Extracts from the Merriwa & Cassilis Standard Newspaper One Hundred Years Ago November 1902 Coonabarabran The death took place on Saturday morning last of Mr Kenneth Murchison of Coonabarabran,a great regret of the community.The deceased gentleman was formally proprietor of the "Blight Watchman" and until lately was a member of the local Land Board.He had an intimate knowledge of the land laws and their workings and took active part in local and district affairs of Coonabarabran. He was a useful,upright citizen,and his death is a loss generally felt. 22/11/1902 The court of Quarter Sessions at Coonabarabran will be abolished after the end of the year. A public meeting protesting against closure of the court took place on the 6/12/1902 From Glen Innes it was reported on Monday that 26 mobs of sheep (one lot 16,000) totalling 74,000 were travelling for grass. The Rev.A G Cresswell(Cof E) has resigned the Coonabarabran Parish.The Rev J Hendry was this week inducted to the charge of Connabarabran Presbyterian Church. The Coonabarabran Co Operative Mill has shut down after 11 months operations,and there is no local wheat forth coming to restart it. compiled by the Merriwa Historical Society Inc.