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Month: November 2016
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Bushies finish as the Twenty/20 victors
The Bushies were victors over Peak in Friday night’s Twenty/20 cricket match at Ward Oval finishing with a score of 7/142 in reply to Peak’s total of 10/48. Peak won the toss and elected to bat and got off to slow start when they lost their first wicket in the […]
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Bryan Manns holds off tough field to win Billy Manns trophy
The Cobar Clay Target Club contested their annual Billy Manns Memorial Shoot on Sunday in very windy conditions, with Bryan Manns finishing as the winner. Blake Dunne, Dick Tulloh and Greg Harris were hot on his heels for most of the day however Manns held off the competition to finish […]
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Roosters will stay in Barwon
The Cobar Senior Rugby League Club executive recently made the decision to remain in the Barwon Darling competition. At the club’s annual general meeting last month there was a push to move to the Castlereagh competition. Cobar Roosters’ media officer Ben Trudgett confirmed the club has decided to stay where […]
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Seasoned golfers on the course
The Cobar Veterans Golf Day, which incorporated the Macquarie Valley Veteran Championships, finally went ahead on Friday, after rain had previously twice postponed the event. Women’s and Men’s tournaments were conducted with Cobar’s Peter Brien the winner of the men’s division while Trish Vincent from Tottenham took out the women’s […]
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Visitor suggests stop and shop trial
A regular visitor to Cobar and advocate of free camping, John Linton has offered a simple idea used in other towns that could be adopted by Cobar. Mr Linton said an innovative ‘Stop and Shop free camping trial’, introduced by a Queensland council, has helped to save money for campers […]
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Cobar Public School talks numeracy at state conference
Two teachers from Cobar Public School (CPS) recently spoke at a state conference about the excellent results CPS’ infants students have recorded with the ‘Early Action for Success’ (EA4S) program. EA4S is the NSW Education Department’s strategy for implementing the NSW government’s State Literacy and Numeracy Plan. It aims to […]
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HMAS Rankin sailors join Cobar Remembrance Day service
Cobar residents gathered at Drummond Park for Remembrance Day on Friday to commemorate and remember all those who lost their lives as a result of war. RSL Sub Branch Cobar president Ben Hewlett led the local service and welcomed the special guests, four servicemen from the HMAS Rankin submarine. Mr […]
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Commemorative wall recognises World War II contributions
To coincide with Remembrance Day, the second stage of the Cobar Memorial Services Club’s commemorative wall was unveiled on Friday evening. The new section of the wall focuses on World War II and some of the Cobar residents who served in this conflict. Cobar Memorial Services Club’s secretary/manager Linda Carter […]