Bill Sauer & Sunraysia Footy
Our guest this week has been informing Sunraysia on the topic of sport for years right up until when he moved to Tasmania in mid 2022. We catch up with Continue reading
Category: Mildura history
Introducing Cal Briant
Briants TV Sales and Service was a well known business in Mildura. The arrival of television in Sunraysia in 1965 had brought a career change for Cal Briant, who’d arrived Continue reading
A Chat with Brian Hunt
Part of the Frames of History Project, is interviewing people from the Sunraysia area on camera and archiving their life stories and experiences. Recently Brian Hunt told his story and Continue reading
3MA & STV8 the Early Days
Isolated from metropolitan media, local radio and television were treasured institutions in years gone by in Mildura and surrounding areas. In this episode, Bruce McLean joins the show, full of Continue reading
The Frank Zaetta Story
On mantle pieces, in cabinets and albums, photographs from Frank Zaettas’ Studios recall our family history. Weddings groups, family portraits and events from the lives of the people of Sunraysia Continue reading
The Red Cliffs Pumping Station
Recently there’s been an increased interest in the narrow gauge train line that fed coal to the Red Cliffs Pumping Station. One or two movies have surfaced from collections such Continue reading
Introducing Lord Ranfurly
Ranfurly is a well known name in the Sunraysia district. In this week’s show you’ll find out where the name comes from, as we showcase Lord Ranfurly. He and the Continue reading
A Big Thank You
On this weeks Frames of History Radio Show, John Deeks joins us to help wrap things up for 2022. We chat with two great supporters of the Frames of History Continue reading
The fabulous Rhythm Rockets
Everyone who grew up in the 60’s in Sunraysia knew the Rhythm Rockets. In this week’s show we hear two interviews with members of the band. The first is an Continue reading
Bruce McLean – Our Unique Train
With the rail line opening to Mildura in 1903, patronage steadily increased until by the 1920’s, there was a need for a unique type of rail service that had it’s Continue reading