Northern Schools Prime Steer Competition
By Benjamin Bowman 220 students from 14 different schools competed in the Northern Schools Steer Competition at the Manilla showground on the 16th and 17th of November. Students participated in parading
Highest the rivers have been since 1998
Manilla survived relatively unscathed from the rises in the Manilla and Namoi Rivers over the past couple of days unlike towns and villages downstream of Keepit Dam. The rises
Brittany’s Calendars Selling Fast
By Vinnie Todd Brittany McVicar has already made her mark on the rodeo scene as a competent barrel racer, but due
Darren clocks up 250km daily picking up and setting down school children
Manilla horseman Darren de Jong ‘s happy place is in the saddle. But nine years ago, he grabbed the reins
Australia Day plans Barraba in 2023
Barraba’s 2023 Australia Day Awards and celebration will be held at a different venue and time this year. The Awards will be at the Golf Club on the evening of
Queen Street ‘Girls’ event a big success
By Jane Harris Friday 25th November, business owners on Barraba’s Queen Street collaborated to hold their annual shopping event. Sixteen businesses joined together to create a fun night, offering discounts
Two smash hit horse events in same weekend
By Jane Harris On the weekend of 19-20 November, Barraba hosted two very successful horse events. The first event on Saturday was the Barraba Regional Australian Hunter Show Horse Association show.
Very successful “Chip for Charity” fundraiser
By Vinnie Todd Somerton Hotel’s Jason and Cherie Steele were somewhat overwhelmed at the support received for last weekend’s Chip For
Chip For Charity cancer fundraiser being held in the hotel grounds on November 19.
By Vinnie Todd They’re dubbing it ‘the unofficial Somerton PGA Event’, but with all jokes cast aside, monies raised from the
Yarramanbully Subsidised School
Submitted by Joan Galpin (Gallagher), Pupil 1950-1953 My grandfather, Edward Gallagher, selected land and settled in the Yarramanbully area in 1893. In 1898 he married Mary Ellen Moore. Their first child
The Charge of Beersheba
The charge of Beersheba by the Australian Light Horse took place on 31 October 1917, during the third Battle of Gaza in Palestine. It was a vital component of the
The Prison Tram
1909 to 1950 There was a Tram line that ran from the city through Darlinghurst and out to La Perouse south of Sydney. The State Government needed a jail that was a
