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Results 1 - 20 of 262 in Newcastle, Australia

  1. NSW Opp calls on Govt to keep morgue openRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    Barry O'Farrell says Westmead morgue should not be closed. Map: Westmead 2145 The New South Wales Opposition is calling on the State Government to reverse its decision to close the pathology department at ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News, Pathology, Medicine

  2. Molopo considers Gloucester Basin JV

    Thursday Oct 9 | The Age

    Junior oil and gas explorer Molopo Australia Ltd is considering joint venturing or selling outright its stake in the Gloucester Basin project in New South Wales after receiving several unsolicited expressions ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  3. Molopo considers selling Gloucester Basin stakeRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | The West Australian

    Junior oil and gas explorer Molopo Australia is considering joint venturing or selling outright its stake in the Gloucester Basin project in New South Wales after receiving several unsolicited expressions of ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  4. Too much farmland being lost to mining: environmentalist

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    An upper Hunter environmentalist says the future needs of the region's farming sector are being overlooked due to the money being generated by coal mining.

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  5. Press Digest-Australian Business News - Oct 8

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Quamnet

    Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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    Related Topix: Australia, World News, Victoria, Australia, Ballarat, Australia, Sydney, Australia, New South Wales, Australia, REIT, Personal Finance

  6. Newcastle Coal Price Falls to Six-Month Low, Drops Below Contract LevelsRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 5 | Bloomberg

    Power station coal prices at Australia's Newcastle port, a benchmark for Asia, fell for a seventh week, dropping 6.1 percent to trade below this year's contract price as Chinese demand slows and oil prices ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, World News, New South Wales, Australia, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Financial Services

  7. Storm the standout teamRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | The Courier Mail

    MANLY veteran Steve Menzies has rated grand final opponents Melbourne as the standout team from his 16 years in first grade football.

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  8. Filmmakers test their speed in Boulder

    Friday Oct 3 | LongmontFYI

    ... Boulder, now in its fifth year, is a franchise of the original such festival, which occurred in Newcastle, Australia, in 1999. 'We're the only one of its kind in the United States,' said Michael Conti, executive director of the Boulder organization, ...

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    Related Topix: Francis Ford Coppola, Theater, Arts, Australia, World News, New South Wales, Australia, Boulder County, CO, Entertainment

  9. Bradley Wiggins: 'He was safe from the demons that haunted him. We were free'Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Guardian Unlimited

    In the final part of our serialisation of his new book, Bradley Wiggins reveals the emotional torment he went through after hearing that his long-lost father had been beaten to a pulp Saturday January 26 2008 ...

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    Related Topix: Summer Sports, Bradley Wiggins, Sports, More Sports, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, Shane Sutton

  10. Newcastle

    Thursday Oct 2 | Inside Film

    Newcastle [Thu 02/10/2008 11:23:33] Newcastle Australia / 106 minutes / Icon Screening October 30 Director/writer Dan Castle Producer Naomi Wenck DOP Richard Michalak Editor Rodrigo Balart Art director Alex ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  11. NSW name young one-day squadRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 1 | NEWS.com.au

    NEW South Wales have named a young squad led by Dominic Thornely for their opening one-day domestic fixture against the Western Warriors in Perth next Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cricket, Australia, India

  12. Solastalgia and the Mental Affects of Climate ChangeRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | WorldChanging

    This article was written by Sanjay Khanna in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.

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    Related Topix: Science, Ecology, Australia, New South Wales, Australia

  13. European Coal Poised for More Than 20% Drop This Month Amid Credit SqueezeRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Bloomberg

    ... and Paralympics stayed closed. Fewer Vessels Rates may weaken after the number of ships waiting off Newcastle, Australia, site of the biggest coal-export terminal fell to 28 as of 7 a.m. local time yesterday. That's one less than a week earlier and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics

  14. Rabbitohs to play 'home' game in PerthRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Age

    South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson says the Rabbitohs' decision to play NRL "home" matches in Perth and Gosford next season is all about securing the long-term future of the club.

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  15. Rabbitohs head west to spread the wordRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | The West Australian

    South Sydney's NRL push into Perth is all about building the brand for club and code in the west.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  16. Australian PM supports U.S. bailout plan

    Monday Sep 29 | People's Daily Online

    Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday the 700 billion U.S. dollars financial market bailout plan should be supported to stabilize the world's largest economy.

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    Related Topix: Kevin Rudd, Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  17. PM announces boost in nursing education places

    Sunday Sep 28 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    Kevin Rudd is in Newcastle for a community Cabinet meeting. Map: Newcastle 2300 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced almost 1,100 new higher education places for nursing.

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    Related Topix: Kevin Rudd, Medicine, Nursing, Australia, World News, New South Wales, Australia

  18. Foster kids put in abuser's care: police

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    Police say several children allegedly abused by a former foster carer in the New South Wales Hunter Valley were referred to him by State Government agencies.

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  19. Carer faces 99 child sex charges

    Tuesday Sep 23 | News.com.au

    A 61-year-old former carer from the New South Wales Hunter region has been committed to stand trial on 99 child sex offences.

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News

  20. Carer abused 19 kids since 1967: policeRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    A 61-year-old former carer has been committed to stand trial for almost 100 child sex offences dating back up to 41 years in Lake Macquarie, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

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