Broken Hill loses last bookie
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Broken Hill loses last bookie
FOR the last decade and a half Doug Carroll held the title of the World's Oldest Bookmaker - with talks of him going into the…
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Heat kills 100s of fish
HUNDREDS of fish have died near Weir 32 at Menindee this week as temperatures soared to about 50 degrees Celsius along the river and water temperatures climbed to about 28…
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Power and produce gone
AS a prolonged heatwave continued to put stress on the electricity network this week, related power outages caused Coles to dumb a large amount of products. The supermarket was impacted…
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What’s on in Broken Hill?
FRIDAY The Workshop 343 Blende Street, 9.30am The Royal Flying Doctor Service Broken Hill Wellbeing Place hosts a free variety of craft and woodworking activities. Unblinding: Reversing type 2 diabetes…
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Red and amber alerts for blue-green algae
LAKE Menindee’s Site 19 and Outlet Regulator have been issued with blue-green algae red alert warnings this week, after recent testing was carried out at the sites. A precautionary red…
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Central Darling Shire’s shining stars
A NUMBER of citizens and groups were recognised Central Darling Shire on Australia Day. The awards were an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions to the community by publicly thanking individual…
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Extreme heat and pool closure
BROKEN Hill and the surrounding region sweltered through a severe heatwave this week, with records broken throughout the north west NSW region, down to the Mallee, Murraylands and Riverland. Tuesday…
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Award recipients mostly men
THE Broken Hill Council’s Australia Day Awards saw twelve citizens receive this years Australia Day Award, which celebrates the contributions of recipients to their community. Geologist and author professor Ian…
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Coalition splits, Chaffey speaks out
THE Federal Coalition's dramatically parted shattered late last week, marking the second rift between the Nationals and Liberals in less than a year. The dispute began over Labor’s new hate…
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Recognition for local hero
WILCANNIA’S John Elliott received recognition for 77 years of service to his community on Monday, being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the annual Australia…
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Heatwave raises medication risks
AS Broken Hill endures a heatwave like much of the rest of South East of the national, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has warned some common medications could increase the…