Words, images Copyright Bill Poulos 2013 RACEHORSE trainer Peter Sinclair has given his son Nathan the greatest Christmas gift a father could possibly give – the gift of life. Nathan, who trains alongside his father at Moree racecourse, has suffered spina bifida since birth, and in the...
NEW pieces of furniture for the chemotherapy room and oncology clinic are items that have been on the Moree Hospital’s wish-list for quite a while now – and with the help of Deluxe Café Moree’s generous customers, those wishes will become a reality in the...
Words and pics: Bill Poulos THE end was peaceful for much-loved and highly-respected Bingara resident David Rose, who passed away in his sleep on Tuesday morning after battling pancreatic cancer for eight months. He was 62. David, owner of the Sportsman Hotel in Bingara with his wife Lyn,...
Words, images Copyright Bill Poulos 2013 THEY are memories that stubbornly refuse to fade – and they were relived, replayed and often re-jigged at the perfectly-named Liars’ Bar on the Gold Coast at the weekend when more than 300 past and present Moree residents clinked glasses...
Memories of Moree’s 1973 University Shield win over Forbes High School. Moree High archivist Cecelia Baker worked at the school in 1973 and is still there. She kindly gave me access to her collection of memories to share here. Many, many thanks, Cecelia. ...
THE 1973 rugby league season was an incredible period in Moree’s sporting history. Blessed with a bottomless pit of raw talent, the town was represented by junior rugby league teams in three grades – and all three marched through the season to grand-final wins with just...
Moree's Group 5 under-17s rugby league team went through the 1968 season undefeated, a series of wins that climaxed with a narrow grand-final victory against Inverell. Many of the team players, family and supporters will reunite in August, along with coach Eddie Lumsden. Words copyright...
AS Moree High School’s pursuit of University Shield glory drew closer, an entire town banded as one to support a team of proud under-dogs. Store window decorations and bunting in Moree’s main street were commonplace, and home games at Taylor Oval were played to grandstands packed...
The 40th reunion of Moree High School's historic University Shield rugby league win will coincide with two other Moree reunions at the Gold Coast on Saturday-Sunday, August 24-25. MOREE was the toast of NSW 40 years ago when the Moree High School open-weight rugby league...