ALL hell broke loose at Mallawa picnic races in 1939 when claims were made that red-hot Bracelet favourite Clarebong had been doped. Clarebong, a 13-year-old prolific picnicker owned by Clifford Longworth, won the Boolooroo and Talmoi Cups the previous year and was chasing back-to-back Mallawa Bracelets. But...
THE NSW State Government has ‘laid down’ $5000 for a good cause, backing the publishing costs of Moree and District Historical Society’s new fundraiser, The Triangle, a history of bush racing across Moree Plains district. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall met with the book’s author...
MOREE Plains Shire Council has committed to a 50 percent rebate on residential water users’ upcoming water bills. The discounted water usage bills will begin arriving in letterboxes over the coming weeks. The decision, with unanimous support from all Councillors, was made at Council’s ordinary council meeting...
MORE than 20 businesses and hotels across the Moree plains shire will sell copies of The Triangle on behalf of Moree and District Historical Society. The Triangle, a book chronicling the history of bush racing in the north and north-west in a timeline format dating back...
Inverell race-caller Greg Kachel's phantom call of the Beyond Everest All-Stars Picnic Gold Cup Finally, a race meeting in heaven Click arrow in bottom left-hand corner of box to listen: [audio wav="http://www.deluxecafemoree.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Beyond-Everest-All-Star-Picnic-Gold-Cup.wav"][/audio] The Triangle, a book chronicling the history of bush racing across north-western NSW, will be for sale...
RECENT rainfall in the New England and north-west regions has sadly skipped a large portion of the Moree Plains Shire. However, Moree Plains Shire Council continues to supply its towns and villages with an unrestricted water supply, thanks to the security of its aquifers and Council’s...
EFFORTS to preserve Moree’s historic buildings have received a boost with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announcing a $23,000 grant from the State Government for local heritage projects. Moree Plains Shire Council has received the funding to continue its small heritage grants program and to subsidise...
WHEN it comes to Fashions on the Field, it’s a jungle out there – and while animal prints remain strong this season, would-be fashionistas best leave last season’s off-the-shoulder look at home, lest risk a real cat fight. In 2019, two of Moree’s most stylish –...
MOREE Plains Shire Council has donated $3000 to Moree and District Historical Society to help with printing and publishing costs of The Triangle, a book about the history of bush racing across the Moree Plains Shire. Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used...
PUNISHING drought conditions have not deterred a horde of Moree and district businesses from throwing their monetary weight behind the annual Moree picnic races on Saturday, May 25 – round one of bush racing’s Golden Triangle. Moree Picnic Race Club president Hannah Boland said the support...