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100 YEARS ON FROM FIRST SANCTIONED AIRMAIL FLIGHT
It’s something we all take for granted now – but airmail first took flight in Australia at Lismore. Locals stepping back in time today to mark a century since that first government-sanctioned test run.
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TEA GARDENS RESIDENTS FURIOUS WITH “WINDOWLESS BOX” POLICE STATION
The Tea Gardens community is less than impressed with its new-look police station. It now features a tiny building – which looks like a timber-clad toilet block – that has no windows and cost a million dollars, and locals are demanding answers.
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FULLERTON COVE ACTION GROUP DISBANDS
They waged and won a battle over PFAS contamination – and before that, prevented coal seam gas mining at Fullerton Cove. Now, a small but vocal group of Hunter activists has decided to part ways, citing “sheer exhaustion.”
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BOY TAKEN TO JOHN HUNTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES
A 17-year-old boy has been taken to John Hunter Hospital with serious facial injuries, after falling off a cliff at Glenrock this afternoon. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the conservation area just before 2.30pm, and a paramedic and a doctor were winched down to him. It’s believed the boy fell near a waterfall.…
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NORTHERN NSW TO BE KEY PART OF 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
The World Cup hosting rights are a real win for Northern New South Wales. Teams will be based in regional centres… while Newcastle will get several games including a quarter-final.
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PRELIMINARY REPORT RELEASED INTO FATAL PLANE CRASH
A preliminary report into a deadly plane crash in the Hunter has found the aircraft suffered engine failure. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says the amateur-built light plane was on its third test flight. It crashed at a Windella property just three minutes after take-off last month, killing pilot Andy Shepherd. A final report is…
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$250, 000 FOUND IN DISHWASHER, MEN CHARGED WITH DRUG SUPPLY
Police have arrested two men after they were found with a commercial quantity of drugs and a quarter of a million dollars inside a dishwasher. The men were charged with supplying firearms and prohibited drugs after two kilograms of MDMA, two kilograms of cocaine, ice, cannabis and a pistol were also allegedly found. Just after…
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POLICE ASSAULTED DURING MID COAST ARREST
Four officers were assaulted during an arrest on the Mid North Coast last night. Police were called to reports of a brawl at John Wright Park at Tuncurry just before 6 o’clock. They found a 26-year-old man with blood on his face, allegedly threatening people in the area. After the man was handcuffed, he allegedly…
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EYES ON NEWCASTLE TO HOST WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Newcastle could welcome some of the world’s greatest footballers, after the FIFA Council announced Australia and New Zealand will host the Women’s World Cup in 2023. The Council made the decision public last night, which will send the tournament to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. Football Federation Australia (FFA) and New Zealand Football…
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JETSTAR STAFF IN SHOCK AS THE AIRLINE CLOSES MAINTENANCE BASE IN NEWCASTLE
The Qantas shake-up has cut deep in the Hunter, with Jetstar to close its Newcastle maintenance base. Close to 200 staff will be affected.