Nelson Bay, Australia News

PHOTO: Marcus Gonzales Leah Sorias An Australian boat captain, who was charged with possession of two high-powered rifles and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, was denied bail yesterday by a Port-of-Spain magistrate.

A TODDLER has fallen from a second storey window at a Sydney home, Ambulance New South Wales says.

The father of a three-year-old boy who fell four metres from a kitchen window, and escaped with little more than a scratch, says he feels like buying a lottery ticket.

The boy was treated for head and possible hip injuries. Map: Nelson Bay 2315 A three-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after falling up to five metres from a window at his home at Port Stephens, north of Newcastle.

There was a bit of hop to this year's winning Signature Dish on the NSW mid-north coast.

BUSHFIRES on the NSW south coast will remain a threat to life and property for several days.

A FISHERMAN has been winched to safety four hours after falling overboard into freezing waters along the NSW coast.

Day 13: Saturday 18th July. After some repairs to a damaged window we travelled to Nelson Bay north of Newcastle.

ABOUT 33,000 homes and businesses were without power for more than two hours after a man suffered a high-voltage electric shock at a power station.

Bet your bottom dollar that after reading this snippet, chances are you're off to the land down under - Australia.

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