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• Murder charges laid eight months after alleged Newcastle home invasion gone wrong - 9news

  

  Robbie Parry, 41, was allegedly shot with a .22 sawn-off rifle in March this year. (Supplied) Eight months after a NSW man was allegedly gunned down in front of his elderly father during a botched early morning home invasion, detectives have charged two men with murder.Robbie Parry, 41, was allegedly shot with a .22 sawn-off rifle about 3am on Saturday, March 7 in the front room of his home in Wickham, in Newcastle’s inner city.The bullet struck a vital artery and when paramedics ..

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• Coffee connoisseurs descend on Newcastle for national competition - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Coffee connoisseurs descend on Newcastle for national competitionPostedNovember 12, 2015 17:08:01 More than 1,000 different types of coffee are being slurped and tasted in Newcastle this week, as judging at a national competition heats up.About 4,000 cups of coffee will be made over the coming days at the Golden Bean competition, which is being held at Broadmeadow Racecourse.Competition organiser Sean Edwards said entrants had come from around Australia, with the majority from Victoria and S..

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• Man found seriously injured on Newcastle street - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Man found seriously injured on Newcastle streetPostedNovember 12, 2015 16:08:41 Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured on a Newcastle street.The 52-year-old was found on Parkway Avenue in Hamilton South at about 3:00pm (AEDT) yesterday.He was suffering serious injuries to his head and neck.The man is now in a stable condition at the John Hunter Hospital and detectives are urging anyone with information on the attack to contact CrimeStoppers.Topics:law-crim..

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• Property Council says its plans will lead to 'Maximum Opportunity' for...

  

  Property Council says its plans will lead to 'Maximum Opportunity' for NewcastleBy Carly CookUpdatedNovember 12, 2015 11:18:01 The Property Council says its plan for revitalising Newcastle is about creating a destination that people want to visit, and is not focused on large development.The plan titled 'Maximum Opportunity' is a response to UrbanGrowth NSW's opportunities for Revitalising Newcastle.It was developed by local experts in urban design, infrastructure and planning, and is aimed a..

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• Newcastle Knights veteran Chris Houston told to look elsewhere

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsThe most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT2M23S620349Chris Houston appears to have played his last game for the Knights after being told he does not feature in the plans of new coach Nathan Brown.Under contract to Newcastle for season 2016, Houston has been absent from pre-season training after a recent meeting with Brown, at which the 30-year-old back-rower was advised to explore other alternative..

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• CCM striker O'Donovan blasts 'ugly' Jets

  

  VideoWSW back into A-League top sixCentral Coast Mariners striker Roy O'Donovan says arch-rivals Newcastle play "ugly" football and will likely park the bus in Saturday's F3 Derby.As the Mariners prepare to unleash their high-octane attacking game at Hunter Stadium, O'Donovan launched the latest barb in the running war of words between A-League battlers Central Coast and the third-placed Jets.O'Donovan praised Scott Miller's side, describing them as the "form team of the A-League" - but in nearl..

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• Consistency the aim, says van't Schip

  

  A-League: Melbourne City coach John van’t Schip says side working towards being more consistentHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.THERE are no guarantees in life nor sport, John van’t Schip says.But the Melbourne City coach promised on Thursday that his side is doing all it can to rectify the consistency issues that have plagued the start to its season.City are last start winners going in to Friday night’s clash with Western Sydney at AAM..

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• Now or never for falling NRL stars in 2016

  

  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.A WEEK is a long time in rugby league, let alone a year.But with clubs heading back to work and the players already sweating it out in pre-season training, a few have more on the line than others in 2016.Whether they arrived at this crossroads through injury, form, contract negotiations or a never ending salary cap juggle, these men will either make it or completely break it in 2016.Tim Moltzen (Sea Eagl..

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• Explosion at NSW power station injures man

  A worker has burns to his hands and arms following a transformer explosion at a power station near Newcastle. Emergency crews were sent to Liddell Power ...

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• Late Mail: Dimitrijevic back for Sky Blues

  

  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.SYDNEY FC has received a huge boost heading into this weekend’s Big Blue with Milos Dimitrijevic returning from injury.But there are plenty of openings this week with international commitments causing havoc with a number of squads.Get all your A-League team news and Late Mail here!In this week’s Fox Football Podcast, Adam Peacock is back in the chair joined by Michael Cockerill and Brenton Speed to disse..

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