Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to arrive in Newcastle for the ... and other top stories.

  • The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to arrive in Newcastle for the ...

    The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to arrive in Newcastle for the ...
    The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship will sail into Newcastle for the first time in its history early on Monday February 22. The visit will also include a ceremony marking the historic connection between the ship's owner Cunard and the RAAF's 450 Squadron. Here are the details of her visit: 7.45am - Queen Elizabeth cruises into Newcastle and will be welcomed by a three-gun salute from Fort Scratchley. 9.50am - A parade featuring Queen Elizabeth's captain, officers and bell boys will be held along Wh..
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  • The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to arrive in Newcastle for the ...

    The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to arrive in Newcastle for the ...
    The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship will sail into Newcastle for the first time in its history early on Monday February 22. The visit will also include a ceremony marking the historic connection between the ship's owner Cunard and the RAAF's 450 Squadron. Here are the details of her visit: 7.45am - Queen Elizabeth cruises into Newcastle and will be welcomed by a three-gun salute from Fort Scratchley. 9.50am - A parade featuring Queen Elizabeth's captain, officers and bell boys will be held along Wh..
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  • Newcastle's rail infrastructure set to be recycled

    Newcastle's rail infrastructure set to be recycled
    Newcastle's rail infrastructure set to be recycled Posted February 17, 2016 08:05:59 Old railway tracks and sleepers ripped up in inner-city Newcastle are set to be re-used elsewhere across the state.Debate surrounding the future of Newcastle's inner-city railway line had raged for decades before a controversial Upper House bill passed in October, finally allowing the Government to rip up the tracks and infrastructure.Trains had already stopped running on Boxing Day i..
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  • Joseph Tapine left out of Newcastle Knights team photo and trial ...

    Joseph Tapine left out of Newcastle Knights team photo and trial ...
    Joseph Tapine looks set to join Canberra this season. Photo: Jonathan Carroll There was no room for Canberra Raiders 2017 recruit Joe Tapine in the Newcastle Knights NRL team photo on Tuesday, fuelling speculation he is headed to the capital for the 2016 season.Canberra and Newcastle named sides for their trial on Saturday in Orange, with powerful forward Tapine a noticeable omission from the 25-man Knights squad. Blake Aus..
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  • Townsend vows to keep Newcastle in Premier League

    Townsend vows to keep Newcastle in Premier League
    Newcastle United languish inside the relegation zone, adrift of safety on goal difference after 26 rounds.New signing Andros Townsend has vowed to help Premier League strugglers Newcastle United beat the drop after returning to the goalscorers list. Townsend, who arrived from Tottenham last month in a deal worth £12million, scored his first goal since finding the net for England in April 2015 as Newcastle crashed to a 5-1 defeat at Chelsea. The result at Stamford Bridge on Saturday left Newcast..
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  • Texan found guilty after crossbow and tomahawk attack on ex-wife's ...

    Texan found guilty after crossbow and tomahawk attack on ex-wife's ...
    A rubber mask confiscated by police after an American man used a crossbow and tomahawk in an attack on a Central Coast man a week after arriving in Australia. Photo: Supplied The Texan arrived in Australia without warning in July 2014, with an axe to grind and two goals - to see his child, and intimidate the man he believed stood between them.A week later, the Texan, 51, was charged with attempted murder after lying in wait behind bushes at his ex-wife's Cent..
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  • Ignorance of your child's education is not really bliss

    Ignorance of your child's education is not really bliss
    As a caring society, we should all want our children to master and understand literacy and numeracy concepts and know how our future adults are tracking. BENEFIT: NAPLAN data provides a wealth of information for teachers, schools, parents and carers and students.Simply put, NAPLAN is a vital tool for parents, educators and the public to see if Australia's children are meeting essential literacy and numeracy standards.Taking NAPLAN requires less than four hours over three days, fou..
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  • NSW woman charged over harbouring fugitive

    A woman will face court charged with harbouring an escapee after she allegedly helped to hide a man on the run from a NSW prison.Two men escaped from the minimum security Glen Innes jail in October last year, and while one was recaptured the following day the second man remained on the run for several months.The 34-year-old was arrested in Newcastle on January 14.On Monday, police arrested a 33-year-old woman who allegedly hid the man at her Raymond Terrace home for up to six weeks before he wa..
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  • Queensland To Get Sydney-Style Lockout Laws

    Queensland To Get Sydney-Style Lockout Laws
    Queensland will introduce Sydney-style lockout laws across the state after the government finally secured crucial crossbench support for the controversial plan.QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday announced that her government had gotten minor party support for the plan, which will introduce 2am "last drinks" across much of the state by July -- 3am last drinks in certain entertainment areas -- and 1am lockouts in July 2017.Lockout laws will pass. Katters deal. @abcnews @AnnastaciaMP #..
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  • Sam Kerr misses out on Matildas' Rio qualifiers as Alen Stajcic ...

    Sam Kerr misses out on Matildas' Rio qualifiers as Alen Stajcic ...
    Sam Kerr (right) has been kept out with injury. Photo: Getty Images Striker Sam Kerr will miss the Matildas' qualification effort for the Olympic Games after the Perth Glory captain failed to overcome a foot injury.Kerr is the major omission from coach Alen Stajcic's 20-woman squad for the qualifying tournament in Japan, unveiled on Wednesday."We've been monitoring Sam's recovery and she's only been out of the moon boot for a couple of weeks so it was always ..
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  • PSG vs Chelsea highlights: Champions League scores, result

    PSG vs Chelsea highlights: Champions League scores, result
    PSG vs Chelsea highlights: Champions League scores, result Roar Guru 0 Have your say Live ScoresScores updated each minute. REFRESH NOW   Paris SG V Chelsea PARC DES PRINCES, PARIS, 17 FEBRUARY 2016   Paris SG Match Completed Chelsea 2 FINAL SCORE 1 1 HALF TIME SCORE 1 20 SHOTS 10 8 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 16 FOULS 15 9 CORNERS 3 2 OFFSIDES 2 65 POSSESSION 35 There is plenty of history between Paris St Germain and Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League and thi..
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Slick Chelsea demolish Newcastle .Re-live: Roar and Jets four-goal epic draw .

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