in the early morning after...

07 Aug 2020