Your 100 Years

Daily news tells 100 years of stories

IN 100 years’ time, historians will turn to the archives of Sunraysia Daily to research the impact of the coronavirus on this community.

08 Aug 2020

Your 100 Years

Davis Cup hits Mildura

07 Aug 2020

Your 100 Years

Women allowed into Workers bar - April 1, 1980

THERE were cheers and some jeers as women for the first time in 85 years moved into one of the last male domains in Mildura -- the longest bar in the world at Mildura Working Man’s Club. Associate members were given permission to...

07 Aug 2020

Your 100 Years

STV8 begins test programs - November 22, 1965

SWITCHES were flicked and dials were turned in hundreds of district homes at the weekend as the miracle of television hit like an epidemic. TV is not new to Sunraysia, but TV of the quality viewers received at the weekend is...

07 Aug 2020

Your 100 Years

The Spirit of Youth – Miss Olive Rigby - April 26, 1923

Miss Olive Rigby is a shapely youngster, the picture of health, straight, supple, with a springy step and graceful alertness in every movement. Her photograph does her less than justice, though the suggestion of boyish handsomeness rather than of...

07 Aug 2020

Your 100 Years

Irymple Packing Shed fire - February 2, 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

Your 100 Years

The Youngest Competitor – Miss Jean Hayter - April 30, 1923

Miss Jean Hayter is a petite blonde, with merry blue –grey eyes, and hair as near gold as any in the contest. She is the youngest girl in the competition yet her character is outstanding. Miss Hayter is probably the keenest and alivest girl in the...

24 Jul 2020