Rear Vision Mirror - a history program from Vision Australia - Albury

Rear Vision Mirror - a history program from Vision Australia - Albury

A weekly retrospective from VAR Albury which looks back at the local border regions’ historical events, landmarks and famous local figures interspersed with light hearted anecdotes and a weekly quiz. Take a walk down memory lane and enjoy the local history from the Albury - Wodonga region.

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July 13, 2023 59 mins

The Rear Vision Mirror team take a look at how Albury got it's name and discuss The Griffith Brothers as their People of the Border.

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The Rear Vision Team talk about the Town In Focus, Thurgoona, and their People of the Border, Gerry Curtis and James Fallon.

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July 13, 2023 58 mins

The Rear Vision Mirror team take a look back with Albury as their Town in Focus, the Albury War Memorial and the Hume dam explosion.

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July 13, 2023 57 mins

The Rear Vision Mirror team look at Thurgoona, Bernie Gibney and read from Astonishing Tales by Howard Jones.

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In this week's episode of Rear Vision Mirror we look back at education programs offered at the Bonegilla Migrant Centre. We then look at Mr Foster Cooper who was the editor for 50 years, from the 1870's, of one of Albury's earliest newspapers, the Albury Banner. And finally we take a look back at Wodonga in the 1960s.

This program was presented by Amanda Bartels and Geoff Young Vision Australia Radio Albury

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