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3 hours, 11 minutes ago Big hopes for prawns, but first catch is a shrimp
THE Hunter's prawn season got off to a slow start yesterday with most trawlers reporting below average catches.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Pool death traps in Hunter backyards
SAFETY groups are pleading with Hunter authorities and property owners to vigilantly maintain pool fence standards to help prevent child drownings, with figures suggesting up to 70 per cent of ...
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Morisset Park marina expands on paper
IT began as a small tourist development, but Developer Keith Johnson's $200 million marina plan at Trinity Point in Morisset Park has grown into the biggest marina in the state.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Stranger bashed to death on Jesmond street
A MAN who bashed a stranger to death in a Jesmond street told a court yesterday his temper had "clicked".
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Footballer allegedly glassed three strangers
A FOOTBALLER glassed three young men he had never met before with a smashed bottle at a Newcastle hotel last June in an unprovoked attack that left the victims with ...
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Another string to bow for musician
JORDONNE Colley cannot remember exactly why she began playing the cello but she is hooked on the instrument.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Majority calls for end of railway line
would be built. The results have been given to the State Government's Newcastle CBD Taskforce, which is expected to deliver its findings this month. The survey asked residents about the ...
Newcastle Herald - midnight Tuesday 2nd December 2008
22 hours, 15 minutes ago Second arson attack at Speers Point
AN excavator has been destroyed in an arson attack at a Speers Point development site, the second machine to be targeted in a fortnight.
Newcastle Herald - 7:56 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Drink driver stopped by couple
A WOMAN has been charged with drink driving after a couple stopped her along a Warners Bay Road because they were concerned for her welfare.
Newcastle Herald - 7:54 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Family's plea after another toddler drowns
THE uncle of a "vivacious" and "lively" two-year-old boy who drowned in his family's swimming pool on Saturday night made an emotional plea yesterday to other Hunter families. "Just watch ...
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Emission scheme casts shadow on jobs
UP to 36,000 Hunter jobs and billions of dollars in revenue would be put at risk from an emissions trading scheme, research has found.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Ratepayers face new lake levy
LAKE Macquarie ratepayers could be forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars extra for another version of the controversial lake levy. If introduced, residents would pay $26, or an ...
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Plucky act streets ahead at King Street festival
THE King Street Fair and Folk Festival displayed Hunter talent of all ages yesterday with a busking competition and performances along the length of the Newcastle street.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Surf clubs tap into new liquor licences
THEY have some of the best views on offer and now the potential of Hunter surf lifesaving clubs is being tapped.
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Hotels' 2am lockout starts tonight
MAITLAND'S Clubhouse Hotel is one of 48 venues across the state that will operate under new licensing conditions from today. A 2am lockout will come into effect tonight and the ...
Newcastle Herald - 3 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008

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