Mysterious power cuts blamed on heat
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All hands on deck as house fires burn
LOCAL fire and rescue teams were stretched to capacity on Thursday as two houses burnt while a scrub fire raged. Station Officer Craig Burke attended…
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Local artist takes on Tokyo
A BROKEN Hill tote bag featured in a film clip by a Japanese pop, R and B and jazz artist, Fujii Kaze, set the wheels in motion for a local…
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Man killed in Broken Hill car crash
A man, aged in his 50s, has passed away after a single-vehicle crash on Beryl Street in Broken Hill this morning. About 5.30am, Saturday 7 February, emergency services responded to…
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State financial lifeline for council
CENTRAL Darling Shire faces financial sustainability risks, according to a recent report from the New South Wales Auditor General, but a circuit breaker from the State Government could help. The…
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School’s back, so slow down!
SCHOOLS in New South Wales will return on 9 February, and along with them the 40 kilometre per hour speed limit in school zones that aim to keep children, there…
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Famous eye doc warns diabetes is blinding people
RENOWNED eye surgeon and 2020 Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke has returned to Broken Hill with a stark warning; type 2 diabetes is robbing people of their sight.…
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Town tees up to support Huxley
BROKEN Hill is continuing to rally around one-year-old Huxley Maguire, who is living with the rare genetic condition known as Angelman’s Syndrome. Typically those with Angelman’s Syndrome have severe developmental…
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School to make new year return
IT’S that time of year. Come Monday morning, parents will breathe a quiet sigh of relief and get the kids in the car ahead of another year of learning. For…
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Dust storm or haboob?
FOR most locals, the dust storm that swallowed Broken Hill last Sunday was nothing out of the ordinary. November 2018’s was bigger, and the shocker from September 2009 lumbered all…
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Stolen ring must come home
A WILCANNIA school teacher is begging locals to be on the lookout for a stolen heirloom. Bronte Wagstaffe teaches at Wilcannia Central School but was away on holidays between 10…
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Broken Hill’s Marilyn dives in
TO celebrate her last cancer treatment, local Jonnah Ortega Austen will be taking part in the Marilyn Jetty Swim: Poolside Edition on Sunday 8 February. In 2024, Mrs Ortega Austen…