Words Copyright Bill Poulos 2014 (images supplied) IT was August, 1981 and the great horse Kingston Town was at unbackable odds to win the 1200m Premiere Stakes. The King, first-up since winning the Cox Plate the previous year, was expected to make a romp of it for...
Words, image copyright Bill Poulos 2014 MOREE turf legend and former champion bush jockey Noel Colvin – the cheeky little bloke who was just as well-known away from the racetrack as he was on it – has passed away after battling a short illness. He was 77. Noel,...
MOREE racing’s Sinclair family teamed up with former turf journo Bill Poulos and his wife Cindy to add yet another string to the well-known stable’s bow at last weekend’s Moree Show – camel racing. Peter Sinclair’s niece, 14-year-old Jess Towns, was legged aboard the Deluxe Café...
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...