Tag: casino
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YOUNG DOG MUTILATED, KILLED AND DUMPED ON FAR NORTH COAST
Information is being sought from the public after a juvenile Kelpie or Cattle Dog cross was found killed and mutilated in suspicious circumstances on the NSW Far North Coast. The 6-12 month old dog was found by local rangers dumped in grassland on Queensland Road in Casino, in the early hours of this morning. The…
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POLICE OPERATION YIELDS MORE ARRESTS IN NORTHERN NSW
Strike Force Thermal, which targets the manufacture and supply of prohibited drugs, has netted more charges in northern NSW. Just before 12.30pm yesterday, police attended a house on Stapleton Ave in Casino, and arrested a 49-year-old man and 34-year-old female. The man was charged with drug supply and granted conditional bail. The woman was charged…
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ACTIVE ‘ICE’ LAB RAIDED, FIREARMS AND DRUGS SEIZED, ON FAR NORTH COAST
Two men have been arrested during a raid on a ‘live’ clandestine drug lab used to manufacture ice on the far north coast this morning. The raid in Tenterfield was part of operation Strike Force Thermal, and was one of 7 coordinated raids on properties across 12 hours in the region. Two properties in Casino…
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TWO-CAR CRASH CLAIMS A LIFE NEAR CASINO
A 67-year-old woman has died on Christmas Day in a two car crash at Naughtons Gap Road in Casino. The female driver died at the scene, while the driver and passenger of the other car were only treated for minor injuries. The accident takes the New South Wales death toll to 374. Police are urging…
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SALEYARDS CELEBRATE SOARING DEMAND
The Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange is reaping the rewards of Australia’s buoyant beef market. Record prices have resulted in a sales surge, that looks set to continue into 2017.
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CASINO DELIVERY GIRL ROBBED OVERNIGHT
Police are searching for two men who robbed a teenage pizza delivery girl in Casino overnight. Armed with baseball bats, the pair accosted her on Albert street around 9:15 – stealing cash before fleeing on foot. Both suspects wore face coverings and are between 160 and 170 centimetres tall, thinly built, and of aboriginal appearance.…
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MISSING CASINO CHILDREN FOUND SAFE
Two children who had been reported missing near Casino on the far north coast have been found safe and well. Around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, the two children were at a park on West Street, Casino, when their mother left them unattended. When she returned about fifteen minutes later, the children, aged ten and four,…
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DRAWS DOMINATE F.N.C.C ROUND 6
Casino has notched up a comfortable win over Cudgen, on the second day of Far North Coast Cricket’s sixth round. Sent in to bat, the home side posted 149 – a total Cudgen fell 37 runs short of chasing down. Elsewhere, there was another loss for Ballina… Pottsville and Alstonville couldn’t be separated – that…
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DUO CHARGED OVER CASINO ONE-PUNCH ATTACK
Two men have been charged with assault and affray, following an altercation outside Casino’s Royal Hotel. The duo allegedly knocked a man unconscious during the scuffle, which happened early yesterday morning. He was taken to hospital, where he was treated for a broken collarbone before being discharged.
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UNDERHILLS HOLD WESTPAC FUNDRAISER IN MEMORY OF DAUGHTER ELLE
The family of a four-year-old girl who died in a car crash near Casino last December is raising money for the service that tried to save her life. They say without the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter, their youngest daughter Elaina may not have survived. The On Angel Wings gala ball fundraiser will be held…