Tag: murwillumbah
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MURWILLUMBAH HITCHHIKER CHARGED OVER ALLEGED CARJACKING
A 36-year-old man has been charged with an alleged carjacking on the Far North Coast. Shortly before 3am on Wednesday, a driver picked up a hitchhiker on Wharf Street in Murwillumbah. As they reached the Sextons Hill overpass on the M1, the passenger allegedly threatened the driver with a large rock and demanded he get…
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FLOOD FALLOUT CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER DEATH IN NORTHERN NSW
Exhausted residents have begun the devastating and costly clean-up process, after record-breaking floods wreaked havoc in northern New South Wales. But the painstaking recovery process has also seen heartbreak, with people at South Murwillumbah mourning the loss of a beloved friend.
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MURWILLUMBAH DEATH NOT BELIEVED TO BE FLOOD-RELATED
It’s believed a man who died in the flood-affected state’s north had not entered floodwaters prior to his death. Police say the 46-year-old man was with his partner and adult children when he collapsed at his home in Murwillumbah in the early hours of Friday morning. Attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful and he…
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BODY FOUND IN FLOODWATERS NEAR MURWILLUMBAH
A woman has died after disappearing in floodwaters in the far north of the state. Police say the woman disappeared from a rural property on Upper Burringbar Road, at Upper Burringbar about 20km south of Murwillumbah. Her body was found by a family member about 8am this morning.
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TEEN APPEARS IN COURT FOLLOWING HOLD-UP
A 16-year old boy has appeared in court, charged over the armed robbery of a supermarket on the far north coast this week. About 6 o’clock on Thursday evening, the teenager entered a Brisbane Street supermarket in Murwillumbah, demanding money and threatening staff with knives. Staff complied and the boy fled with cash and cigarettes. No…
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CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN AFTER BODY FOUND IN HOTEL ROOM
A report will be prepared for the Coroner after the discovery of a man’s body in a hotel room at Murwillumbah yesterday. Around 11:30am, staff at a hotel on Tweed Valley Way discovered a deceased male in one of their rooms. Police established a crime scene, and they believe the deceased to be a 59-year-old…
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TRUCK SMASHES INTO ANOTHER HEAVY VEHICLE NEAR MURWILLUMBAH
Police are investigating after a crash between two trucks yesterday in far north NSW. Shortly after 12:30pm on Friday, emergency services responded to reports a prime mover travelling on the M1 had crashed into a second prime mover which was parked in the emergency lane near Clothiers Creek, about 20km east of Murwillumbah. The first…
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MUWRILLUMBAH WIN NRRRL PREMIERSHIP
Murwillumbah Mustangs have overcome Cudgen in the NRRRL grand final this afternoon. In the team’s first match since the death of Grant Cook, the Mustangs led throughout the match – finishing two-points clear of the Hornets.
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MURWILLUMBAH ADVANCE TO NRRRL GRAND FINAL
League officials have decided Murwillumbah will advance to meet Cudgen in this Sunday’s NRRRL grand final. The Mustangs led over Casino when last Sunday’s preliminary final was abandoned, after injured player Grant Cook went into cardiac arrest. Plans to replay that match have since been shelved by the league out of respect, after the 28…
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MEDICAL EMERGENCY INTERRUPTS NRRRL PRELIMINARY FINAL
The NRRRL’s preliminary final will be replayed later this week, after play today was interrupted by a medical emergency. Paramedics had to revive a player, after he suffered a medical episode. Casino will now meet Murwillumbah this tuesday night, to determine who plays Cudgen in the grand final.