A road train parked up near the popular Gulf Gate Roadhouse in Croyden, Queensland. Main photo: Alf Wilson Long time operators of the Gulf Gate Roadhouse at remote Croydon heard a “loud bang” the night space rock from a meteor hit terra firma near the town. Helen and Shane Ellems have operated the … [Read more…]
The Eels have sealed Joe Ofahengaue’s mid-season switch to Parramatta after the Tigers agreed to release him from his contract effective immediately. “The Parramatta Eels are pleased to announce Joe Ofahengaue will join the club immediately in a mid-season transfer,” the Eels said in a statement. “The Tongan International and Maroons representative has played 160 … [Read more…]
The winners of the BTN Group’s inaugural Business Travel Sustainability Awards Europe were announced today, with 11 companies, teams and individuals among the winners. Unveiled at the close of today’s third annual Business Travel Sustainability Summit Europe in London, the winners were subject to a two-stage entry process and were selected by a panel of … [Read more…]
WOODLAND, Calif.—A judge on Monday ordered a psychiatric review of the former University of California, Davis student charged with two fatal stabbings and an attempted murder that shook the normally serene community outside Sacramento. An attorney for Carlos Dominguez said in Yolo County Superior Court that his client is not mentally competent to stand trial. … [Read more…]
It was 105 years ago when the doors opened and the first boys walked into what was called Norwich Lads Club. The “Tin Hut” – the police station which once stood on the Market Place in Norwich. (Image: Newsquest Archive) Not only did this club almost wipe out juvenile crime in the city, the news … [Read more…]
Leicester City face the prospect of being relegated to the Championship just seven years after their stunning title triumph Leicester could be relegated seven years on from their title win. (Getty Images) On 2 May 2016, Leicester City achieved the impossible by becoming Premier League champions at odds of 5000/1. The triumph sparked a wave … [Read more…]
ATLANTA (AP) — A man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing “died due to severe neglect,” according to an independent autopsy released Monday by lawyers for his family. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Public outrage … [Read more…]
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When asked about his secret to getting up every day to work at Goonyella Riverside Mine for the past 50 years, Dragline Operator Neville Williams’ answer couldn’t be more pragmatic. “I just set my alarm,” he says. Neville first started working as a Trades Assistant at Goonyella in 1972 and officially celebrated 50 years at … [Read more…]
The Queensland government has awarded $1.17 billion to expand two hospitals in the southeast with the aim of supplying more than 300 new beds and increasing surgical capacity. Deputy Premier Steven Miles and new Health Minister Shannon Fentiman made the announcement at the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital in Brisbane’s south, which will receive a … [Read more…]
Related: 2022 State of Origin Series News May 22: New South Wales and Queensland name their game 1 teams. New South Wales 18th man Campbell Graham released due to injury (sternum) and replaced by Penrith Panthers centre Stephen Crichton. New South Wales induct Danny Buderus, Mick Cronin, Dally Messenger, Frank Burge and Dave Brown into … [Read more…]