Mildura – Mediterranean in the Outback

9月 3, 2010 · Posted in 未分類 

Natural beauty, abundant local produce and a Mediterranean climate are what Mildura, located on the mighty Murray River, is known for. The late 1840 saw the region settled by Europeans and good seasons, good wool prices and the early riverboat trade made for a booming economy for the station. Modern-day Mildura was founded on the work of the Chaffey brothers who moved from California in 1887 to set up an irrigation colony on the site of station which had fallen on hard times due to drought.

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