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Exhibition preserves Tailem Bend’s local history
A photographic exhibition focusing on Tailem Bend and the surrounding regions has opened at the local town hall for SA History Month.
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Riverboat and rail restorers hope to build up a head of steam
Volunteers from Murray Bridge’s Riverboat, Rail and Steam Group have big plans for the former Shell depot at Sturt Reserve – they just need a couple of things.
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Antarctic adventurer’s memory honoured, 55 years on
Members of the ANARE Club have paid tribute to a Murray Bridge resident who lost his life on Macquarie Island in 1971.
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Century-old Bubsie the Citroen visits Murray Bridge
A car used to circumnavigate Australia in the 1920s has passed through Murray Bridge as a group of Seventh-Day Adventists retrace an adventurer’s journey.
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100 years after Brinkley Hall's last wedding ceremony, a son looks back
Mal and Jessie Richards' legacy lives on a century after they said "I do" at the Brinkley Hall on December 19, 1925.
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Celebrations planned as Murray Bridge’s rail bridge turns 100
Both the local historical association and the council will hold events for the centenary in November 2025.
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Century-old footy trip photos show Murray Bridge as it was in 1925
Photographs taken on a tour by the West Broken Hill Football Club give a rare insight into life and progress in the Murraylands in the 1920s.
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This week in history: July 31, 1925
Murray Bridge's football team faces off against Broken Hill, Mannum hold's a successful carnival and the local court cases will be ordinarily interesting.
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This week in history: July 10, 1925
Tailem Bend's future looks bright, Murray Bridge mayor discusses state of the Bowhill road and Mypolonga holds annual pruning competition.
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History website launched to celebrate Resthaven’s 90th anniversary
A history of Murray Bridge's oldest nursing home has been published on a new website.
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This week in history: May 8, 1925
The finest music ever heard in Mypolonga was played, Murray Bridge railway workers question the future and Mount Barker is growing quickly.
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This week in history: April 24, 1925
Three fugitives were caught, a popular tennis tournament in Mannum and ten years ago on April 25 the Anzac troops marched into Gallipoli.