The Millewa celebrates its Centenary across the Kings Birthday weekend in June and Frames of History has had the chance to catch up with a number of people to interview on the topic.
The first of our Millewa Memories that we have pleasure presenting is with Tony Douglas. Here’s a tale about school from Tony that affected the whole family when he was quite small at Primary School.
In this clip Grace Budic remembers the affect that drought had on farmers across the area.
Jim Douglas gives us a taste of just how hard it was for the very early settlers of the Millewa region.
Recollections from another local Glenda Fox.
We hear from Colin Hunt on a topic known to all farmers who have worked their lives in the Millewa.
Ron Hards is well known across the Millewa and beyond. A descendant of an original settler family, Ron recalls stories of the early days, including the construction of the channel network to distribute the valuable water.
