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Thumbs up 13/6/24

Thumbs up to King Charles, King of Australia, for giving us a day’s holiday on Monday.

Topical 13/6/24

The US loves acronyms. Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again is conveniently labelled as MAGA - part of his campaign to be what the Americans routinely call POTUS - President Of The United States.

Delegates to the recent Queensland Country Press annual conference in Mooloolaba, including four from The Courier, heard one of the speakers present on the current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its future applications. “The money being invested in AI by...

Topical 13/6/24

The man who produced Webster’s dictionary in 1828, American Noah Webster, was a stickler for correct English usage. Author Rick Morton cited Mr Webster’s punctilious approach. “Noah Webster’s wife unexpectedly entered Noah’s study to find the housemaid sitting on his...

Blue Boars contribute to Central North’s success at Country Championships in Tamworth

Central North Rugby Union’s senior representative sides impressed in both the men’s and the women’s divisions across the long weekend as the zone lined up at the 2024 NSW Country Rugby Union Championships in Tamworth. Narrabri Rugby Club was represented by four...

Charlie’s Charts 13th June 2024

The local market is up on the back of another record high in US markets last night and is still locked in a larger sideways pattern. The US based Nasdaq has hit another record high and the equal range target from the October 2023 low and closing in on the big 20,000...

Faber celebrates 40 years

It was in June 1984 the late Ray Faber started his one-man sheetmetal business at 66 Wee Waa Road, Narrabri with a guillotine and a panbrake (folder). Now, 40 years on, the company has grown to become Faber Group, with three businesses and a nationally renowned...

Mayors united in calling for independent investigation into rural health support

The mayors of three councils in the North West have united to call for an independent investigation into Hunter New England Health’s support of, commitment to, and consultation with rural and remote communities regarding their local hospitals. Narrabri Shire mayor...

Port of Newcastle focuses on expansion of container trade

Port of Newcastle board members and executive team personnel visited Narrabri on Tuesday as part of PoN’s campaign to increase container volume through its multi purpose terminal. The group visited Australian Food and Fibre’s Narrabri warehouse on the Kamilaroi...

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

BY LIV CASBEN There's an urgent need to train more scientists in plant breeding to help maintain global food production levels, according to research from Australia's national science agency. A lack of skilled scientists who specialise in plant breeding could lead to...

Sinclair trains historic Boolooroo Cup first-four

BY BILL POULOS Trainer Peter Sinclair created a unique slice of picnic-racing history at Moree when his quartet of runners in the 1400m Boolooroo Cup filled the first four placings in the time-honoured race. The meeting marked 100 years of picnic racing in Moree, and...

Wendy Baldwin the toast of Moree

BY BILL POULOS Wendy Baldwin is the toast of Moree after sweeping two major prizes at the District 90 Toastmasters’ Finals in Sydney. Ms Baldwin faced opposition from across NSW in two categories, and won them both. In the table topics category, her subject was What...