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• Newcastle Solution praised

  

  Senior Australian of The Year Gordian Fulde pushed for the Newcastle Solution to be implemented in Sydney. SENIOR Australian of the Year, professor Gordian Fulde, has applauded Newcastle’s pioneering efforts in establishing lockout laws to restrict licensing hours for pubs and clubs.After seeing the success of the “Newcastle solution”, the long-serving head of the Emergency Department at Sydney's St Vincent's hospital pushed for similar lockout laws to be implemented in Kings Cros..

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• Newcastle agree 12 million pound fee for Spurs' Townsend - reports

  

  Townsend, 24, a regular in the England squad last season, has made just seven appearances for Spurs in all competitions this campaign and has not started a Premier League game so far. His future at the club was thrown into doubt in November when he was suspended for two weeks after clashing with fitness coach Nathan Gardiner. The winger has been in exile with Tottenham's under-21s ever since and emerged as a target for Steve McClaren a few weeks ago as the Newcastle manager bids to str..

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• P&O cruise ship Pacific Aria to dock in Newcastle

  

  A cruise ship will dock in Newcastle Harbour bright and early on Wednesday. Cruise Control: The Pacific Aria will visit Newcastle on Wednesday. Picture: James Morgan. The cruise ship Pacific Aria will make its maiden voyage to Newcastle on Wednesday, carrying 1400 passengers.The ship will sail into the harbour at about 7am, before docking at Carrington at 8am.The recently refurbished vessel is part of P&O’s fleet of cruise ships.Passengers will be offered trips including food ..

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• Rochow Chased By Rival Clubs

  

  Posted: 27 January, 2016 by Triple M NRL Rochow Chased By Rival Clubs The Knights are in danger of losing promising young forward Robbie Rochow Tags: Robbie Rochow, Newcastle Knights, Canberra Raiders, Penrith Panthers, Manly Sea Eagles Robbie Rochow of Newcastle Knights Photo: Getty Images The Knights are in danger of losing promising young forward Robbie Rochow. Branded a "future leader" by Newcastle boss Matt Gidley, Ro..

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• Road dog: Attila's long journey home

  

  VIC: A Bendigo Staffie is back home after being stolen from her owner and recovered 90 kilometres away. Road dog: Attila’s long journey home | Photos Nine-month-old Attila was back safe and sound with her owner Jamie Benbow for Australia Day after her 180 kilometre ordeal. Picture: GLENN DANIELSNine-month-old Attila was back safe and sound with her owner Jamie Benbow for Australia Day after her 180 kilometre ordeal. Picture: GLENN DANIELSNine-month-old Attil..

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• Happy Abbey sailing

  

  PELAGICS are pushing down the coast with the warm water this week whetting the appetites for game fishos.We’ve seen double hook-ups of sailfish, wahoo on the chew and frisky  marlin active out wide and  inshore.Experienced Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fishing Club angler Jason Smith had a magic day on the water last Sunday.Thirteen-year-old daughter Abbey registered her first billfish during a unique double sailfish hook-up on Jason’s boat Rackem Up.“We were fishing in close in about 35 fath..

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• Police happy with crowds at Hunter region Australia Day celebrations

  

  Police happy with crowds at Hunter region Australia Day celebrations Updated January 27, 2016 09:19:17 Newcastle police have praised the behaviour of thousands of Australia Day revellers, saying they made only a handful of arrests.With an estimated 15,000 people gathering to celebrate on Newcastle's foreshore and Honeysuckle precinct, police said they were pleased to see very little anti-social behaviour.One man was arrested over a minor assault at Newcastle Beach, anot..

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• Australia Day 2016: Lake Mac Festival at Speers Point Park a hit ...

  

  ALL the action from the 2016 Lake Mac Festival at Speers Point Park. Australia Day 2016: Lake Mac Festival a hit | photos Jennifer Scott, 5, and Emily Scott, 4, of Aberglasslyn, embrace each other in their Australia Day paraphernalia. Picture: Georgia OslandThe Lewis and Mayo families, of Edgeworth, the Sampfords, of Cooks Hill, and the Whatleys, of Raymond Terrace. Picture: Georgia OslandJax the dog celebrates Australia Day with Blake Sampford, 8, Kingston ..

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• David Eland says Jets not in limbo

  

  Holding pattern? No way, says Jets boss. KICKING OFF: Steven Ugarkovic at Olyroos training in Qatar last week. OLYROOS midfielder Steve Ugarkovic participated in his first full Newcastle Jets training session on Wednesday ahead of a likely debut against Adelaide United.And club management hope to finalise another new addition as the Jets attempt to bounce back from a 6-1 capitulation to Perth and keep their fading finals hopes alive in Adelaide on Sunday.“We are getting closer,” c..

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• Centenary of The Great War

  

  David Dial takes a look at the war news that made headlines this week in 1916. Extracts from The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate for January 24-30, 1916. CAPTAIN VISITS WEST FRONTCaptain C. E. W. Bean, Commonwealth Official Press Representative with the A.I.F., has visited the west front, and will shortly return to Egypt. The visit was designed to afford a comparison of methods in France with those at the Dardanelles. Captain Bean studied the construction of French t..

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Acclaim for Hunter heroes .	Newcastle's 'Big Boy' funnel-web spider enlisted in anti-venom ... .
Watford hang on to defeat Newcastle and end barren run .	Officials urged to take care with naming of Newcastle interchange .