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PICTURES | TRAIN DERAILED NEAR MURRURUNDI
A train has derailed near Murrurundi overnight. The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has confirmed that just before 8 o’clock the north-bound train derailed between Ardglen and Kankool just outside of Murrurundi. An ARTC spokesperson says emergency services and the ARTC have quarantined the site until safety investigators can attend. All rail traffic has been…
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MAN CHARGED OVER LEATHER JACKET SCAM
A man has been charged over a leather jacket scam in which he allegedly claimed to be the boss of a major Italian designer. The 54-year-old man is accused of selling counterfeit clothing across Western Sydney, while posing as the marketing manager of Versace. He was arrested in Revesby yesterday and a search of his…
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ELDERLY MAN RESCUED FROM CLIFFS AT BATEAU BAY
An afternoon stroll at the beach turned into a multi-agency rescue yesterday afternoon, when a man became stuck on the rocks at Crackneck Lookout. The 82-year-old man went for a walk to take photos at around 1:30, when the tide came in, trapping him at the bottom of a 200 metre cliff. Unable to move…
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REPORT FINDS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR 16 SECONDS
An investigation into a fatal bus crash in Newcastle last November found the driver lost consciousness, causing him to hit a pedestrian at Adamstown. He told investigators he felt dizzy and looked for a place to pull over before “everything went black” for an entire 16 seconds. At 3:30pm on Tuesday November 5, the school…
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THERE IS NO EXCUSE | NSW POLICE LAUNCH SEXUAL ASSAULT CAMPAIGN
What is sexual assault and how do we report it? These are the questions NSW Police hope to answer in a new social media campaign. #thereisnoexcuse is an initiative by the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad. The first of five videos, released today, focuses on the misconceptions around sexual assault. This…
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TOUGH DECISION FOR REGION’S BIGGEST FOOTBALL CLUB
The biggest football club in Northern New South Wales says its size proved a barrier to competing in 2020. As reported last night, New Lambton FC won’t field juniors or several other teams, despite restrictions easing, but the governing body hopes it’ll reconsider.
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POLICE OUT IN FORCE OVER THE LONG WEEKEND
Police will be carrying out stationary RBTs and roadside drug tests once again this Queen’s Birthday long weekend. The practices were scaled back across New South Wales at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Now that restrictions have been relaxed, with pubs and clubs back open and higher volumes of traffic on our roads, motorists…
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FIRE TEARS THROUGH HUNTER HOME
Fire has torn through a home at Hilldale in the Hunter. Emergency services were called to the property on Dungog Road shortly before midday, to find it engulfed by flames. Thankfully the owners weren’t home when the fire started. It’s since been extinguished and the cause is being investigated. Pictures thanks to the Vacy Rural…
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‘STRAWBERRY MOON’ EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
Aussie star gazers are in for a treat this Saturday, with predictions of a ‘Strawberry Moon’ in our skies. The phenomenon gets its name from the ripening of the fruit during the northern summer, but it’s otherwise known as a penumbral lunar eclipse. It occurs when the sun, earth and moon are imperfectly aligned, so…
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SEARCH CONTINUES FOR PRISON ESCAPEE
Police have released photos, as they continue to search for a man who escaped from a minimum-security correctional facility at Glen Innes. 44-year-old Selim Sensoy was reported missing from the facility at around 12pm, on May 23. It’s believed he stole a John Deere 6520 tractor from a property on the Gwydir Highway the…