Text Box: Coonamble: www.coonamble.org Central NSW: www.centralnsw.com Tourism NSW: www.tourism.nsw.gov.au NSW Events : www.events.nsw.gov.au Gulargambone: www.gulargambone2828.com Coonamble Photos: www.coonamblephotos.com.au two eight two eight: http://web.mac.com/gulargambone2828 Regional Events Live: www.regionaleventslive.com.au Text Box: PO Box 249 COONAMBLE NSW 2829 Phone: (02) 6827 1936 Fax: (02) 6822 1626 E-Mail: tourism@coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au WEB: www.coonamble.org/TourismIndustry Text Box: The Coonamble Shire Tourism newsletter is produced by Coonamble Shire Council to involve community and industry in the development of tourism in the shire. The Tourism Development Manager will provide the secretariat, distribute a monthly newsletter and form teams and team leaders as required for specific projects Forthcoming projects include New Coonamble Pad Maps, Coonamble Heritage Brochure, Quambone promotional material, and a new Coonamble Shire brochure. For further information call (02) 6827 1936 or email. Text Box: Coonamble Shire Tourism Task Force Text Box: Links Text Box: The Coonamble Shire tourism task force is an initiative of Coonamble Shire Council Text Box: Castlereagh Street Circa 1940 Copyright Reserved. Photographer unkown, submitted by Scotty White Courtesy Sedg White Text Box: XXX Text Box: In the Past Text Box: Coonamble Floods, 1910, unknown photographer, submitted by Paula O’Connor. Copyright Reserved. Courtesy Sedg White Text Box: Headlines from the March/April Coonamble Times 20 years ago– March/April 1988: 17/3/1988-Coonamble loses the direct Fokker service to Sydney operated by AIR NSW March 1988-Tourism Commission Product Development Officer, Mr Michael Chesworth bought a great surge of energy and enthusiasm to our town last week when he was the special guest of the Coonamble 2000 Committee. He met with committee members Ellis Ryan and John Scott, Coonamble Council and also conducted a tourism workshop 8th April-Joan Mackenzie launches ‘A Vision Splendid’ 30 years ago– March/April 1968: 6th March 1968-Fire in the early hours of Saturday morning destroys the woodwork and metalwork buildings at Coonamble High School causing $60K damage. The Coonamble Shire is owed $132,050 for all unpaid rates, charges and fees as at 31/12/67 The Minister for Education & Science, Mr Fraser announces that construction of a telescope at an isolated location near Siding Spring. Construction should be complete by 1974 Moody’s Motors is having a 30th Anniversary Birthday Festival. You can buy a 1963 EJ Holden Utility for $650 50 years ago— March/April 1958: 31st March 1958 –Australia’s most heart warming drama ‘the Shiralee’ is screening at the Plaza Theatre 20/3/1958-Shire President Mr P.H. Cullen offered his resignation at the Quambone meeting. The Quambone Progress Association has been very unhappy with level of council support for the village especially the delay in getting electricity and sanitary facilities 16/1/58-Unemployment grips the town as the drought continues. An estimated 150 men have passed through Coonamble looking for any type of work whatsoever. Courtesy of the Coonamble Times & Coonamble Archives Text Box: Industry Happenings Text Box: Welcome to Karen and Kevin Simkin at Coonamble Motel Welcome to Pam & Graham at the Gulargambone Caravan Park Farewell to Ken Kelly from Coonamble RSL Club 9th April 2008 ‘The Guyra Experience Community Forum’ 6pm Bowling Club 15th April 2008 Coonamble Rodeo Committee Meeting, 7pm Coonamble Bowling Club 16th April 2008 Central NSW Tourism Marketing Task Force Meets in Coonamble 17th April 2008 Coonamble Tourism Association Meeting, 1pm Cypress Motel