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4:00 AM | It is one year to the day since the Maitland Mercury reported what many residents of this city who had watched the decline of the iconic trees outside Maitland Court House had feared.
Proud fathers to race their sons
4:00 AM | World rated sidecar pairing Grant Bond and Glenn Cox will be pitted against their sons at this weekend’s NSW titles.
Harkin excited by star challenge
4:00 AM | Six races against the best swimmers in NSW might sound like a lot but to rising star Abbey Harkin it’s a reduced program.
Hale returns to boost Branxton
4:00 AM | Intense competition between Kurri Kurri and Branxton is expected when the two clubs meet in round four of the Hunter River Districts A-grade pennant competition.
Easts meets Wests in top-four battle
4:00 AM | Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs both have a lot to play for when they face of at East Maitland Park on Saturday.
Crusade begins
4:00 AM | With his first game of 2012 a day away Newcastle Knights prop Joel Edwards can feel the buzz.
We've lost them
4:00 AM | A year-long battle to save two of Maitland’s most iconic trees could be over with at least one arborist declaring the trees dead.
Noel looked up and the sky was black, then the Hunter River unleashed its fury on Maitland
4:00 AM | The thing that Noel Gilmour remembers most about the 1955 flood was how black the sky was.
Husband of dead woman missing
4:00 AM | People in the town of Greta have described Tammy Sindermann and her husband Darren Fishburn as a “great couple” and said they were shocked by the events that unfolded this week.
Railway crime fears
4:00 AM | Staff cuts at Hunter railway stations could drive up crime and force passengers into private transport to protect their safety, the NSW opposition said.
Greens unveil new team for elections
4:00 AM | This is the team the Greens have pinned their hopes on re-establishing the party’s representation on Maitland City Council.
Little girl has unsure future
4:00 AM | Jenny Greene is about to travel the globe to help put together the pieces of her little girl’s mysterious syndrome.
Sun shines on Laneway Festival
09 Feb 12 | Set amongst the picturesque grounds and historic sandstone buildings of the Sydney College of the Arts, the Laneway Festival drew a massive crowd this year.
Staff evacuated
09 Feb 12 | About 50 staff were evacuated from the Beresfield industrial estate complex after a fire in one of the buildings.
Thursday to farewell fans in Australia
09 Feb 12 | World-famous rock band Thursday are doing a final tour of Australia before going their separate ways.  | CommentsComments (1)
Save our bushland
09 Feb 12 | Hundreds of Maitland residents have signed a petition calling for Maitland City Council to rezone a patch of remnant bushland earmarked for residential development.   | CommentsComments (2)
09 Feb 12 | Battle lines are being drawn behind the scenes in what is shaping to be a hot contest for the job of the mayor of Maitland.   | CommentsComments (1)
09 Feb 12 | A $1.3 million program of works for Swan Street, Morpeth includes a 40 km/h speed limit, a road reconstruction and improvements to kerb and guttering and footpaths that date back to colonial times.   | CommentsComments (1)
09 Feb 12 | man sentenced to 16 months jail for indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl at Maitland Railway Station was described by his solicitor as “developmentally disabled”.
09 Feb 12 | There was a queue for petrol when Chris Edwards drove past the Woolworths fuel outlet at Green Hills yesterday, so he decided to fill up after he had done his shopping.   | CommentsComments (7)
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