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‘The little town with the big heart’, Boggabri, once again staged a very successful Drovers Campfire last weekend. The weekend included a variety of entertainment, stalls, bus tours, food stalls, whip cracking, music, raffles, a...

New restricted Anzac Day trading hours for retailers were announced by the NSW government in July last year in an effort to respect veterans and ensure people could take part in services throughout the day. Retailers such as...

Motorists are reminded that double demerits are in place in NSW and ACT for four consecutive days from Thursday, April 24 until Sunday, April 27 over the Anzac Day long weekend. So take care on the roads when travelling.

A Topical correspondent has voiced concern with the amount of rubbish and plastic bottles thrown into the river. “This is pollution of the worse kind,” the correspondent says. “Please keep our waterways clear and put your...

NSW parents have delivered eight new names into the Top 100 baby names list, showcasing the latest trends in the names being chosen for our newest residents. Breaking into the top 100 for the first time are boys’ names Louie,...

Has it really been that long? On April 3, 1973, the first mobile phone call was made in downtown Manhattan, NYC by Motorola employee Martin Cooper to the Bell Labs headquarters in New Jersey.

March has proven to be a wet month for Narrabri with almost 190mm recorded at the Bureau of Meteorology’s Narrabri Airport station. But it’s nothing compared to the wettest March on record … 510.3mm in 1894. March 1894 is...

Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, April 6. That means winter is near. However, don’t get the doona out yet. The Bureau of Meteorology outlook for April to June says above average daily temperatures are very likely (greater than...

March 26 marked 41 years since the first $100 note was put into circulation. The first series of $100 notes featured Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson and astronomer and meteorologist John Tebbutt. Once polymer notes were...