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The foreign battle written over hills and valleys of the Central West
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (669+ words) The Battle of Waterloo, depicted by Irish painter William Saddler. Image: Royal Collection, UK. The past few weeks saw the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo: The decisive victory of the armies led by the Duke of Wellington against the…...
Edwin's "Suds Alot" keeps your car trim, tidy, and looking its very best
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (342+ words) Keeping your car clean, trim and looking its best is not just about aesthetics and pride. It also helps with general maintenance, functionality and longevity. That's where young Edwin Tollemache comes in. His new car detailing business, Suds Alot Mate,…...
Open Primary Hockey - Round 6
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (39+ words) orangecitylife. com. au Cyms Rockets brought home the win in their Open Primary Half Field hockey match against Orange Ex-Services Club recently. The match was a close one, with Cyms winning 2-1....
Orange Hawks Old Boys Day
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (108+ words) orangecitylife. com. au It was a big weekend for the Orange Hawks recently, both on and off the field, as the rugby league celebrated its 45-year history It was Old Boys Day at Wade Park, with past players cheering on…...
Good old-style country fun at the second 'Back to Buckinbah' Fest
2+ day, 48+ min ago (490+ words) Named after the rural property where Orange's most famous son "Banjo" Paterson was raised, the 'Back to Buckinbah' celebration is back and this year it's going to be even bigger and better. The inaugural community get-together in 2025 drew hundreds of…...
Orange Masonic Lodge donates $10, 000 to help RDA
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (171+ words) Dick Turnbull, Peter Stoneman, RDA Orange President Robyn Livermore, RDA Orange Treasurer Alan Everett, new Worshipful Master Tony Jones and past Master Craig Anderson. Local freemasons at Lodge Canobolas Lewis have donated $10, 000 to support the work of Riding for the…...
Rod's knockback begs the question: Who will run our new planetarium?
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (836+ words) Operating a planetarium is not everyone's idea of core council business. This could be the outcome, however, of the imminent completion of the $40 million conservatorium and planetarium project located behind the library on March Street. Originator and driving force behind…...
The good-enough parent: The clubhouse
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (396+ words) My mother-in-law is in a proper book club, where they pay a lot of money each month and all get copies of the same book with a "town name book club Thursday group" sticker on it. As such, she spends…...
Social bowls and championship highlight eventful week
1+ week, 5+ day ago (165+ words) Member enjoyed lunch and a few drinks at the Parkview Hotel, recently. Orange Ex-Services" Country Club Women"s Bowls News: On Thursday, June 11, 14 ladies and men enjoyed a morning of social bowls and a game of Major Singles Championships. Carol,…...
Orange High alumni Owen Pulley: a pioneer of radio, radar, and atomic energy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) Scientist dies, 59" is the sparsely-worded headline above an all-too-brief newspaper obituary of the remarkable Dr Oliver Owen Pulley. At King's College in London, Pulley worked with pioneering physicist Sir Edward Victor Appleton, the man who in 1924 had proved the existence…...