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Local filmmaker reflects on film’s legacy
BROKEN Hill-based filmmaker Jason King was involved in the most recent mini series adaptation of Wake in Fright, shot in Broken Hill and released in…
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Butcher open on Westside
SILVER City Butchery has officially opened i, with the business already a hit. “It’s been pretty flat out this morning,” said Josh Dyke, who was…
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Wake in Fright: 65 years on
SIXTY five years after the release of the novel Wake in Fright, the enduring ties between the now cult-classic novel and film, and the town…
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Camels, community and 70-year love story
BEFORE trains, cars and trucks carried supplies to remote outposts across Australia, camels did the work. Alongside the camels, cameleers from regions in Pakistan, India,…
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World Religion Day to be celebrated
THIS Sunday, World Religion Day will be observed at the Y Women at 349 Blende Street, hosted by members of the local Baha’i community. All…
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Bowls notes
North Broken Hill Bowling Club Saturday 10 January Very pleasant low 30s weather attracted 22 social bowlers who enjoyed the benefit of our club’s shelter…
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Red dirt return for Broken Hill barrel racers
PETERBOROUGH’S 37th rodeo saw some of Broken Hill’s best barrel races travel to the South Australian town on the weekend to compete in the red…
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Big bang rocks the earth
A BIG bang gave residents, in McGowen Lane, a shock last week. As demolition work continues on Willyama High School, the company responsible for removing…
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Heat cuts the power
EXTREME heat in the region has caused a number of power outages. Last Friday residents in North Broken Hill and Railwaytown experienced power loss during…
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More water needed for turtles
NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation Landcare have raised about $18,000 so far to purchase water so that they can refill an almost dry lake that is home to…
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More committed to eID rollout
THE New South Wales State government will spend a further $2 million to continue the NSW Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification Device (eID) Equipment rebate…
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MP wants time called on ‘no jab, no play’
BARWON MP Roy Butler has said he wants to see an end to the “no jab, no play” policy in early childhood learning centres. The…
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