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Month: October 2019
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Pairs champs
The father/son bowling combination of Don and Kyle Roberts finished as the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club 2019 Pairs champions after defeating the team of Peter Brien and Shane Carter 24-10 in a dominant display of bowling on Sunday. The winners are pictured above being congratulated by Cobar Bowling & […]
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Rotary’s District Governor visits to discuss drought help
The Rotary District Governor of the 9670 district, which takes in a wide area including Cobar, was in Cobar recently to discuss the Cobar Club’s Drought Relief Program. District Governor Graeme Hooper and his partner Sue met with members to find out first hand what the Rotary Club of Cobar […]
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Ben to play at World All Schools Rugby 7’s
Local Ben Griffiths is off to New Zealand in December to play in the World All Schools Rugby 7’s competition as part of the National Indigenous Youth team. Before they head off to NZ, Ben and his team will also line up to contest the National 7s Championships on the Sunshine […]
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Cobar turns out for service to remember our lost miners
Cobar’s third annual Night to Remember Our Lost Miners service on Friday was once again well attended despite some wild weather which forced the event to be moved. Raised dust, high winds. lightning and “a spot” of rain just before the service was due to start called for ‘Plan B’ […]
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Former sporting great’s accomplishments remembered
The name Harry Marshall appears numerous times in Cobar’s sporting history books between 1965 and 1973 and Harry could quite possibly have been the best sportsman Cobar would ever produce. Harry was born in 1953 and went to Cobar High School before taking up work at the CSA Mine so […]
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Councillors’ commitment questioned
The commitment of Cobar Shire’s councillors has been brought into question following the cancellation of last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting. With only four councillors available to attend last Thursday’s October Ordinary Meeting, the meeting had to be adjourned. The required quorum (the minimum number of councillors that must be present) […]
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First triathlon of the season
Pictured are the handicap winners of the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s October Triathlon event contested on Sunday morning. Axel Fairfull was second after he knocked five minutes off his previous best time; finishing in first place was the team of Bianka Jacobson and Amie Hill (with Amie’s children Lenny […]
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Good roll up of golfers for Festival’s Club Charity Day
The was a good roll up of golfers for the Club Charity Day three Person Ambrose event on Sunday which was part of the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost program. The team of Phil Gilligan, Craig Singleton and Smedley Nicholson finished as the winners with Paul Kershaw, Sam Kershaw and […]