Erica Court – Red Cliffs
This 1993 STV / WIN news footage covered the official opening in Red Cliffs of the Erica Court flats for senior citizens. These days Erica Court is part of the Bert Thomas Flats Complex. Bert Thomas was a well loved Red Cliffs identity who served his career as a policeman, court welfare officer and was […]
Scenes from Senior School
Here’s some short STV8 news clips from 1974 featuring students. In the first, we see teachers and apprentices in the car training classroom at Mildura Tech. Then MHS Chaplin Cyril Muller, conducts a religious education class focusing on the dangers of smoking. Lastly we catch a group of students on the waters edge at Lake […]
From Block to Box
Produced in 1994 by the Sunraysia Horticultural Centre Video Unit, this video takes us on a journey from the fruit block to the box that the consumer might purchase containing dried fruit. We get to see just how valuable and widely used this famous product from Sunraysia was back then.
The Working Mans Club
Some news footage from around 1970 takes us to the Workers. First of all in the famous main bar where a crowd is really packed in for the evenings entertainment. It’s been suggested that this maybe footage of an event to break the work record for the number of people in a bar but we’re […]
The Wentworth Flood Rally 2026
As many of you are no doubt aware, Wentworth held a great event a couple of weeks ago to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1956 floods. I gave a presentation following the Friday evening dinner and then across the weekend I captured a lot of the action to create this video diary of this […]
The Mildura Club
We’ve all seen the Mildura Club many times in its prominent position on the corner of Deakin Ave and 9th Street. But how many of us have been in to take a look around? Recently Frames of History went on a short guided tour conducted by current Club President Ross Lanyon and member John Dooley. […]
Corvette 427
Here’s a news clip that will no doubt interest 1970’s car enthusiasts, featuring a Corvette Stingray. Perhaps brought out as a demo for the current model, we first see this left hand drive car on the showroom floor – most probably at Stuart & Harrisons. Then it’s out on the road for a leisurely drive […]
Endeavour Tours the Country
As part of the Captain James Cook Bicentennial celebrations in 1970, special events were put in place across the country to include as many Australians as possible. One of those was a grand tour of a model of the Endeavour, which as this STV8 news footage shows came to Mildura.
News from Langtree Ave
Here are two STV 8 news stories that relate to Langtree Ave. In the first clip we see a representative from the Gold Coast Council, showing Jerry Cornell and Peter Knight from the Mildura Chamber of Commerce some ideas on street decorations. Take a look at the photos in his album and you’ll see some […]
Construction
Here’s news footage from the 1980’s on several stories with a construction theme. Firstly a portable building is transported smoothly across the Mildura Bridge on the back of truck. Notice the skill of the driver who, with no guidance, clears the bridge supports with ease. Then we see a large sculpture being placed in Deakin […]