FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Gary Sutton still calls Moree home
WHEN people in Moree talk about the local velodrome, the conversation always turns to the Sutton brothers. Always. Gary and Shane Sutton cut their teeth at the Moree track, down the southern end of the perfectly-named Endeavour Lane. Cycling royalty returned home last week, when Gary Sutton rode into town for a few days to
Locals asked to short list Moree for 1965 Freedom Ride Blue Plaque Trail
COMMUNITIES across New South Wales are being asked which towns and specific locations should be commemorated with a blue plaque to create a Freedom Ride Blue Plaque Trail – and Moree residents are encouraged to nominate Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre. The 1965 Freedom Ride brought national attention to racial injustice and discrimination against Aboriginal and
Region’s history finds new home on Peel Street
THOUSANDS of films, sound recordings and oral histories have found a permanent home at 218 Peel Street, with the official opening of the Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive. The Archive, operated by dedicated and passionate volunteers, celebrates the relocation to larger, purpose-suited premises that will not only allow more room for archival equipment but
50 years: Hill Fitzsimmons Moree the longest-serving Subaru dealership in Australia
IN the mid-1970s, well-known Moree car traders Les and Pam Hill shifted gears. They started in the motor dealership game in the very early 1960s, selling Ford cars and related products from their Hill Fitzsimmons Frome Street headquarters, formerly the Southside Service Station. By the early 1970s, they were selling Audis and Volkswagens, but let
The story of Gabo wheat interwoven with Namoi Valley farming history
THE 80th anniversary of the game-changing Gabo wheat variety will be celebrated on Wednesday in Gunnedah. The celebration, Seeds of Legacy, will be hosted by Gunnedah Shire Council and The University of Sydney’s Institute of Agriculture. The October 22 event will include the launch of a new book, The Story of Gabo, written by Dr
Sporting greats played at the oval named after one of the best
RUGBY league and union, cricket, soccer and athletics – even greyhound racing. Historic Taylor Oval in the heart of Moree embraced all codes of sport for more than a century, but was decommissioned as a playing field several years ago. Moree Plains Shire Council has since divided the community with a proposal to build a
Moree Plains Museum launches NSW History Week with The Water Room opening
MOREE and District Historical Society on Saturday launched NSW History Week with a huge trash-and-treasure fundraising stall, raffle draw, morning tea and cake-cutting ceremony, and the official opening of its newly-created Water Room. The theme for NSW History Week is Water Stories, and the new Moree Plains Museum Water Room complemented the state launch perfectly.
Murulla train crash survivor killed 21 years later at Dubbo level crossing
IT took Reuben Ackland more than two years to recover from the Murulla train disaster – if he really recovered at all. He lost his wife Kate in the 1926 tragedy, and life thereafter was never the same for the New South Wales Railways’ fettler. Twenty-seven men, women and children were killed and more than
Stories from the Plains available this week
A new edition of Stories from the Plains will be published this week, with editor Adam Mitchell saying there is one important change to the free, quarterly journal enriched with local and regional history – its name. The local studies journal, previously published as Stories of our Town, has been rebadged Stories from the Plains
New Exhibition launches at Moree Plains Museum
MOREE and District Historical Society has launched a new exhibition at the Moree Plains Museum. The Water Room has been created from a partnership with the Gwydir Reconnecting Watercourse Country Program – an initiative of the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water – and the local historical society. The Water Room explores
