Category: Newcastle News
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FORT’S FORGOTTEN WAR RELICS SURFACE
It was the moment World War II came to Newcastle – June 8, 1942, when a Japanese submarine shelled the city… And its coastal fort returned fire. Now, 80 years on, two relics have been recovered from that night.
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PORT STEPHENS OYSTER INDUSTRY IN CRISIS
It’s something no oyster lover wants to see – but dead molluscs are piling up in Port Stephens. The industry in crisis, as “QX disease” overruns estuaries.
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WET WEATHER LEAVES TRAIL OF POTHOLES ACROSS THE HUNTER
The skies may have cleared – but, the cost of the wet weather remains obvious in the Hunter. Hundreds of potholes – causing grief for commuters – as councils desperately try to speed up repairs.
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UKRAINE FAMILY FINDS REFUGE IN THE HUNTER
A Ukranian family has fled the ongoing war in their homeland, and found refuge here in the Hunter – more than 14-thousand kilometres away. While they’re adjusting to their new life – they’re still clinging to hope they can one day return home.
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STAR MAKER, MAX JACKSON BOUND FOR NASHVILLE
She’s the reigning Tamworth Country Music Star Maker – and Max Jackson is certainly shining bright. On Saturday, the Newcastle singer-songwriter sets off to make another dream come true – performing at the world’s biggest country music festival in Nashville.
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MEET THE HUNTER’S ROYAL SUPERFAN, JAN
It’s not just London pulling out all the stops for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 17,000 kilometres away in the Hunter, a royal superfan is throwing a party… in a house decked out, top to bottom, in memorabilia.
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THE SHABBY SHACK SELLING CHEAP IN HEXHAM
It’s a price you’ll rarely come across in a market this hot… A Hexham house is listed for just $100,000. The deceased estate backs onto a rail line, has no windows and despite its future owner facing a huge clean up, agents say interest is high.
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RESIDENTS FED UP OVER TYRE SLASHINGS
From Mayfield to Merewether, tyre fitters are busier than usual – for all the wrong reasons. Rubber’s being slashed on a near daily basis – putting residents out of pocket… and leaving some weighing up whether to leave the neighbourhood.
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ONCOLOGY ORGANISATION ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Hundreds of oncology patients in the Hunter will once again be able to access a vital rehabilitation service. The Kaden Centre was forced to close for three months due to a lack of funds, but that’s about to change.
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CRAIG CLARKE’S READY TO TAKE ON THE CHANNEL
Merewether’s Craig Clarke had planned to swim the English Channel in 2020… Instead he ended up capturing the community’s heart, with a fundraiser closer to home. But now the man who swam from Catherine Hill Bay to Nobbys is only three weeks out, from making his original dream, a reality.