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

On the world stage

Kevin fights tonight

Mildura’s Kevin Hogarth will carry Australia’s last chance of winning an Olympic boxing medal when he steps into the ring tonight for his semi-final bout against Irish welterweight, Fred Tiedt. Hogarth the “boy from the bush”...

25 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

On the world stage

Davis Cup hits Mildura

07 Aug 2020