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Ex-Riverland school up for sale

A former primary school in South Australia's Riverland, which was forced to shut more than 18 months ago, has gone on sale.

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Riverland orchid collector shares his 30-year passion

Orchid collector Stephen Lynch shares his almost 30-year passion for the diverse flower species with others.

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Stephen Lynch started collecting orchids nearly 30 years ago

Growing orchids is more than a hobby for Stephen Lynch. It is a love affair that has spanned nearly three decades.

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Kids play commando as schools back extreme play

At a time when playground equipment is becoming less adventurous, a military-style obstacle course is giving children as young as four the opportunity to take risks.

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Feathers fly as hunting club aims to deliver duck on the table

A hunting club in South Australia's Riverland experiences a resurgence in membership that it says is being spurred by consumers caring more about the origin of their food.

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Aged care facility re-accredited due to pandemic loop hole

A state-run aged care facility in South Australia's Riverland has its accreditation automatically extended for six months, despite failing two requirements of the aged care quality standards in...

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'Our people got nothing': Descendants of WWII interned Italians reflect on...

While their sons and brothers fought for Australia, many Italian migrants suffered the indignity of tough prison camps during World War II and no compensation was ever paid

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'Tipping point' prompts state to take back control of emergency department

The Riverland's main hospital emergency department will become a state-run facility by Christmas, once a private governing body relinquishes control of the site.

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Japanese POW artworks shine light on dark period of history in Australia

From paintings of women in kimonos to playing cards made from cigarette boxes, artworks created in WWII show the humanity of those held behind the barbed wire and the friendships formed between the...

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Tiny irrigation and steam museum fights for its 'huge contraption' to fire-up...

The world's last working Humphrey pump hasn't fired-up in front of the public for years, and volunteer operators are calling for the SA Government to jump-start this piece of engineering history.

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Australia's biggest internment and POW camp makes bid for heritage register

The Loveday Internment Camp in South Australia, which opened 80 years ago, held up to 6,000 internees and prisoners of wars and participated in a number of wartime scientific trials. 

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Elizabeth's father fled Nazi Germany for a better life, but after he found...

Australia's internment system during both world wars is relatively unknown, but it had a profound impact on prisoners and their families. 

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WWII internment camp risks fading from history

A committee is hoping to save the fading history of one of Australia's World War II internment camps for so-called enemy aliens and war prisoners.

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Four units attend Loveday blaze

Fire has destroyed a shed containing electrical equipment at Loveday in the Riverland.

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Rare boat made by WWII detainees back in Riverland

A model boat made by Japanese civilians in a Riverland detention camp during the Second World War has been uncovered.

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Loveday Primary School facilities to be relocated

The Education Department says it is aiming to relocate all good quality infrastructure from Loveday Primary School, when it closes next week.

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School bell to ring for final time

Two SA primary schools will shut down when the school year ends this week because of dwindling student numbers.

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Two SA schools closing

The towns of Port Germein and Loveday in SA will lose their only schools at the end of the year.

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Denis Wasley from the Cobdogla Steam Friends Society

Denis Wasley from the Cobdogla Steam Friends Society says the Loveday internment camps grew enough poppies to supply half of the Australian forces morphine needs during World War II. Read more.

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WWII internment camp shows poppies can thrive in South Australia

As the South Australian Opposition lobbies for the state to grow opium poppies, a Riverland historical society has provided evidence that poppies flourish when grown in SA.

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This Japanese banker was interned in Australia in WWII. His newly translated...

Miyakatsu Koike spent four years in Australia's largest internment camp. His is a story from an untold perspective.

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Australia's last remaining Light Horseman's legacy lives on

Albert "Bert" Whitmore served in both World Wars but his years of service extended beyond the battle front. He has been honoured with a new memorial at a Riverland RSL, where he was a life member. 

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'We just lost that battle': Riverland family struggle to save home as levee...

A Riverland couple hope their 119-year-old home can be saved from rising floodwaters that have turned their property into an island.

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When the world was in chaos, the Riverland was a safe haven for these German...

The Loveday Internment Camp held thousands of prisoners of war and internees during World War ll. Their stories have been relived through a project that brought their descendants together.

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Dead fish found at Lake Bonney

Thousands of dead carp have been found on the shores of Lake Bonney in Barmera.

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