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Rainfall Yesterday
THE Bureau of Meteorology recorded the following recent rainfalls in the Upper Hunter for yesterday: Aberdeen: 18.8mm Merriwa: 12mm Murrurundi: 26 mm Scone: 28 mm Moonan Flat: 26 mm Ellerston: 13.4mm Bunnan: 39mm The Bureau of Meteorology stated there was storm activity during this period leading to localised heavier falls throughout the district.
Veteran’s Golf – Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled
By Graham Turvey Our game at Aberdeen on Tuesday has been cancelled due to the Government’s shutdown ruling. Each following weeks’ golf will be reviewed each week and communicated. In the meantime: health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus advises: Clean your hands with soap and water or hand sanitiser. Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. Avoid […]
Scone Golf Report: March 15-21
By Lyn Banks IT was an ideal day for golf at Scone on Thursday March 19. The lady golfers played an 18 Hole Stroke / Stableford which was a Mystery 2 Ball BAM event sponsored by Lyn Banks. It was also the first Monthly Medal sponsored by Melanie’s Jewellers. In the novel event where cards […]
Weather: The Week Ahead
CLOUD cover today is expected to continue throughout the week ahead with temperature highs in the low to mid twenties. A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson indicated rain is expected on Wednesday with some thunderstorms possible as a result of a surface trough and higher atmospheric trough over the area with a possible 10mm to 20mm […]
Australia Day Awards – Merriwa District
MERRIWA hosted this years Australia Day district awards which was held at a packed Merriwa RSL Club. See photos below. Jackson Keane was honoured to be awarded Merriwa Young Citizen of the Year and Upper Hunter Shire Council Young Citizen of the Year for his efforts within the community, particularly in the sporting area. “It […]
Stock Report: January 7
By Stuart Sheldrake Over 900 cattle were penned today which was a few less than we had predicted, this is a reflection on the amount of cattle that have been sold out of the area. The day started with the export market which was cheaper, especially for heavy cows which were ten cents cheaper with […]
Australian First for ARCHA at White Park
TOMORROW the Australian Reined Cow Horse Association (ARCHA) will return to White Park, Scone to hold the Shiney Outlaw ARCHA National Finals. The show is the first national show for Cow Horse events in Australia with a total of eleven classes being contested and over twenty thousand dollars value in prizes. Another first for Cow […]
Upper Hunter Pasture Field Day Tomorrow
TOMORROW, Hunter Local Land Services are holding a workshop on Maximising Your Home Grown Feed at a property in Aberdeen. The workshop is free for all landholders with morning tea and lunch provided. Topics discussed include: Dryland Temperate Pasture Demonstration Pasture Systems Demonstration Pasture clean up choices before sowing tropical pastures Herbicide Demonstration Site Herbicide […]
Beef Bonanza a Hit
By Michael Flaherty BEEF Bonanza was held at the new White Park over the weekend through very windy conditions where 760 students participated from all over NSW. Vice president of the Beef Bonanza committee, Bryce Whale, was pleased with the new venue and how the event was attended with record cattle numbers on show despite […]
Meat Workers Help Local Cancer Patients
WORKERS from JBS in Scone handed over a cheque for $840 to the Scone Cancer Support Group and the Cancer Council yesterday, following their Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea last week, with delectable delights from around the world. Craig Miller, plant manager at JBS, said the staff approached him to run the morning tea, which they […]