Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Nathan Brown ready for Newcastle Knights club reboot to restore ... and other top stories.

  • Nathan Brown ready for Newcastle Knights club reboot to restore ...

    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Plays of the Week From outrageous goals to record fast centuries, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week. PT2M7S 620 349 The last time someone named Nathan took control of NRL club Newcastle, it didn't end well.But unlike a certain besieged former billionaire, new Knights coach Nathan Brown hopes his quest to rejuvenate Newcastle makes both dollars and sense in 2016. ..
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  • NRL: Raiders recruit Joseph Tapine arrives in Canberra after split ...

    NRL: Raiders recruit Joseph Tapine arrives in Canberra after split ...
    Joseph Tapine has signed a four-year deal with the Canberra Raiders. Photo: Jonathan Carroll Joseph Tapine will begin training with the Canberra Raiders on Thursday after putting pen to paper on a new, four-year contract.Tapine was granted a release from the final season of his contract with the Newcastle Knights earlier this week to allow him to join the Raiders immediately.The 21-year-old back-rower had previously signed a three-year deal with the Raider..
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  • Newcastle, Australia's second oldest city, fights to retain its name ...

    Newcastle, Australia's second oldest city, fights to retain its name ...
    Newcastle, Australia's second oldest city, fights to retain its name amid council mergers Posted February 25, 2016 08:31:33 Newcastle Council is pushing to retain its name if a proposed amalgamation with Port Stephens Council proceeds.A public inquiry is now underway into the New South Wales Government's Fit for the Future reforms, which includes plans to slash about 40 councils across the state.The proposal includes amalgamating Newcastle and Port Stephens councils i..
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  • Newcastle researchers hand-build high-tech microscope

    Newcastle researchers hand-build high-tech microscope
    Newcastle researchers hand-build high-tech microscope Posted February 25, 2016 14:06:07 For hundreds of years, microscopes have been used by scientists to examine thinly cut samples of tissue and organic matter, and have been pivotal in laboratories.In the NSW city of Newcastle, three biologists from the University of Newcastle, Dr Jamie Flynn, Antony Martin and Will Palmer, have taken the research instrument a step further.Over the last eight months, the trio have bu..
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  • Wet wipes blockage weighing a tonne pulled out of sewer pipe near ...

    Wet wipes blockage weighing a tonne pulled out of sewer pipe near ...
    Wet wipes blockage weighing a tonne pulled out of sewer pipe near Newcastle Updated February 25, 2016 14:45:51 A massive blockage made up of wet wipes and sewage pulled from an underground pipe near Newcastle has highlighted the problem of the increasing use of wet wipes.The Hunter Water Corporation tweeted a photo of the blockage, which was removed in January using a crane and buckets in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana.Hunter Water's Nick Kaiser said the wipes we..
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  • NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance wants power to close ...

    NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance wants power to close ...
    The government passed legislation late last year to close the heavy rail line into the centre of Newcastle. Photo: Peter Stoop The Baird government wants to give Transport Minister Andrew Constance the power to rip up railways lines in the greater Sydney area that are on land needed for "state-significant" infrastructure, bypassing the need for parliamentary approval.In the wake of the controversial closure of the Newcastle rail line, the government has table..
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  • Time to torpedo Mariners

    Time to torpedo Mariners
    The F3 derby. Has it lost its edge? If so, why? GRUDGE MATCH: Joel Griffiths fights Socceroos captain and former Mariners midfielder Mile Jedinak for the ball during the 2008 A-League grand final. Picture: Getty Images THE F3 derby. Has it lost its edge? If so, why? It’s almost impossible to fathom that the Jets haven’t beaten the Mariners since 2012. The last win on enemy soil was back in 2008. It hurts me to say it.It’s a wrong that needs to be corrected, and the Jets won’t get..
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  • B-double crash near Morisset

    B-double crash near Morisset
    Truck crashes through guard rail on M1 Feb. 25, 2016, 11:57 a.m. The truck carrying a load of steel left the M1 and went down an embankment. POLICE are continuing their inquiries after a truck crashed through a guard rail on the M1 near Morisset.Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes of the M1 near Bushell’s Ridge about 3.30pm on Wednesday.A B-double carrying a load of steel had left the road and went down an embankment.Passing motori..
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  • Hotspots in Australia's cooling property markets

    Hotspots in Australia's cooling property markets
    Middle-ring Brisbane and Adelaide suburbs near popular schools are the new property investing "hotspots" offering potential income growth and capital gains, say property specialists who advise high-net-worth investors.Melbourne and Sydney, which have posted solid gains during the past two years, will slow while prices and rents in former mining boom towns Perth and Darwin will continue to fall and other mainland capitals could remain sluggish, they claim.Off-the-plan purchases, where a buyer pu..
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  • The Chinese question: What's your 'vision', Tim?

    The Chinese question: What's your 'vision', Tim?
    FORMER Central Coast Mariners striker Daniel McBreen has called on Tim Cahill to share the vision that attracted him to new Chinese Super League club Huangzhou Greentown with the A-League.Upon leaving Shanghai Shenhua last week, Cahill told News Corp that he would not be returning to the A-League due to the differences in his football ‘vision’ and that of the Australian competition.The Socceroos’ greatest ever scorer instead signed with the Chinese outfit, prompting some fans to question the mot..
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Joseph Tapine heading to Canberra Raiders after standoff with ... .Former Newcastle businessman Craig Ransley yet to front court ... .
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