Tigers rip in to Boars
URALLA celebrated its first victory in the Group 19 top grade on Saturday when it defeated the Moree Boars by 24 points.
On their home...
Only the Brave
By MATT NICHOLLS
CHEERS from five Armidale men echoed around Eagle Farm as Brave Ali held on to win the $80,000 Listed Tails Stakes (2128m)...
Win makes Wain’s day
ARMIDALE trainer Stafford Wain’s disappointment at a second placing on Friday was quickly forgotten when promising gelding Latitat won the $15,000 Merriwa Cup (1350m).
Tiny’s...
Blues let loose
THE match might have been one-sided, but there was no shortage of action at Alcatraz Park on Saturday for the rugby union clash between...
A day to remember
NEW England Girls School students took part in the Armidale Anzac service.
A welcome return
By MATT NICHOLLS
PHOEBE and Sam Maroulis moved further away from work when they came to Armidale, but made the decision based on the city’s...
Mark of respect
By MATT NICHOLLS
THE sound of silence was deafening in Armidale’s Central Park on Friday morning as hundreds gathered to commemorate Anzac Day at dawn.
Only...
Charles’ war
CHARLES Harold McDonald was no ordinary man.
He was 25 when he signed up for national service in 1916 - by which time thousands of...
Relative skills
FOOTY smarts must run in the family after Ashley Byrnes picked eight winners in the Armidale Independent footy tipping competition last week.
Ashley followed in...
Too close for comfort
In brief
TONY Ramsay will speak about the role of Australian trade unions in the 21st century at The Armidale Club on Friday night.
To celebrate...
Holidays rate a review
By MATT NICHOLLS
WHILE the majority of Armidale’s retail sector enjoyed a break of the Easter and Anzac Day weekends, newsagents Rod and Amanda Carr...
Blues all the way
By MATT NICHOLLS
ARMIDALE’S stranglehold on the New England Rugby Union competition grew tighter on Saturday as the Blues hammered the Barbarians by 52 points...
