Community celebrates
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The Governor proclaims Mildura a City
Originally published August 30, 1934 IF there was some unconscious prompting of patriotism that induces respect for vice-Royalty, only a winning personality and truly democratic…
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Back to Mildura celebrations
Originally published October 5, 1970 THE space age, more than any previous era, is a time looking to the future, but until October 18 Mildura will…
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Centenary celebrations for Mildura
Originally published August 11, 1987 ONE hundred years ago, this flourishing city that 18,000 people call home was a drought stricken sheep station which could…
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Warm welcome as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and wife Hazel arrived in Sunraysia
Originally published July 21, 1989 PRIME Minister Bob Hawke and wife Hazel arrived in Sunraysia to a warm welcome as thousands turned out to greet…
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Wentworth Centenary
Originally published April 23, 1959 WENTWORTH was embarrassed by the terrific response to its Centenary procession when an estimated 14,000 people crowded the old town.…
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Mildura Golden Jubilee
Originally published August 10, 1937 AMID scenes of enthusiasm, and the plaudits of the crowd of visitors, “home-comers”, and residents who packed the Mildura Town…
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Prime Minister visits our region
Originally published May 21, 2005 AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard jetted into Mildura virtually unannounced as he began a flying visit to drought-ravaged south west…
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The Duke of Gloucester first royal to visit Mildura
Originally published November 1, 1934 ROYALTY arrived for the first time in Mildura with the visit of Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester. His visit to…
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Men walk on the Moon
Originally published July 22, 1969 IN a fairy-tale but real live story to Earth, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin signalled they had left the Moon…
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Ouyen’s Great Vanilla Slice Triumph
Published October 24, 1998 THE overall winner of the Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph might have come from Halls Gap, but the people of Ouyen…
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Toxic Waste Dump – The fight that united the Sunraysia community
Originally published January 10, 2007 THE community’s united front against a proposed toxic waste dump at Nowingi has prevailed. A dejected looking Deputy Premier John…
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How Sunraysia celebrated Royal couple’s historic visit
Originally published March 26, 1954 “THE greatest day in the history of the north west” happened on March 1954, when Queen Elizabeth II and the…
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