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Peeps in the Past

Peeps into the Past - February 23 to March 1 : Big O so good

100 YEARS AGO: 1925 MOVING: In the presence of many spectators, particularly children, the third and last portion of the Convent of Mercy primary school was moved on Saturday morning from Walnut Avenue to the Catholic church grounds in Eleventh...

02 Mar 2025
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Peeps into the Past - February 16 to 22: Revved up and ready to roll

100 years ago TRAIN - Passengers on the early afternoon train from Mildura to Red Cliffs on Saturday state that a motorist had...

22 Feb 2025
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Peeps into the Past - February 9 to 15: All about the harvest

Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925 CASHED UP: In big centres cheques are not as freely cashed by shopkeepers as they have been in Mildura. In past picking...

16 Feb 2025
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Peeps into the past: Ready to pass the torch

100 years ago PLANE: Captain F Roberts, Superintendent of Airways of the Australian Aerial Service Limited visited the Town Clerk, Mr N Wellington on the questions of telephone installation at the hangar to allow a de Haviland plane to be housed...

09 Feb 2025
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Gong but not forgotten

Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society. Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 years agoICE CREAM: Record sales of ice and ice-cream blocks for the months of December and January are reported at the Mildura Ice Works in...

02 Feb 2025
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Get a moooove on

MILDURA BRIDGE: At the present time timber is being delivered on the ground near where the Mildura Bridge is to be erected. A beginning will be made today with the construction of buildings, including an office. Plant and material is...

26 Jan 2025
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Car punted into river

Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society. Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 years ago PYJAMAS: The matron of the Mildura District Hospital has received a donation of 20 pairs of pyjamas from the Merbein...

19 Jan 2025
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Peeps into the Past - January 5 to 11: Helping Darwin recover

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGOGUN CLUB: The members of the Merbein Gun Club held another successful meet at their grounds on the Merbein Racecourse...

12 Jan 2025
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Peeps into the Past: December 29 to January 4 - The price is right!

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1924/1925LEARNING: Mr W P Crockett, Honorary Minister, has been informed by the Education Department that approval has been...

05 Jan 2025
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Peeps into the Past - December 22 to 28 - Ready to roll

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1924STOCKING: The Hospital stocking donated by Mr R M Black and won by little Dinkie Sendy, was the means of bringing pleasure...

29 Dec 2024
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Peeps into the Past December 15 to 21

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1924HEALTH At a meeting of the Mildura District Hospital a letter from Mrs J W Washington, stated that she would donate...

22 Dec 2024
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Peeps into the Past: December 8 to 14

100 years agoBRIDGE: Although the official announcement that Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth Pty Ltd of Melbourne had secured the contract for a bridge over the Murray at Mildura was made only a few days ago, the firm had a representative on the spot...

15 Dec 2024
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Bust them bunnies: Peeps Into The Past - December 1 to 7

100 YEARS AGOAQUAPLANE: Many visitors in the river on Sunday afternoon had their first view of a practical exhibition of aquaplaning. Mr Bob Chaffey and friends speeded up their motor-boat to which was attached by rope a board that was used for the...

08 Dec 2024
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Peeps in the past - November 30, 2024

100 YEARS AGO FIRE: Mildura residents were startled on Saturday night by the ringing of the fire bell. Quite a commotion was caused in the Star and Wonderland Theatres by many persons hurrying outside. The brigade under Captain W Francis turned out...

01 Dec 2024
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Adding up

REGIONAL Victorians will now have no choice but to pay $25 million a day to pay the interest bill on Labor’s debt that is set to rocket to $200 billion in the next two years. That’s correct, $200 billion of debt. Labor has no plan to pay down...

24 Nov 2024
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Peeps Into The Past - November 17 to 23

PRESENTED by Mildura & District Historical Society and compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO AEROPLANE SIGHTED: The new passenger aeroplane (De Haviland 50A) arrived in Mildura for the first time with the mall yesterday...

24 Nov 2024
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Peeps into the Past November 10 to 16

Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGOARMISTICE DAY - The Hon Secretary of the Mildura Branch of the RSSILA received an urgent wire from the State...

17 Nov 2024