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Thalia Phelps, Narrabri History has always been of great interest to me, even as a very small child listening to stories from both my parents and later at school. We can learn so much from history if we only take the time to absorb it and realise that these things really occurred and can’t be changed. I was very interested to read an article in The Courier a while back about Major Thomas Mitchell’s exploratory trip through the north west during 1831-32. Both Mitchell and his assistant surveyor, George White, kept very thorough diaries which included the temperatures during the […]

The Courier has recently published information about the campaign by Richard Barry OAM, of Narrabri, a National Service veteran of the Vietnam War, for medal recognition for a cohort of Australia’s National Service soldiers who served in the war. The below was written by Bert Hoebee in support of the campaign. By BERT HOEBEE As the sun rises on each Anzac, National Servicemen’s, Vietnam Veterans’ and Remembrance Day, many of the 19,000 NS men who served in Vietnam will be looking forward to a day of camaraderie, respectful honouring of comrades lost, tall tales and true and the odd drink […]

By Cr DARRELL TIEMENS On this most solemn of days, I first want to thank everyone who has worked tirelessly across our Shire to make Anzac Day bigger and better than ever: all the members of the various RSL sub-branches who have planned today’s proceedings for weeks; those marchers from the armed services (veterans, current, and their loved ones); participants from the emergency services (police, firefighters, ambulance, VRA, and SES); service organisations (Lions, Rotary, etc.); schools; scouts; and many others. I also extend my thanks to all the spectators of the marches and the services across this Shire and to […]