End of an era
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Shilladays Fire
Originally published January 6, 1944 DAMAGE estimated at 50,000 pounds was caused when first gutted the premises of Shilliday Bros’ general store, at the corner…
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State claims $5 million saving as coaches replace The Vinelander
Originally published September 14, 1993 Luxury road coaches have replaced The Vinelander train between Melbourne and Mildura in a new package of services which the…
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Traveller alleges rail smoke screen
Originally published September 14, 1993 A Mildura bound Melbourne woman claims she was forced to travel by coach on Sunday night because of an alleged…
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Funeral service for train
Originally published September 14, 1993 Sunraysia residents will receive a pamphlet within the next two days urging them to join the fight to keep a…
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Early axing of Vinelander shocks those fighting to save it.
Originally published September 1993 Rail group stunned. Organisers of the campaign to save The Vinelander were stunned by Sunday’s sudden death of the only passenger…
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The Vinelander axed leaving no train service between Mildura and Melbourne
Originally published September 14, 1993 THE Sunraysia community was stunned to learn that its regular passenger train service between Mildura and Melbourne — The Vinelander…
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Mildura TV news service axed
Originally published May 23, 2015 MILDURA is now the largest regional centre in Victoria without a local TV news service after WIN Television aired its…
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FMIT merged with Lower Murray Water
Originally published August 20, 2008 THE First Mildura Irrigation Trust bitterly accepted its fate, backing down from an unwinnable legal battle with the Victorian Government.…
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Tourist attraction Humpty’s World to close
Originally publishe January 29, 1997 ONE of Sunraysia’s longest operating tourist attractions, Humpty’s World will close this Friday. Operators Lloyd and Glenna Beasy said they…
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Grand Old Man (WB Chaffey) dies suddenly aged 69
Originally published June 4, 1926 MILDURA lost its “Grand Old Man” with the passing of founder William Benjamin Chaffey on June 4, 1926, aged 69.…
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Movie Busters fire
Originally published August 5, 1996 ARSON squad detectives are still uncertain of what caused a fire that destroyed two buildings in Mildura’s main thoroughfare, causing…
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The day Mildura’s PJ’s Foodworks went up in flames
Published January 23, 2014 AN icon Mildura supermarket was reduced to a pile of ash and rubble after a fire broke out at PJ’s Foodworks…
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