Tag: maitland
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KEPT UNDER WRAPS CLAIMS INNER CITY PACE AT MAITLAND
The McCarthy stable has dominated the 53rd Inter City Pace at Maitland, with pre-race favourite, Kept Under Wraps, claiming one of the most comfortable wins in the race’s history. Hunter trainer Shane Tritton was looking for his first win in the event with My Chachingchaching, but it was a fellow Kiwi-bred runner that got the prize.
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MOTORCYCLIST THROWN FROM VEHICLE IN MAITLAND
A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries after colliding with a ute in Maitland last night. The 36-year-old male rider was thrown from his bike, after crashing with a Ford utility at the intersection of Robert Street and Goldingham Streets at Tenambit at around 8:30pm. The driver of the ute, a 62-year-old man, was uninjured but…
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THOUSANDS ENJOY NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATIONS ACROSS NEWCASTLE AND THE HUNTER
More than 25,000 people gathered in the Honeysuckle precinct last night to ring in the new year. The 9pm fireworks was the highlight of festivities in the city, but celebrations weren’t limited to the harbour. Wood Street was closed off near the Cambridge Hotel, where about 2,000 people gathered to enjoy a street party and…
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NEW MAITLAND HOSPITAL REACHES EARLY MILESTONE
The first phase of planning for the new Maitland Hospital has been placed on public exhibition. Key points: – Additional inpatient beds in medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and rehabilitation – More delivery suites, plus more theatre and day beds – An intensive care unit, emergency short stay unit and a psychiatric emergency care centre – Enhanced…
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COUNCIL TO VOTE ON MAJOR UPGRADE OF ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL
St John’s Cathedral at Maitland could soon house functions and provide short term accommodation, if a new $1-million plan is approved by council. The application is seeking to refurbish the convent building to create an extra bedroom, and change its use to provide six rooms for tourist accommodation for up to 12 people. The proposal…
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COLD CASE SPANS HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES AS MAN FACES COURT IN THE HUNTER
It’s the cold case which shocked the nation – a mother and daughter murdered, their bodies found more than a thousand kilometres apart. Today, disturbing new details have emerged about what happened to little Khandalyce after her mother died, as the man charged with Karlie Pearce-Stevenson’s murder faced court in Maitland.
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FIREFIGHTERS WALK FOR CANCER
Two volunteer firefighters have laced up their joggers and hit the highway in the name of charity. Jeff Jackson and Michael Gillis are walking from Tamworth to Maitland to raise money for the Cancer Council.
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UPDATED: MAN IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING HAMMER ATTACK
A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was allegedly attacked with a hammer in central Maitland. The incident occurred on Catherine Street at around 1:30pm. The 38-year-old woman was taken to John Hunter Hospital with serious head injuries. The man was arrested a short time later at a nearby car park. Police initially responded…
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MAITLAND MP CALLS FOR CLEAR PLAN OF NEW HOSPITAL
The Member for Maitland has criticised the Baird Government for not being transparent with its vision for a new hospital in Metford. Jenny Aitchison says its time the Liberals delivered a funding model for the project, as well as a date when work on the development will start.
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FATAL PLANE CRASH NEAR MAITLAND
Emergency services rushed to Bishop’s Bridge after witnesses reported seeing a red bi-plane come down in a forested area, off old Maitland Road, late this afternoon. Rescuers using off-road vehicles have reached the crash site where they found the aircraft in flames and the pilot, thought to be the only occupant, deceased in the wreckage.…