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Mildura & District Historical Society

Locality: Mildura, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5022 0172

Address: 74 Deakin Ave 3500 Mildura, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER OCTOBER 9th 1970: Civic Reception and Official Opening of Back to Mildura (3rd to 18th) by Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe; also several back-to-schools.... OCTOBER 10th 1970: Re-enactment of arrival of Lord Hopetoun 1891. OCTOBER 11th 1949: Pastor Martin Niemoller addresses a huge crowd at the Town Hall, and another at a University branch on a one-day visit to Mildura. OCTOBER 12th 1883: Mallee Pastoral Leases Act gazetted; to come into operation December 1st. OCTOBER 13th 1958: Express overnight goo0ds train for fruit and vegetables, dubbed the Fruit Flier, commences operation. OCTOBER 14th 1963: Opening of the Crossroads Drive-in. OCTOBER 15th 1907: Foundation stone of Carnegie Library laid by Lt-Gov Sir John Madden.

25.01.2022 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 1st 1945: RAAF wins the first Sunraysia Football League Grand Final....Continue reading

23.01.2022 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2021 Many of you know that this year has been a bit of a battle for everyone with Covid. With the new year looming, we wish to start 2021 with a fresh outlook! We are a community based organisation that is run by volunteers and charitable financial donations.... If you are interested in history, we are looking for volunteers! We are looking for people to help man the front desk and also help around the musuem. We have many things that need to be done!! So if you know of anyone who is interested in history and is willing to help out, please ring us on 5022 0172 and talk to one of our friendly volunteers. Any help and or donations are always welcome!

23.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER OCTOBER 16th 1920: Vol. 1 no. 1 of the Sunraysia Daily (there had been 'trial runs' on the 2nd, 5th, 7th and 9th).... OCTOBER 17th 1917: Death of Alfred Deakin. OCTOBER 18th 1984: Official opening of Sunraysia College of TAFE by Governor Sir Brian Murray. OCTOBER 19th 1909: Switching on of the electric light by Gov Sir Thos Charmichael from Carnegie Balcony. OCTOBER 20th 1921: Mildura and Merbein Sun proclaims "C. J. De Garis bankrupt". OCTOBER 21st 1886: Agreement between Chaffeys and Victorian Government signed (W. B.'s 30th birthday). OCTOBER 22nd 1927: Mildura Bridge is opened.

23.01.2022 APOLOGY Hi Everyone!! I am writing to you all to apologize that we haven't been able to post of late. Due to some techincal difficulties, plus Covid, we have not been able to log in or get around to doing our normal routine.... But we are now back. Not open to public as yet, but we are able to access records and pics on Mondays. We do have a back log to go through so we will be going through our private messages first to catch up. We thank you for your patience, hopefully now we can get back on track. Admin

22.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY SECOND WEEK IN NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 8th 1940: In many people's opinion the worst dust storm of them all.... NOVEMBER 9th 1905: Grant Hervey shoots at Walter Baker, actor. NOVEMBER 10th 1891: First Masonic Lodge in the district, Mildura 170, consecrated. NOVEMBER 11th 1942: Death of Mary Woorlong, daughter of Woorlong and last of her tribe. NOVEMBER 12th 1966: Mildura Arts Centre opened by Premier Bolte. NOVEMBER 13th 1903: Official opening of the railway line; W. B. Chaffey gives children a rail picnic to Yatpool. NOVEMBER 14th 1945: Inaugural meeting of Mildura Little Theatre.

17.01.2022 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY MONTH OF JULY JULY 1st 1921: Red Cliffs soldier Settlement officially opened.... JULY 2nd 1896: George Chaffey appears before the Royal Commission. JULY 3rd 1889: First Meeting of Board of Advice to establish Mildura's first State School. JULY 4th 1977: Retirement of W. J. (Bill) Downie after 28 years as Town Clerk. JULY 5th 1905: Deakin becomes Prime Minister for the second time. JULY 6th 1998: Mildura Post Office re-opens on site of former Settlers Car Park. JULY 7th 1894: Mildura Club re-established (it had a brief existence in 1890). JULY 8th 1989: First Mildura film Festival begins. JULY 9th 1963: The Gem, towed from Mildura, reaches Swan Hill. JULY 10th 1958: Official opening of Civic Buildings, by Mayor Cr W. Smith. JULY 11th 1852: Rev J. D. Mereweather takes a service at the Jamieson Homestead. JULY 12th 1935: Death of A. D. Thomson, engineer. JULY 13th 1996: Foundation stone of Sunraysia Masonic Centre laid. JULY 14th 1908: Tenders accepted for establishing electric light plant. JULY 15th 1996: Deserie Wakefield flies to USA: gains bronze medal July 23 in Women's Double Trap shooting at Atlanta Olympics. JULY 16th 1908: Carnegie Library opened by Governor-General Lord Northcote (the town opened on the same date in 1922). JULY 17th 1922: Mildura Borough declared a Town by the Governor, the Earl of Stradbroke. JULY 18th 1994: New Mildura Airport Terminal opened by Cr E. Maffei. JULY 19th 1893: Dr Abramowski chairs a meeting to establish the Co-operative Orchard Co. JULY 20th 1953: Death of E. T. Henderson, first Mayor of the City of Mildura. JULY 21st 1933: First Mildura Rotary Club weekly luncheon. JULY 22nd 1977: Uniting Church established from Presbyterian and Methodist (and Congregationalist). JULY 23rd 1967: Official handover of the new Guide Hall (formerly Lutheran Church) by mayor Cr K. Wright to Guide commissioner M. Rudge. JULY 24th 1896: Alfred Deakin appears before the Royal Commission. JULY 25th 1986: Bowrings ceases trading after a century. JULY 26th 1924: Official opening of Mildura Post Office. JULY 27th 1995: Former Shire Office in Irymple sold at auction for $1 million. JULY 28th 1924: Death of W. M. Bowring. JULY 29th 1891: Cultivator admits Mildura has a lot of drinking going on for a temperance colony. JULY 30th 1914: Foundation stone of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church laid. JULY 31st 1860: Birth of William Calder, first Chairman of CRB (Country Roads Board), responsible for the great network of highways, ours is named after him.

17.01.2022 COVID 19 UPDATE FOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO APPOINTMENTS.... Unfortunately we are still having issues with accessing our Facebook messages since we have upgraded windows. If you would like to contact us, please phone us on (03) 5022 0172 and leave a message for us. If you have left a message on Facebook for us and we have not responded to you with any information, please ring and leave us a message again so we can help you with your request. We apologize for this annoying delay and hope we can sort out this issue soon. You can still contact us through our email for research or enquiries . [email protected] Thank you again for all your patience. We hope you stay safe and wear a mask! Virtual Hugs from the Mildura Historical Society!!!

13.01.2022 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY THE MONTH OF AUGUST AUGUST 1st 1904: Public meeting from which the Mildura Co-op formed.... AUGUST 2nd 1919: Grant Hervey's public meeting at the Band Rotunda begins with prayers to God and ends with curses to C. J. De Garis. AUGUST 3rd 1856: Birth of Alfred Deakin. AUGUST 4th 1896: Final day of hearings for Royal Commissions. AUGUST 5th 1968: South Mildura Technical School become Irymple Technical School. AUGUST 6th 1894: Burning of the "P.S. Rodney". AUGUST 7th 1894: First Citrus Fair and Intercolonial Convention of Fruitgrowers. AUGUST 8th 1913: Official opening of Mildura High School. AUGUST 9th 1937: Special Jubilee issue of Sunraysia Daily; the Jubilee ran from August 8th to 16th. AUGUST 10th 1937: Former PM Billy Hughes opens George V Memorial Rotunda in Merbein. AUGUST 11th 1956: The Great Flood: the Murray River peaks at 11.43m and remains this height for six days. AUGUST 12th 1887: Henry Williams, later the first Shire President, arrives in Mildura. AUGUST 13th 1937: \Unveiling of Pioneers memorial, the children's contribution to the Golden Jubilee. AUGUST 14th 1959: Back to Merbein commences. AUGUST 15th 1945: During Victory Celebrations Valerie Eastwell (8) disappears without a trace. AUGUST 16th 1957: Official opening of Mildura Technical School. AUGUST 17th 1926: Suicide of C. J. De Garis. AUGUST 18th 1895: Rev J. C. Pepper conducts his first services in Congregational Church: dies, aged 27, 5 months later. AUGUST 19th 1995: Korea: South East Asia: Vietnam Memorial on Seventh St Lawns unveiled by Tim Fischer. AUGUST 20th 1898: Cultivator article "Two wonderful instruments" on display the past week, the Cinematographe and the Graphophone. AUGUST 21st 1909: Cultivator lists first allocations at White Cluffs (Merbein) as announced on the 18th. AUGUST 22nd 1972: Death of Ernestine Hill, author of "Water into Gold". AUGUST 23rd 1887: James Matthew, early JP and instigator of Carnegie project, arrives in Mildura. AUGUST 24th 1912: First article in Cultivator by 'Steele Blayde of the American Press'. AUGUST 25th 1890: Work commences on the never-completed Chaffey College of Agriculture. AUGUST 26th 1948: Kath Richardson becomes the first woman elected to Mildura City Council. AUGUST 27th 1841: Rufus River Massacre. AUGUST 28th 1919: Death of R. S. Hoops, JP, co-founder (with W. B. Chaffey) of the Railway Packing Company, and FMIT Chairman; the funeral was huge. AUGUST 29th 1934: City of Mildura proclaimed by Governor, Lord Huntingfield; the following day he officially opened Mildura Base Hospital. AUGUST 30th 1972: Kaye Gambetta becomes mayor of Mildura, the first woman to hold that office. AUGUST 31st 1945: 1500 march in Mildura's Victory Day Parade. A

12.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY FOURTH WEEK IN OCTOBER OCTOBER 23rd 1948: Annual Mildura Show begins: 14,000 attend (there had been horticultural shows on a much smaller scale from the 1890's).... OCTOBER 24th 1957: Official opening of Orange Ave water tower. OCTOBER 25th 1921: 'Tarring and feathering' of Grant Hervey. OCTOBER 26th 1982: Mildura Centre Plaza opens. OCTOBER 27th 1903: Melbourne-Mildura train service begins. OCTOBER 28th 1885: Birth of R. D. Elliott at Kyneton; senator, SD director, and art donor. OCTOBER 29th 1985: Visit of Prince and Princess of Wales for Victoria's 150th celebrations. OCTOBER 30th 1888: National Bank opens in Mildura. OCTOBER 31st 1934: Visit of Duke of Gloucestor: the first Royal Tour.

11.01.2022 COVID 19 UPDATE FOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOVEMBER 2020 WE ARE OPEN!!! Yes, we are now open, MONDAY & SATURDAY ONLY !! ... We will open from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. As we have Covid rules to adhere to, we ask that if you do come in to the Centre, to please follow the rules that have been put in place. You will need to write your name and phone number in our book, use hand sanitizer and social distance (1.5mtr). You must also wear a mask unless applicable due to health reasons. So once again we are open and here to help you with your questions on our local history. Don't forget that we also have some wonderful displays inside the Centre. We hope to see you soon!

08.01.2022 Morning everyone. Just wanting to remind everyone that if you have left a message via our facebook, please ring us and leave the message there. We still cannot access our messages, just basics on the Facebook. Please leave a message via phone. Phone: 03 5022 0172... Thank you for your patience.

07.01.2022 During this year of 2020, we missed a very important event. The Mildura & District Historical Society turned 65 this year!!! Happy Birthday to us!!!! Although we cannot celebrate like we would like to, we may celebrate next year instead!

05.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER OCTOBER 1st 1887: CBL (Chaffey Brothers Limited), formed as a limited company the day before, is incorporated with capital in 35, 000 shares of 10 pounds each.... OCTOBER 2nd 1988: Renovated Church of Christ with new foyer is officially opened. OCTOBER 3rd 1925: Manfred, owned by Ben Chaffey (son of George), wins the AJC Derby in one of the most extraordinary performances ever. OCTOBER 4th 1977: Tornado and hail in Red Cliffs cause $15 million damage. OCTOBER 5th 1899: A. D. Thomson appointed Shire Engineer. OCTOBER 6th 1889: Death of Hattie, first wife of W. B. Chaffey. OCTOBER 7th 1917: Death of Rev Thos Goodwin who in August 1855 founded the Yelta Mission. OCTOBER 8th 1888: Arrival of Mildura's first policeman, Constable 'King' Carter, who would stay for 32 years.

03.01.2022 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1st 1904 Shareholders elect first directors for Mildura Co-operative Fruit Company Limited.... NOVEMBER 2nd 1892: J. J. T. Lever appointed to board of Mildura Irrigation Company. NOVEMBER 3rd 1906: Diver searches for box of coins (over $1,000 Pounds) which slipped of the 'Gem' at the wharf; found two days later. NOVEMBER 4th 1888: First service in newly-completed Ninth St Methodist Church. NOVEMBER 5th 1917: Death of Dr Thornton, first Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, whose visit to Mildura is quoted in the 'Red Book'. NOVEMBER 6th 1901: First sod of Mildura railway turned. NOVEMBER 7th 1999: Four black pillars unveiled near Cenotaph giving names of those who served in World War Two or later conflicts.