The Cobar Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Cobar branch with a luncheon on Saturday at the Services Club. According to the Cobar branch publicity officer Kay Corbett, the branch was first formed on October 5, 1926 with a meeting […]
A team of 11 Cobar Roosterettes travelled to Baradine for a 7-a-side League Tag charity competition on Saturday. The carnival raised funds for a Baradine family affected by cancer. There were 12 teams nominated from around NSW including Wauchope, Narrabri, and Tamworth along with a number of local Castlereagh teams. […]
The Cobar Camels made their first foray into the shortened version of Rugby on the weekend when the club sent a team to compete at the annual Mudgee Rugby 7’s. The original plan was to have a men’s and women’s squad compete but unfortunately the club could only raise a […]
Three Cobar archers recently tested their skills at the World Field Archery Championships 2016 hosted by Wagga Wagga Field Archers. The event was to have been a five day field format but unfortunately due to rainy weather and safety concerns on the ranges Day 4 and Day 5 of the […]
The Golfie Bowls Triples Tournament over the weekend attracted 24 teams from all over the state as well as inter-state with a team from Cunnamulla in Queensland facing off against a side from Blacktown in the final. After a close start the Blacktown team raced away in the final to […]
It’s been 50 years since the official re-opening of the CSA Mine. Mining in Cobar first began in 1870 when the first mining leases in the Cobar mineral district were granted. According to the ‘Cobar Copper Centenary 1869-1969’ book, the CSA Development Syndicate was formed in 1905 and operations commenced. […]
A group calling themselves the ‘Cobar Gang’ has set themselves a goal of riding 10,000km this month to raise money to fight children’s cancer as part of the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) Great Cycle Challenge. The national fundraising event for children’s cancer research has raised $6.6million since its launch […]
The Manns family held their biennial reunion at Dijoe over the long weekend with 305 descendants of Herbert and Violet Manns (née Shuttle) gathering to celebrate the 20th gathering of the family. Saturday morning began with a morning tea and everyone wore an apron (pinny) to honour Granny Manns who […]
An increase in caravan and camper travellers to Cobar is reflective of the state’s increase in registrations of caravans and the nights spent in caravan accommodation however some locals believe ‘free camping’ at the Newey is getting out of hand. Local resident Julie Payne, who lives near the Newey and […]
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