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Since Mildura was established in 1887, this north-west area of the state of Victoria has been serviced by a variety of newspapers.  To see a list, go to - 1. District newspapers

The major newspaper for this area since 1920 (and still published today) has been "The Sunraysia Daily". The Mildura and District Genealogical Society Inc has complied an index for births, marriages and deaths, etc from this paper. To see the information that is available, go to  - 2. The Sunraysia Daily

 


1. District newspapers
 

This list (alphabetical by title) comprises newspapers from Mildura and district (within100kms radius) which have been published since 1887. See the district map. Every effort has been made to ascertain the correct dates, if you are aware of changes that need to be make, please contact us

Current publication (2010) are highlighted in orange.

 

 

Title of newspaper

Dates of publication

State

Notes

Argus, The   Victoria Later title - "The Robinvale argus"
Argus (Robinvale, Vic)   Victoria Other  title - "The Robinvale argus"
Federal standard, The

4 Nov 1899
to 1911?

New South Wales Former title - "The Federal standard and western district advocate"

Federal standard and Western district advocate, The

 

5 March 1898 possibly ceased in 1899?

New South Wales

Former title - "Federal standard, Wentworth, Menindie, Pooncarie, Eustan and Mildura news" Later title - "Federal standard"

Federal standard, Wentworth, Menindie, Pooncarie, Eustan and Mildura news.

Jan 1888 to
18 Dec 1897?

New South Wales Other title - "Federal standard"
Later title  - "The Federal standard and Western district advocate"
Mallee ag news

? to 2010
 

Victoria Insert in "North west express"

Merbein irrigationist and Darling
and Lower Murray soldier's
 gazette, The
 

5 Nov 1919 to
28 Sept 1920
 

Victoria

Later title - "Sunraysia Daily", "Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette"
Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette, The

12 Nov 1919 - 1920

Victoria Later title - "Mildura telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray advocate", "Mildura Cultivator"
Merged with - "Mildura cultivator" and "Mildura telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray advocate" to form - "Sunraysia daily"
Mildura and Merbein sun, The

8 Jan 1921 to
28 Oct 1921

Victoria  

 Mildura cultivator, The
 

 19 May 1888-1920

Victoria Merged with - "Mildura telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray advocate", and "Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette" to form - "The Sunraysia daily"
Mildura independent star Nov 2006 - 2010 Victoria Web published newspaper see "Sources" list below

Mildura independent Sunday star
 

9 July 1982 to
5 Aug 2007


Victoria
 

Circulation - Mildura, Merbein, Wentworth, Red Cliffs, Irymple
 
Mildura irrigationist, The

1891 to 1893

Victoria Former title - "Mildura irrigationist and Murray River cultural advocate" (1891)
Later title - "Mildura irrigationist and Murray River cultural advocate (1895)"
Mildura irrigationist and Murray River and agricultural times, The

8 Feb 1888 to 23 May 1888?

Victoria Former title - "Mildura irrigationist"
Later title - "Mildura irrigationist and Murray River cultural advocate"
Mildura irrigationist and Murray River cultural advocate, The

6 June 1891 to
12 Dec 1893

Victoria Former title - "Mildura irrigationist and Murray River agricultural times"
Later title - "Mildura irrigationist"
Mildura irrigationist and Murrary River cultural advocate, The

5 Jan 1895 to
6 Jun 1896

Victoria Former title - "Mildura irrigationist"
Later title - "Mildura cultivator"
Mildura midweek

17 Jun 1980 to 2010
 

Victoria
 

Circulation - Mildura Rural City, Shire of Wentworth, Ouyen, Robinvale, Murrayville, Lake Cullulleraine, Merbein, Red Cliffs

Mildura telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray advocate, The

9 May 1913 ? - 28 Sept 1920

Victoria Later titles - "Sunraysia daily", "Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette", "Mildura cultivator".
Merged with: "Mildura cultivator" and "Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette" to form "The Sunraysia daily."

Mildura weekly
 

 Nov 2006 - 2010

Victoria

Circulation - Mildura, Red Cliffs, Irymple, Merbein and Wentworth
North west express

1957 - 2010

Victoria

Former title - "Ouyen & north west express", "Mallee harvester", "Underbool mirror"
Circulation - Ouyen and district, ranging from Mildura in the north to Patchewollock in the south, Murrayville in the west and Manangatang in the east, Ouyen.
Ouyen and north west express 19 Oct 1918 to 30 Jan 1957 Victoria

Former title - "Ouyen mail"
Later title - "North west express"
 

Ouyen mail and central Mallee advertiser, The 1900 to 1915? Victoria

Later title - "Ouyen mail"

Ouyen mail, The 4 Aug 1915 to
24 Dec 1941
Victoria

Former title - "Ouyen mail and central Mallee advertiser"
Later title - "Ouyen and north west express"

Red Cliffs settlers, The  9 Dec 1992? to 2010 Victoria Circulation - Red Cliffs, Irymple, Cardross, Colignan, Sunnycliffs, Nangiloc, Mildura

Regional times extra

 
21 May 1984 to 1990? Victoria

Was issued with the following papers:-

*Mildura midweek
*North west express
*Sea Lake & Wycheproof times ensign
*Sentinel (Robinvale)
*Guardian (Swan Hill)
*Northern times (Kerang)

Robinvale argus, The

March 1957 to 26 Jun 1959?

Victoria Former title - "Argus (Robinvale, Vic)"
Later title -  "The Robinvale and Manangatang argus"
Circulation - Robinvale, Euston, Wemen, Bannerton, Clovedale, Annello, Manangatang, Benanee, Koorakee.
Robinvale and Manangatang argus, The

1959 to 1969

Victoria Former title - "Robinvale argus"
Circulation - Robinvale, Euston, Koorakee, Benanee, Bannerton, Wemen, Cloverdale, Annuello, Manangatang, Boltom, Chinkapook, Chillingolath
Robinvale sentinel, The

Jan 1969- 2010
 

Victoria Circulation - Robinvale, Boundary Bend, Euston, Swan Hill, Tooleybuc, Manangatang
New south western standard bulletin, The

1979 - 2010

New South Wales Other title - "S. W. standard bulletin"
Circulation - Wentworth, Menindie, Pooncarie, Eustan, Mildura


Sunraysia Daily, The
 

2 October 1920 to 2010 (still published)

Victoria Former titles and merging of  1. "Merbein irrigationist and Murray Valley soldiers' gazette", 2. "Mildura telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray advocate" 3. " The Mildura cultivator"
Circulation - Mildura, Merbein, Irymple, Red Cliffs, Robinvale, Ouyen, Buronga, Gol Gol, Euston, Dareton, Wentworth (Sunraysia)
Wentworth advocate, The

1884 to
 5 Jul 1888

New South Wales Former title - "Irrigationist and Riverine agricultural times"


Wentworth Federal Standard
 

Nov 1890 - 1911

New South Wales

Circulation - Wentworth, Menindie, Pooncarie, Eustan and Mildura
Wentworth telegraph and Murray and Darling news, The

Mar/April 1878
24 Dec 1895?

New South Wales  

Sources - The following sources were used to compile this list:-

Guide to Australian newspapers at http://www.newspapers.com.au
Mildura independent star at http://www.milduraindependentstar.com
National library of Australia, The at
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
Victorian country press association, The at
http://www.vcpa.com.au
Wentworth shire library, The at http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/library"
Wentworth visitor information office
 

2. The Sunraysia Daily
Our society has produced an index for "The Sunraysia Daily" births, marriages, death, etc notices. 

If you would like a copy of the full entry or further information from the Sunraysia Daily index, please contact our Research Officer, Thelma Bock

This index is available in -


1. Book form (full entries) - To purchase "The Sunraysia Daily" Indexes

 

2. Online form (summary) - from the table below select the year link

 


Key to "The Sunraysia Daily" index
 

A

Announcement

F

Funeral

B

Birth

M

Marriage

BA

Birthday announcement

Mem

Memorial

D

Death

P

Picture

 

Link to Index

This index comprises 3 time periods. Within each period the surnames
are arranged alphabetically.

1920 - 1959         A - Z
1960 - 1980         A - Z
1981 - 1999         A - Z


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