Fire & Rescue throw their doors open
Photo: Retained firefighters Aaron Page and Chris Hall. Saturday 10 May Fire and Rescue NSW stations held Open Days across the state. In Coonamble, the local Fire and Rescue station …
Tracy and Pauline win Patronesses Trophy
Last Wednesday 7 May lady golfers went out to play the Patronesses Trophy over 18 holes of scratch and handicap stableford. It was a beautiful day to be out playing …
Heavy cattle on the up
Coonamble Associated Agents yarded 1000 cattle last Wednesday 7 May with a good quality yarding of mainly feeder weight cattle. Cows were cheaper whereas heavy heifers and steers sold very …
Record numbers for another aerial pig shoot
Photo: A mob of pigs on the move near Conimbia during last week’s aerial shoot. The contractor involved shot their daily record. An aerial pig shooting operator says there’s been …
Coonamble Rugby League history – Part 4 The creation of the CRL
The Country Rugby League (CRL) was officially formed in 1934, as part of the NSW Rugby League and Coonamble Rugby League decided to affiliate with the newly formed Country Rugby …
Mixed Social Bowls
Photo: Audrey Harris playing a running shot. Tuesday Bowls Last Tuesday 6 May the bowlers went out to play mixed bowls.One game of triples was played over 12 ends with …
Robert & Sophie win Mother’s Day Bowls
Photo: Christopher Swansborough playing a forehand draw shot. Once again Mother’s Day has come around and this year it was on Sunday 11th May. The bowlers played two games of …
Ancestor skull returns to Trangie after 100 years
PHOTO: Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council’s Tony Lees holds remains, belonging to an Indigenous man, stolen in the 1880s. A reburial ceremony took place on a property in the Gin …
Positive local chook farmer says free range eggs are boiling
Photo: Gilgandra poultry producers Lisa and Ian Freeth at the markets. IMAGE SUPPLIED. Farmers in Australia produce 183 million eggs daily 668 billion yearly but customers in the supermarkets have …