by builddigitalgrowth | Mar 2, 2021
The river levels, from drought to flood, were a constant problem for early irrigators. In 1903, an agreement was reached to build a series of weirs along the Murray to regulate the flow of water. Lock 11 and Mildura Weir were completed in 1927. The weir is made up of...
by builddigitalgrowth | Mar 2, 2021
The Red Cliffs area was established as a Soldier Settlement following World War I. It will celebrate the centenary in 2021. Over 700 returned servicemen and women developed the area as an irrigation settlement planted mostly to vines but also a range of citrus and...
by builddigitalgrowth | Mar 2, 2021
The irrigation settlement originally known as White Cliffs was established in 1909 by the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission of Victoria. Dairy allotments were 50 to 60 acres in size and linked to a square mile of dry land farm. In 1912, the area began...
by builddigitalgrowth | Mar 2, 2021
The Mildura Club was first established at the Grand Coffee Palace in 1888 with Lord Ranfurly as first President. The original Mildura Club was modelled on British gentlemen’s clubs and membership limited to businessmen and professionals. The club went into recession...
by builddigitalgrowth | Mar 2, 2021
Following the Chaffey Indenture in 1887 and the publication of the ‘Red Book’ the next year, settlers began to arrive from all over the world. Many of them camped in tents along the riverfront. The Mildura Cultivator described the scene as a ‘hive of industry’ in...
