The crowd at Friday night’s ‘A Night to Dismember’ fundraiser, put on by The John Mitchell Pharmacy to raise funds for the Cobar Miner’s Memorial, may have only been a small one but all were however keen to get into the spirit of Halloween and the Festival of the Miner’s Ghost. The undead mixed with vampires, witches, devils and characters from various horror movies to dine on delicacies served up by Earth Candy Co and they then danced the night away to the music of DJ Fiddy. Best Dressed was Michelle Green (pictured above at centre), a runner-up in a beauty pageant who severed the head of the winner, Felecia. The event raised $600 for the Miners’ Memorial.
Cobar Miners Memorial committee chairman Barry Knight is hoping there will be a good roll up for the Night to Remember Miners Memorial Service this Friday night. The Cobar Weekly caught up with Mr Knight last week and the Miner’s Ghost to find out about this new event that’s been […]
It’s hard to judge, but it’s estimated there were about 1,000 visitors here for the Festivals weekend, however it’s not hard to work out that everyone had a great time. Running On Empty Festival organisers John de Bruin and Ben Hewlett, together with their small committee, have received heaps of […]
A project by Peak Gold Mines (PGM) staff has seen miner’s ghosts making an appearance all over the place this past week. Metal miner’s ghost figures were the brain child of a group of Peak Gold Mines employees who were challenged with coming up with an idea for this year’s […]