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Mount Ousley Road closed to traffic this Sunday night
MOTORISTS are advised of upcoming road closures on the M1 Princes Motorway (Mount Ousley Road) and Picton Road for essential maintenance work later this week. Work will include vegetation removal, line marking, drain cleaning…
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Looking Back history feature: A week’s holiday in Bulli – for £3!
Originally posted on Looking Back: The spectacular views from Sublime Point 1906 NOW that the holidays are close upon us,it becomes a very important question where to spend them, and as New South Wales offers so…
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Thousands of bikes expected through northern beaches for annual ride
MOTORISTS are reminded of road closures and speed reductions tomorrow (Sunday) for the annual Sydney to Wollongong charity bike ride, which supports people living with multiple sclerosis. Ten thousand cyclists have registered to participate…
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Toddlers pool closed after problems with circulation system
HELENSBURGH’S toddlers’ pool has been forced to close due to ongoing issues with the water circulation system. Wollongong City Council said the pool is more than 50 years old and draws its water from…
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Five northern artists finalists in prestigious art awards
FIVE northern suburbs artists are among the 55 national finalists who will compete for this year’s prestigious Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA). To be announced on Friday, November 8 during a gala launch…
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Looking Back history feature: The rise & fall of the billiard saloons
Originally posted on Looking Back: By MICK ROBERTS © Tom Richards (right) of Thirroul playing billiards in the Thirroul saloon about 1925. RELIGIOUSLY every Saturday a steady stream of men crossed backwards and forwards from…
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Madden’s Plain fire extinguished
INQUIRIES are underway after fires broke out in the Royal National Park on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to Bottle Forest Road at Heathcote about 7.20pm on Saturday after up to six small…
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Woman allegedly bashed with a salt lamp and hammer at Woonona overnight
A WOMAN has been charged by police after she allegedly assaulted another woman with a salt lamp and a hammer at Woonona overnight. About 10pm yesterday (Thursday), the 45-year-old woman went to the Popes…
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Looking Back history feature: Rain, rain go away… Bulli Show
Originally posted on Looking Back: By MICK ROBERTS. The rural feel of the 1957 Bulli Show ALTHOUGH Bulli Show Society president Les Strachan didn’t mind a thunderstorm dumping rain on the inaugural Bulli Show…
