The Christmas Holidays
Christmas time in Sunraysia has a special feel to it. Back in 1969 this film clip was made to highlight this season, with families celebrating in their own unique way. Some have set up camp after their journey, while others enjoy the river and some skiing. We see a family arrive to visit their grandparents, […]
St Margaret’s Kinder
One of the great ways for kindergartens to raise funds has been to run a raffle. Here we have two news stories featuring kindergartens, with the first from 1970, when a stylish new HB Torana was the main prize for a raffle run by St Margaret’s Kinder. The second story shot 24 years later, features […]
Ag Stories
Here’s three STV- WIN TV news stories based on agriculture in Sunraysia dated late in 1983. With the cultivation of almond crops only recently having taken off, first up is a story about the bees that help look after pollination. Then we see some shots of an early mechanical citrus harvester – a technology that […]
1994 Speedway Championships
A comprehensive coverage of the 1994 Championships held at Mildura Speedway.
Restoration of the PS Melbourne
The PS Melbourne skippered by Captain Alby Pointon has plied the Murray River at Mildura as a tourist boat since 1966. A year earlier, Alby had purchased the boat at Echuca where it had sat idle for over 20 years. Alby and his team brought it back to life and the Melbourne was then taken […]
Building the Arts Centre
Mildura Arts Centre is the leading arts & culture hub of North West Victoria. Construction to create the complex that includes Rio Vista, the Art Gallery and Theatre commenced in 1966. We’re lucky enough to have images taken by well known photographer Don Turvey, and collated by Geoff Brown, that capture this part of our […]
A Tour of the Settlers Club
From the early days, Mildura has had three main Clubs, each one established for a different slice of the vibrant community. Recently we were lucky enough to be given a tour of The Sett’s by Steve Timmis who knows all about the history of the Club.
Mildura Brochure – 1945
Back before the internet and television, a popular way to promote a town or city was with postcards. Here’s a set of postcard images that finished up as a brochure made back in 1945. Below each image sat a description and so we’ve put together a sequence of the images and asked our friend John […]
Hot Air Balloons – 1993
Here’s some colourful footage of a Hot Air Ballon competition held in Mildura in 1993. This event and others like it were the forerunners to the World Championships that took place there in 2004, This was the only time the event has been held in Australia. The 20th anniversary of that event will be celebrated […]
ANZAC Day – 1983
Today we look back and remember those who served in conflict on our behalf. The STV 8 film archives hold an ANZAC Day March from 1983 which we proudly present.