Tag: NBN News Archive
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE: 2007 NEWCASTLE FLASH FLOODING
11-years-on from the East Coast Low that wreaked havoc across the Hunter and Central Coast, we continue our look back into the NBN News archive. The storm brought with it more than 200 millimetres of rain, while wind speeds peaked in Newcastle at 124 kilometres an hour. The intensity of the storm lead to flash…
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE | GROUNDING OF THE PASHA BULKER
Today marks 12-years since the bulk carrier ‘Pasha Bulker’ was grounded on Nobbys Beach, triggering a dramatic rescue operation and an almost month long operation to refloat the vessel. We’ve delved into the NBN News archive to the day the ship came aground. Where were you when the bulk carrier came to rest on Newcastle’s…
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE: 30 YEARS ON – PHYLLIS DILLER VISITS NEWCASTLE
Phyllis Diller, aside from having a great name, was an old school comedian from the United States known for her self deprecating humour. NBN News pulled this gem from its archive from when the great lady herself performed in Newcastle.
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE: 30 YEARS ON – NEWCASTLE FALCONS V PERTH WILDCATS
We’ve trawled through the NBN Archive and found a memorable moment in Newcastle’s sporting history. It was the Newcastle Falcons up against the Perth Wildcats and it all came down to the final seconds. The Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium was packed and wasn’t the crowd excited!
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE: 30 YEARS ON – THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS FIRST HOME GAME
As the Newcastle Knights prepare to launch their 2018 season, we take a look back 30 years into the NBN News Archive, to their first game as part of the ARL competition. March 9 1988 saw 26,000 fans pack Newcastle’s International Sports Centre, as the home side took on a star-studded Parramatta Eels.
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NBN NEWS ARCHIVE: NEWCASTLE’S FAMOUS SANTA PUB CRAWL
Remember the famous Santa pilgrimage? Flashback with us to Christmas Eve 1994… Former NBN News reporter Richard O’Leary reports… While revellers begin the countdown to this year’s Santa Pub Crawl, police are confident that it won’t be a repeat of last year’s controversial event. They say a temporary alcohol free zone and a police presence will…
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – NBN JINGLES
In today’s Flashback Friday we’ve dusted off some classic NBN jingles. See which ones you can remember.
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – CHARLES & DIANA VISIT NEWCASTLE, 1983
40,000 school children gather at the International Sports Centre to see them.
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – OUR RESCUE HELICOPTERS
In 1975, when the surf life saving movement introduced helicopters to help save lives on our beaches, NBN’s cameras were there, and we’ve been along for the ride ever since.
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – THE RICHMOND VALE LOCOMOTIVE HEIST
The great Richmond Vale locomotive heist – see why a group of workers hijacked a steam loco in the Hunter 30 years ago.