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TWENTY MINUTES: Up to 20 millimetres fell on Griffith on Thursday, while Darlington Point was peppered with hail stones. Picture: David Anstee. Inset: James Chauncy

Up to 20mm falls in Griffith in 20 minutes | Photos, video

The Area News
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MODERN MARVEL: Some of the crowd assembled on the newly opened bridge on June 29, 1905.

The bridge over the ‘Bidgee breakthrough

Mona Finley

Dig team: from left, Laurie and Mona Finley, Beryl Cattell, who was an elder of the church when the capsule was buried, Jeffery King, and property owners Bruce and Marie Gowrie-Smith. Picture: Jeffery King

Church centenary will be dug-up with time capsule

Reuben Wylie

Southern Cotton general manager Kate O'Callaghan.

Finger pointing at MIA cotton industry unwarranted

Talia Pattison

Altina babies: One of three litters of meerkats born at Altina this year. Picture: Altina Wildlife Park

Meerkats and zebra born as Altina experiences baby boom

Reuben Wylie

Police hope the arrest will bring peace and safety back to the streets of Coleambally.

Coly P-plater caught driving more than double the speed limit

Jacinta Dickins

Have you got a $2 million ticket in your pocket?

Declan Rurenga

TWENTY MINUTES: Up to 20 millimetres fell on Griffith on Thursday, while Darlington Point was peppered with hail stones. Picture: David Anstee. Inset: James Chauncy

Up to 20mm falls in Griffith in 20 minutes | Photos, video

The Area News
1hr ago

MODERN MARVEL: Some of the crowd assembled on the newly opened bridge on June 29, 1905.

The bridge over the ‘Bidgee breakthrough

Mona Finley

Australian opening batsman Marcus Harris (right) and Aaron Finch.

Aussies start well in Second Test

A television camera films the AFL pre-season game between GWS and West Coast at Narrandera Sportsground last year. Picture: Les Smith

AFL Riverina explore option of videoing games

Matt Malone

SHOWDOWN: Collingullie-Glenfield Park and Griffith will meet again in the opening round of the 2019 Riverina League season. Picture: Les Smith

Griffith to get early shot at revenge on Demons

Matt Malone

DAY OUT: Carl Pound, Al Evans, Betty Curtis, Joan Heffer, and Jenny Morton.

Social chook run a run-away success

A television camera films the AFL pre-season game between GWS and West Coast at Narrandera Sportsground last year. Picture: Les Smith

AFL Riverina explore option of videoing games

Leagues show their strength against Hanwood

Liam Warren

BREAKING THOUGH: Yenda's Jayden Conaghan looks to get around the Waratahs' defence during last season's grand final. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Group 20 action set for an early start in 2019

Liam Warren

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An 11-year-old giraffe named Thembi has died at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne's west.

Vic zoo in shock after giraffe dies

Andi Yu
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French police are gearing up for another weekend of protests.

Paris police brace for more violence

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Theresa May is said to be unsure of what she needs from EU leaders.

May's plea for Brexit help cast as failure

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An 11-year-old giraffe named Thembi has died at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne's west.

Vic zoo in shock after giraffe dies

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The son of prisons boss Nicanor Faeldon has been arrested during a drug raid.

Philippines jail boss' son in drug arrest

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Gender equality change is slow but upon us

Patty Kinnersly
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Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

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Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

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Leeton Domain – Open for inspection | Saturday, September 15, 2018

20 Lawson Street: This is a great opportunity to purchase a great quality, high exposure industrial property with a well-established tenant in place.

A high exposure property

Church services

Community diary: what’s on this week

OLD FASHIONED: The Gallagher Bros van. The store stood on the corner of Narrand and Darlington streets and was established by brothers Edward Francis and John Joseph, sons of Edward, the first police officer at Darlington Point.

An old style country store

Mona Finley

Church services

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

STAR POWER: The legendary Captain Albert Jacka VC, from Victoria was the face of recruitment campaigns and later, the 1919 Peace Bonds. Picture: AWM ARTV00784

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Australian opening batsman Marcus Harris (right) and Aaron Finch.

Aussies start well in Second Test

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

The 100 best photos from the 2018 Supercars Newcastle 500

Photo: Ryan Overall

Incredible footage of dust storms hitting NSW

Kim Chappell
Gregor Heard

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

Gender equality change is slow but upon us

Patty Kinnersly
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Value of feedback can’t be underestimated

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

John Hewson

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Mr Spence has been at the centre of tensions between the Qld LNP's party and parliamentary wings.

LNP Qld president Gary Spence steps down

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An 11-year-old giraffe named Thembi has died at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne's west.

Vic zoo in shock after giraffe dies

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Flooding is still a risk for parts of Victoria after a deluge brought record rains.

Flash flooding across Melbourne

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A marsupial that roamed Australia until about 40,000 years ago was similar to the Tasmanian devil.

New light on Australia's marsupial 'lion'

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Accused terror plotter Sameh Bayda says he believes in Christ and regularly reads the Bible.

Extremism 'renounced' by terror plotters

Margaret Scheikowski

Russell Brian Wood has been jailed for murdering his estranged girlfriend.

NSW girlfriend killer jailed for 19 years

Sarah McPhee

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called on Myanmar to allow Rohingya refugees access to eduction.

Myanmar urged to help refugees

The Duchess of Sussex was popular, with her wedding taking out Google's news category for 2018.

Markle, green poop: the top trends in 2018

Luke Costin

Live Music at Empire Control Room

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

The people of the underworld: aboard a Collins class submarine

Nadine Morton

HMAS Dechaineux at sea. Photo: LEADING SEAMAN KAYE ADAMS 111618nmsub29

See what it’s like under the sea in a Collins class submarine

Nadine Morton

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