‘BORDER MAIL’ HISTORY ARTICLES

From early 2016 until late 2024, the Border Mail published articles in their ‘Community News’ section every Saturday. The articles covered a broad range of topics relating to local history and heritage under the banner ‘Then & Now.’ Albury & District Historical Society members contributed 230 articles and most are available here. Wodonga & District Historical Society contributed a similar number of articles.

For more History topics and biographies, go to History Topics

Groups
Social Life in Lavington pre 1869 Albury's Own Battalion Victorian Mounted Rifles Boomerangs & Victory Vanities
Early Days of Albury FC St Patrick's Football Club Early Days of Ambulance Service Albury's Flying Doctors
North Albury Youth Club Glenly Tennis Club North Albury Red Cross Albury Scout Hall
Women Working Together Albury's Vietnam Vets Lavington Rugby League East Albury Cricket Club
Albury Cricket Association World War II Aliens Early Days of O&M League Albury Bicycle Club
Mitta Mitta Canoe Club
Business/Industry
Early Business People of Lavington Murray Valley Coaches F L Vines Fanny Ceres Flour Mill
Mate's Retail Business Albury Gas Company Macquarie Worsteds Union Bank & Oakley Photos
Logan's Timber Yard F A Stow and Co Australian Joint Stock Bank West's Motors Albury
Adelyn Clothing Factory Early Motels of Lavington Arnold's Box Company Corner Stores
Brook's Bakery Bank of NSW_Kia Ora Silk farming in Albury The Albury Banner
Mate's Christmas Windows Horse-Drawn Coaches Chinese Market Gardens
Schools/Churches/Hospitals
Early Public Schools in Albury Early Catholic Schools in Albury St Patrick's school building 150 Years of Sisters of Mercy
North Albury Infants School Albury High School Early Lavington Churches Chelvey Private Hospital Albury
Albury District Hospital Meramie Private Hospital Albury West Public School
Individuals
Matron McAllister Joan Sutherland in Albury Ella Caspers Malcolm McEachern
Alice Wyatt-Albury Girl Future Kings in Albury John Lankester Wine Industry Pioneer Albury's Best Known Author
Eric Frauenfelder Jacob Brann James Soden Leonce & Georges Frere
Louis Harrison-architect George Dallinger-coach builder Ellen Waugh Mother Hugh
James Reid/Ted Reis Ron McGann
Events
Changing Trains in Albury Albury Industrial Exhibition 1896 Sistine Choir in Albury Crossing the Murray
Bethanga Bridge Opens Albury Quarantine Camp 1919 Storm Hits Albury 1923 Mates Store Fire 1915
Armistice Day in Albury Peace Day 1919 Albury Celebrates New Year Albury Celebrates New Year#2
Santa arrives at Mates Anzac Day Marches Albury's big blackout 1989 The Army Leaves Albury
Flooding in Albury Wilkinson Hanging 1881 AMP fire 1885 Hayes boiler explosion
Albury-Wodonga 50 years on Corowa & Federation Connecting rail on the border Harry Hawker in Albury
Buildings/Structures/Places
PS Cumberoona Albury's Royal Palais Albury Pioneer Cemetery Albury's Loma Loma
Greenfield Park Albury Hawksview Bridge Forrest Hill Estate Albury Lighting Albury's Streets
Bungambrawatha Creek Highway through Albury Stock Routes and Albury Sportsground Albury Central Laneways
Albury Botanic Gardens gates CML Building Albury Smollett St Bridge Albury's First Showgrounds
Albury Saleyards Albury Public Buildings 1878 Albury's Time Ball Poole Street & Poole's Hill
Bathing in the Murray Albury Swimming Pool Port of Albury Wodonga Street Albury
Alexandra Park Hume Monument Hanel Street Albury's First Fire Station
Albury's Dean Square Albury Civic Centre Hoyts Theatres 19th Century Albury Theatres
Albury's Valetta The Crossing Place Albury Customs House Albury's First CBD
Albury Sportsground The 1838 Police Hut Adamshurst Great Southern Rail
Lavington Pool
Hotels/Wine/Breweries
Ryan's Market Hotel Ryan's Hotel Dean St Border City Hotel Sars_MacWhite's_Garrison Hotel
The Terminus Hotel Fallon Cellars Albury Liddle's Brewery Albury Billson Family Breweries
Albury Female Publicans Albury Club Hotel Exchange Hotel The Albury Hotel
Star Hotel The Hume Inn Bridge Inn/Hotel Turks Head Hotel
Miscellaneous
Early Gold Mining in Lavington Gold at Nailcan Gully Gold at Ethiopian Reef Naming Lavington
Dutch Links to Border Albury Butcher & Dutch Queen Tulips at Albury Racecourse Clog connection with Albury
Arnold's Milk Jugs Border Closures The Overlanders Albury's Radiation Pioneers
Naming of Albury New Australia colony Liberal Party launch Electric Road Train
Albury-Wodonga 50 years on Early Film Nights in Albury Sydney to Albury by road Arrival of the Motor Car
Early travel across Wodonga Flats Early European Settlement Dean street crowds