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[[Prime Television]]'s [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] station also had a News Bureau in Moree, but this was closed down in 2000 due to budget deficiencies. |
[[Prime Television]]'s [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] station also had a News Bureau in Moree, but this was closed down in 2000 due to budget deficiencies. |
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Moree railway station is situated on the [[Mungindi railway line, New South Wales|Mungindi, or North West railway line]], 665kms from Sydney.<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Moree&line=NSW:inverell:0 Moree Railway Station]. NSWrail.net. Accessed 1 April 2008.</ref> The station opened in 1897 and currently marks the northernmost point of passenger services on the line, a single daily [[Xplorer (train)|Xplorer]] diesel railmotor operates to and from Sydney.<ref>[http://www.countrylink.info/timetables/northwest/moree_to CountyLink Timetable] CountryLink.info. Accessed 1 April 2008.</ref> The junction with the now-closed [[Inverell railway line, New South Wales|Inverell branchline]] is situated at Moree. |
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| File:Morree location map in New South Wales.PNG Location of Moree in New South Wales | |||||||||
| Population | 9,247[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2400 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Moree Plains Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gwydir | ||||||||
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Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Mehi River. Moree is a major centre for the Australian cotton growing industry, located near the Newell Highway and the Gwydir Highway and can be reached by daily train service from Sydney. It is located in the Shire of Moree Plains. Like many towns and cities in Australia, Moree shares its name with a much smaller community in Northern Ireland Moree County Tyrone. At the 2001 census, Moree had a population of 9,247.[1]
The town is served by the daily Countrylink Xplorer train service to Sydney as well as regular Qantas airline services.[2]
- QF2180 07:00 09:00 Weekdays & Saturday
- QF2186 09:25 11:25 Sunday
- QF2192 17:50 19:50 Weekdays & Sunday
Moree is home to artesian hot springs famous for their reputed healing qualities.
History
Moree was one of the destinations of the famous 1965 Freedom Bus ride, an historic trip through northern NSW led by the late Charles Perkins to bring media attention to discrimination against Indigenous Australians. It brought racial segregation in rural Australia to the attention of urban Australians, in particular at the Moree public swimming pool as well as pubs and theatres, where Aborigines were refused entry. At the Moree swimming pool, after a confrontation with the council and pool management, it was agreed that Indigenous children could swim in the pool outside school hours.[3] However, this was immediately reversed when the bus left Moree.[citation needed] Jim Spigelman, one of the Freedom riders who later became Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court, was king hit by a local outside the Moree baths after making sexual comments to a married woman, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report on the 40th anniversary of the Freedom Bus Rides.[4][5]
Notable Moree People
The youngest child of English author Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (1852-1902) emigrated to Australia, living in Moree and became MP for Wilcannia. He is buried in Moree cemetery.[6]
Mary Gaudron was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia.
Mary Brand was the first European woman to own a shop in Moree. A replica of her shop and house are situated in Mary Brand Park in Moree. She is also buried in the Moree Cemetery.
Peter Taylor, who retired from the Australian Cricket Team, now lives in Moree.[citation needed]
John Williamson has strong roots in Moree, his mother and a large part of his extended family still live there.
Media
Moree is served by The Moree Champion newspaper owned by Rural Press which is published on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Radio stations 2VM and 98.3 NOW FM also broadcast from Moree. The NOW FM transmitter site is located on Mt Dowe, whilst the 2VM transmitter is located 5 kilometers east of Moree on the Gwydir Highway. Both stations are owned by the Broadcast Operations Group and broadcasts weekday breakfast and afternoon programs.
Prime Television's Tamworth station also had a News Bureau in Moree, but this was closed down in 2000 due to budget deficiencies.
Railway station
Moree railway station is situated on the Mungindi, or North West railway line, 665kms from Sydney.[7] The station opened in 1897 and currently marks the northernmost point of passenger services on the line, a single daily Xplorer diesel railmotor operates to and from Sydney.[8] The junction with the now-closed Inverell branchline is situated at Moree.
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See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Moree (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "Flights to Moree". Qantas. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ Curthoys, Ann (4 September 2002). "The Freedom Ride – Its Significance Today" (pdf). Australian National University. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Unknown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 February 2005.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Stone, Gerry (21 February 1965). "Violence explodes in racist rown". The Australian Freedom Rides/Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Grave Photo Link". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Moree Railway Station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 1 April 2008.
- ^ CountyLink Timetable CountryLink.info. Accessed 1 April 2008.
