Events that shaped Sunraysia

Originally published May 28, 1940 AMPLE evidence, if such evidence were needed, of the fervent desire of the people of Sunraysia to serve their country…

Originally published November 18, 2017 THE 42,000-year-old bones of Mungo Man, the oldest human remains found in Australia, completed their journey back to Willandra Lakes,…

Originally published February 5, 1999 THE first Mildura Rural City council meeting for the year could go down as the most contentious, with lively debate…

Originally published November 23, 1921 CONTINUOUS personal and professional attacks by Mildura and Merbein Sun newspaper operator Grant Hervey against the prominent C. J. De…

Originally published December 20, 1977 MILDURA’S new bridge over the Murray River will not be at the end of Deakin Avenue. Victorian State Cabinet decided…

Originally published November 8, 1948 SEVENTY-six-year-old River Murray paddle steamer Gem sank in about 15 feet of water after striking a snag six miles below…

Originally published August 31, 1972 CR Kaye Gambetta was elected the first woman Mayor of Mildura. She donned the heavy mayoral robes and chains at…

Originally published August 15, 1945 SUNRAYSIA Daily produced a “special victory issue” to record the end of World War II. The publication, headlined “PEACE IN…

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…