Tag: News
A dancing century
HAPPY 100th, Florence Wilson.
Mrs Wilson turns 100 tomorrow and she has cards from the usual suspects to prove it.
The Queen has dropped Florence a...
Rockfall rocks business
By STEVE GRAY
BUSINESSES on the Southern Downs were scathing in their criticism after the latest extended closure of Cunningham’s Gap.
A 300-tonne boulder careened down...
Thanks on the banks
THERE was a riverside picnic with a twist in a bend in the Condamine River at Warwick.
The Condamine Alliance hosted the morning tea on...
Street “chaos” loses trade
By STEVE GRAY
FOR traders along Tenterfield’s main street, the Grinch that stole Christmas resides in the council chambers.
The council’s decision to dig up Rouse...
Mary’s annual visit
“I’m just brightening the place up,” says Mary Christmas.
“I do it every year. I never miss."
Mary was taking well deserved rest or three in...
Teen battles for life
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy remains in an induced coma in hospital after a shooting incident on the Granite Belt on Friday night.
The lad was hunting...
No forced marriages: Minister
By STEVE GRAY
TENTERFIELD Shire had the threat of amalgamation lifted a week after the threat was used as part of the campaign for higher...
Sculpting life into sandstone
By STEVE GRAY
SOME of these country blokes can turn their hand to anything.
Hugh Tindall is one.
At 87, Mr Tindall spends most of his days...
Red Cross milestone
WHEN the Red Cross calls for volunteers, it’s often in response to some cry for help, big or small, local, national, or international.
Not on...
Seat belts save lives
HOW would you like to slammed into a brick wall at 100 kilometres per hour? Or have it happen to a child?
That’s a great...
New recruits graduate
FOURTEEN Tenterfield High School students have completed the NSW Rural Fire Service secondary school cadet program.
RFS Superintendent Chris Wallbridge said the program was the...
Southern Downs Rifle Club
ON SUNDAY 8 December shooters were at the 400-yard range on a very hot day that had a few wind changes. The scores for...
