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MISSING DOG FOUND 300KM FROM HOME IN YASS
Speck, the cattle dog, accidentally found herself on a 300 kilometre road trip after escaping her rural property in Yass earlier this week. The three month old puppy was picked up on the side of the road by a 28-year-old woman driving through to Sydney on Wednesday morning. Later that day, police were called to…
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NO COVID-19 CASES IN NSW FOR THIRD DAY IN A ROW
It’s good news regarding the coronavirus fight in New South Wales, the state going two consecutive days without recording a locally acquried case. There were seven new cases recorded in the daily update from New South Wales Health, however they are all returned travellers who remain in hotel quarantine. Currently, 63 patients are being treated…
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MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTED A GUN AT POLICE BEFORE BEING SHOT DEAD
Residents were ordered to stay indoors – and a school was sent into lockdown – as a major police operation unfolded today on the Central Coast. Dozens of heavily-armed officers swarmed a rural property, where they shot a man dead… and they’re hunting another man who is still on the run.
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TWO WOMEN AND A CHILD INJURED AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN OFF CLIFF
A woman and her baby are lucky to be alive after they were struck by a car as it came hurtling down a cliff in Newcastle this morning. The Volkswagon Golf sped through the Bar Beach car park, demolishing a timber fence near a popular viewing platform, before flying off a 20 metre cliff and…
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STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AT SMITHFIELD RSL
A man in his 80s has died from coronavirus as New South Wales records another five cases in the past 24 hours. The news comes as two employees from Chopstix Restaurant at Smithfield RSL test positive to the virus. Customers who dined there from July 31 to August 9 must get tested if they show…
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MAN’S BODY FOUND IN BOUDDI NATIONAL PARK
A body has been recovered by police searching for a man missing from Killcare. Officers from Brisbane Water Police District have been searching for 61-year-old Murray Deacon, who was last seen leaving a home on Smithy Street, Killcare, just after 8.30am yesterday. His car was found in the car park of Mount Bouddi picnic area…
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THREE MONTH OLD BABY GIRL FOUND DEAD IN NEWCASTLE HOME
Police are investigating the death of a three-month-old girl in Newcastle last week. About 10:40am on Tuesday August 4, emergency services were called to a unit on Fowler Street, Hamilton South, after a baby was found unresponsive. The child was rushed to John Hunter Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Newcastle detectives establish a crime…
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SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN BYRON BAY BUSHLAND CONFIRMED TO BE MISSING WOMAN
It was a grim discovery that shocked the Byron Bay community. Human remains found in bushland have now been formally identified as that of missing woman Thea Liddle.
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SES WARNING AS NEWCASTLE MOPS UP
Frightening scenes, reminiscent of the Pasha Bulka storm, had residents on edge last night – as flash flooding swamped parts of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. But despite the obvious dangers, some drivers pushed on through water up to a metre deep, prompting a fresh warning from the SES.
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VICTORIA RECORDS HIGHEST DAILY INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES
Victoria has recorded its highest-ever increase in coronavirus cases, with 317 cases reported overnight. The virus spike is a new record for the most daily COVID-19 cases recorded in Australia. The state’s virus tally has now surged to 4750 cases. Premier Daniel Andrews said two men in their 80s have passed away, bringing the state’s…