ABCRA marks 75 years

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Updated December 20 2021 - 10:02am, first published December 19 2021 - 5:00am
(L-R): Tracey Donn, Carinda, 1990; Mick Gray, Wingham, 1990; Ron Rayner, 1978; bronc riding national finalists, 1979; Rick Norris, Branxton, 1990.
(L-R): Tracey Donn, Carinda, 1990; Mick Gray, Wingham, 1990; Ron Rayner, 1978; bronc riding national finalists, 1979; Rick Norris, Branxton, 1990.

THERE have been many good ideas come to pass in historic country pubs, from deals struck on the shake of a hand to business plans toasted at the bar. And in much the same way, 75 years ago on March 28, 1946, at Maitland's Imperial Hotel the Australian Bushmen's Campdraft and Rodeo Association, then called the NSW Northern Bushmen's Carnival Association, was born.

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