GALLERY: 2019 Festival of the Miner’s Ghost

As part of this year’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost activities the Cobar Dust Bowl Fuel Burners club held a Show n Shine and Cacklefest display. This year’s event had 41 registered entrants and included a wide range of makes of cars and motorbikes. The winners, receiving special trophies created […]

Cobar’s annual Festival of the Miners Ghost (FOMG) is still more than two months away, however organisers have already made the decision to cancel this year’s event. Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith said the decision was made last week as the future looks uncertain due to COVID-19 restrictions. “It was […]

A miners memorial service, held on Friday night as part of this year’s Festival of the Miner’s Ghost program, has been hailed as a great success and there are calls for it now to be an annual event. The service was held at the Miners Memorial Park opposite the Great […]