Sporting moments
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First drawn grand final in SFL senior history
Originally published September 13, 1993 UNPRECEDENTED scenes followed the final siren at Mildura’s City Oval as fans, players and officials realised the 1993 Sunraysia Football…
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Imperials official disqualified for fighting player
Originally published August 12, 1957 AN Imperials Football club selector, who said he had a 10 pound bet on the opposition team Mildura, on Saturday…
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Farewell to one of the best
Originally published May 9, 1994 THE Sunraysia sporting community was in a state of shock as it tried to come to terms with the death…
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Mildura has another Olympic medalist Deserie Wakefield
Originally published July 25, 1996 MILDURA Olympic bronze medallist Deserie Wakefield has already turned her attention to winning a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics,…
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Unrivalled football winning streak
Originally published July 4, 1988 IMPERIALS’ winning run came to an end when they staged a thrilling draw with South Mildura at Sarah Oval. Although…
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Rick Kelly wins V8 Supercar title
Originally published December 11, 2006 MILDURA’S Rick Kelly was the toast of Australian motorsport after winning the V8 Supercar drivers championship in dramatic circumstances. While…
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Crump world champ for a third time
Originally published October 19, 2009 MILDURA’S Jason Crump sealed his third World Speedway Championship in Poland. Crump was crowned the champion in the final FIM…
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Mildura Basketball Association men’s A Grade premiership won on appeal
Originally published March 25, 1994 IRYMPLE has won an appeal to claim possibly the most controversial Mildura Basketball Association men’s A Grade premiership on Wednesday…
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Dot is Sunraysia’s bowls world champion
Originally published December 11, 1973 RED Cliffs’ Dot Jenkinson and Bacchus Marsh’s Lorna Lucas won the World Women’s Pairs title in New Zealand. The reigning…
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Spectators injured in speedway crash
Originally published January 21, 1963 FIVE spectators were hit by flying timber when a racing car crashed through the safety fence at the Olympic Park…
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1970 Sunraysia Schoolboys team wins state title by one point
Originally published May 16, 1970 SUNRAYSIA came from seven goals behind to snatch a one-point victory in the 1970 State Schoolboys Football Championships in Melbourne.…
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Great football foul-up -April 19, 1969
Originally published April 19, 1969 AS far as the McLeod Medal is concerned, 1969 will go down in Sunraysia football history as the season of…
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