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• Christmas arrives early for Western Sydney Wanderers as...

  

  Western Sydney Wanderers 2 Newcastle Jets 0Video will begin in5seconds.Wanderers stay undefeated for ninth straight gameWestern Sydney will enjoy Christmas in the knowledge they’re five points clear at the top of the A-League ladder after dismantling Newcastle 2-0.PT1M25S620349'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Nor a Newcastle Jets' player, for that matter.You could excuse the Western Sydney Wanderers if over-indulged ju..

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• A-League live scores: Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

  

  Western Sydney Wanderers FC versus Newcastle Jets .... Follow the action as the Western Sydney Wanderers take on the Newcastle Jets in round 12 of the ...

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• Perry plays two strong hands

  

  Paul Perry is hoping he can make an impact at both Broadmeadow and Royal Randwick on Boxing Day.TRAINER Paul Perry has his usual powerful entry for his home track meeting at Newcastle but he can also make his presence felt at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Perry has six runners across five races on Newcastle’s Beaumont program, nominating Petrossian, Galizia and Scratch Me Lucky among his best chances.In Sydney, the champion Newcastle trainer is sending four gallopers down the F3 with Jeanneau and P..

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• silence of the films

  

  Few would know much about Dutch silent films, but a Novocastrian became one of Holland's most regarded experts on the subject, and now they want to know more about him.IT isn’t every day you learn about a former Novocastrian who became a pioneering Dutch silent film researcher.Although he died overseas more than a decade ago, he’s far from forgotten today. His name was Geoffery Donaldson and if his name isn’t well known these days that’s quite understandable. After all, he did leave Australian s..

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• Samaritans Christmas Lunch

  

  They came from all walks for the annual Samaritans Christmas lunch at Newcastle foreshoreTHE stories were as varied as the faces gathered for the Samaritans Christmas lunch at Newcastle foreshore.And while the mix of volunteers and guests may have been diverse, the spirit of hospitality enveloped them as one.“I’ve been coming here for years. My family is scattered so this is a great way to meet new people,” Newcastle East resident Lyndon Miller said.Another regular, Broadmeadow resident Betty Ek..

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• Picasso keeps sights on big Hobart picture

  

  She’s The Culprit skipper Glen Picasso refuses to raise his expectations in the Sydney to Hobart.EVEN after his best-ever run in the Sydney to Hobart, She’s The Culprit skipper and part-owner Glen Picasso refuses to raise his expectations in the bluewater classic.First and foremost, he just wants to finish.Picasso barely survived the 1998 edition of the race, in which six people lost their lives amid massive seas. With Tony Mowbray’s Solo Globe Challenger, he was swept overboard and broke ribs, ..

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• EPL - Match Preview - Newcastle United vs Everton - Outside90

  

  EPL – Match Preview – Newcastle United vs EvertonBoxing Day is arguably a football fan’s favourite day of the year, and this time around Newcastle United welcome Everton to St James’ Park for this festive season clash.Hosts Newcastle have flattered to deceive in recent weeks. Shock wins over Liverpool and Tottenham raised spirits around the club, but things are never easy when you are Newcastle, and this was shown through their draw against Aston Villa in a match they were expected to win.Everto..

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• Tinkler snaps up NSW coal mine

  

  Nathan Tinkler, via the ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal, is to pay $25 million upfront to buy the Dartbrook mine from Anglo American.Photo: Nic WalkerAfter failing to settle the purchase last year of a coal mine in Queensland from Peabody Coal, controversial businessman Nathan Tinkler is attempting to make a return to the mining industry by acquiring a shuttered mine in the Hunter Valley.The mine, Dartbrook, produces steaming coal which is mainly used to generate electricity, and was bought f..

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• Sydney traffic: Crash closes King Street in Newtown

  

  Power lines being brought down after a car hit a telegraph pole may lead to King Street in Newtown being closed for several hours.Motorists were told to avoid King Street in Newtown on Christmas morning after a fiery crash early on Christmas morning.A NSW Police spokesman said a van crashed into two power poles before hitting two shops about 100 metres south of King Street's intersection with Enmore Road just before 5am.A witness said a fire also broke out beneath the vehicle, however the flames..

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• 2015 in online emotion

  

  CELEBRITIES, triumph and tragedy stirred online emotion this year.MORE THAN A FEELING: Adam Goodes, Malcolm Turnbull and the NRL grand final met with online emotion in 2015.THE booing of Adam Goodes, Tony Abbott’s axing as Prime Minister and a heart-stopping NRL grand final stirred online emotion in 2015, a CSIRO study shows.For Twitter users in the Hunter and the rest of NSW, a wellspring of joy, sadness, anger, fear and love on the night of September 14 coincided with Malcolm Turnbull becoming..

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