Murder and mayhem

Family of hit-run victim appeals to driver

POLICE have described the driver of a hit and run vehicle who left a young Red Cliffs man fighting for his life in hospital as a coward.

22 Oct 2005

Murder and mayhem

Bridge hotel robbery prompts wide search

Originally published January 14, 1989
POLICE were on full alert in an effort to track down two bandits responsible for an armed hold-up at the Bridge Hotel-Motel. One masked bandit armed with a double-barrel sawn-off shotgun, terrorised the hotel manager before...

27 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Euston $5 million drug haul

Originally published March 7, 1977
POLICE unearthed a massive marijuana crop not far from Euston which would be linked to the “organised hit” of Griffith-based anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay. Mackay was gunned down outside the Griffith Hotel Motel in July...

27 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Fire engulfed the historic paddleboat Wanera

Originally published January 21, 1985
THE Wanera, a $500,000 Mildura-owned tourist cruise boat was destroyed by fire near Wentworth. Onlookers stood helpless as the fire engulfed the historic boat at its mooring near the Aquavilla houseboat based...

25 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Mildura soldier (Sapper Deed) died while on active service in Vietnam

A NATIONAL Serviceman from Mildura has died of wounds he received while on patrol near Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. Sapper Ramon John Peter Deed (21), married, of 82 Magnolia Avenue, was one of six...

23 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Body found dumped at Monak

A MURDER investigation has begun after a man’s body was found in Monak, believed to be that of a missing Mildura man, who disappeared more than two weeks ago. The body -- yet to be identified -- was...

17 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Robby-Jo Coulter

NEW South Wales detectives investigating the death of 17-year-old Robby Coulter have not ruled out foul play. The youth’s body, weighted down with bricks and chains, was pulled from the Murray River at Trentham...

15 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Local doctor killed when car hits tree

DR John Scobie and another man were killed when the car in which they were traveling hit a tree near Lake Cullulleraine. The other man was Reginald Arthur Taylor, panel beater, of Langtree Avenue, Mildura. The...

12 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Red Cliffs community mourns popular pair after Port Arthur massacre

THE Red Cliffs community was trying to come to grips with the deaths of two long-standing residents, killed by a lone gunman in modern Australia’s most horrific massacre. Among the 35 who were caught in the line of fire in...

10 Nov 2020

Murder and mayhem

Worst road accident in Sunraysia - 1966

FIVE people died in the worst road accident ever in Sunraysia. All were occupants of a car which came into collision with a five and a quarter-ton truck loaded with eleven and a half tons of road metal. The accident happened at...

30 Oct 2020

Murder and mayhem

Houseboat fire

TORTURED screeching and spectacular explosions filled the air as seven houseboats were destroyed and three others damaged by a raging fire. Early reports indicated a houseboat and nearby scrub at Bruces...

04 Oct 2020