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WHEN NSW Railways boilermaker Terry Slick and a couple of mates, Bill Bartlett and David Boyce, knocked off a train from Moree railway sheds, the intended joyride went off the rails when the engine, hauling two trucks, broke down near Gurley, blocking the line. Late at night on Saturday, January 20, 1945, the men crept [...]
History Razed
RESIDENTS and firefighters tried heroically to save the Royal Hotel at Gurley late Thursday night when the historic building – the hub of the village – was completely destroyed by fire. The Newell Highway was closed in both directions as Moree Fire and Rescue NSW crews and rural fire services from across the region battled [...]
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ANYONE worth their salt remembers the tall, wooden stools at Assef’s Moree. Well, anyone with a few years up their sleeve. Back in the 1960s and well into the 1970s – even the 1980s – customers at Assef’s on Balo Street would relax and chat with staff and fellow customers while perched on well-worn timber [...]
Regional History
AN incredible piece of Inverell history has been gifted back to the Inverell Community. On November 1, 1958, a silver ceremonial jug was presented to Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett to commemorate the opening of the Inverell Memorial Pool. Now, 66 years later, the jug has found its way home. Mr Bennett was part of [...]
Vale Donny Bassos
IN 1950, the steamship, Cyrenia, left the port of Piraeus in Greece, bound for Australia. On board were peasant farmers Athanasios and Stogiana Bassos, their young sons, five-year-old Traianos and three-month-old Dimitrios, and Athanasios’s mother, Ioanna. Arthur, Anna, Donny, Jimmy and Joanna Bassos farewelled a life of poverty, and travelled halfway around the world to [...]
History
Elsie Kane knew it was time. She was heavily pregnant and could feel the baby telling her it was ready to join the family fold. The problem was, Elsie wasn’t. Far from it. She was at the Terry Hie Hie property, Bundy, about 20 miles from Moree and a long way from the nearest hospital. [...]
Wheat Harvest
A WHEAT harvest wouldn’t be the same without a walk back in time to celebrate an agriculture industry that helped shape Australia. The Croppa Creek Classic Harvest will on November 15-16-17 celebrate more than 100 years of automated headers in a paddock at the property, Baroma, owned by the Thompson and Siddins families. The site [...]
Regional News
IN a significant milestone for the community, the Glen Innes Severn Public and TAFE Library will celebrate its 70th anniversary in December, marking seven decades of service to the community. Since its inception in 1953 and official opening on December 17, 1954, the library in Glen Innes has provided a welcoming community space for learning, [...]
Border News
MUNGINDI Tennis Club on Saturday will celebrate a century of the game at the border-town, with the official opening of new playing surfaces taking centre court. Social tennis matches, a barbecue and a display of history memorabilia will also feature at the 100-year celebrations. Tennis in the district goes back many decades, and found its [...]
History
HER name was Ike, and at three years of age this black-and-tan sheep-dog was wise beyond her years – and stubbornly faithful to her best mate, 22-year-old farm worker Abel Davis. In mid-October, 1931, Abel, known widely by his middle name, Arthur, was ringbarking near Yetman, about 70 miles north of Inverell, on a property [...]
