Local, national and world news for Rockhampton, QLD | Friday 4 July, 2008
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- Friday, July 04, 2008
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Players set clever SMS trap to catch thieves red-handed
CENTRAL Comets captain Wayne Barnett has turned crime-fighter, ensnaring the underhanded folk believed responsible for... -
Players set clever SMS trap to catch thieves red-handed
CENTRAL Comets captain Wayne Barnett has turned crime-fighter, ensnaring the underhanded folk believed responsible for... -
Cemetery damage bill hits $200,000
THE caretaker at Rockhampton's southside cemetery yesterday warned that the punishment dished out to a boy who wreaked... -
Young love leads to violent knife threat
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was so desperate to visit his girlfriend on Monday he threatened his carer with a knife. It was 4.30pm... -
Top form leads them into finals
SCHOOL SPORT: ST BRENDAN'S College will be in today's Confraternity Shield rugby league final after a convincing victory... -
Returned Wizard stars meet need
RUGBY LEAGUE: THE Yeppoon Seagulls could be boosted by an injection of speed for this weekend's Rockhampton Local League... - Thursday, July 03, 2008
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Widow sickened by heartless attack on memorial
AS Rockhampton woman Lil Grosse looked at the destruction around her husband's burial site yesterday, she was sickened to... -
Night of the shanghai
SLINGSHOTTERS smashed thousands of dollars worth of glass windows in a destructive rampage across Rockhampton on Tuesday... -
Job confidence falls but food prices change little
THE rest of the nation is down in the mouth about the cost of food, but Rockhampton miner Kenneth Peters is still smiling.... -
Karts to burn the rubber
THE serious racing that is anticipated for the Queensland State Karting Championship is now so close you can almost hear... -
Grammar ready for showdown in Confraternity
RUGBY union powerhouse Rockhampton Grammar School will enter unchartered territory at Victoria Park tonight, but win or... -
Graham to appeal Olympic rejection
FORMER Rockhampton road cyclist Lorian Graham has joined mountain biker Chris Jongewaard in lodging appeals against their... - Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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Weather left planes grounded
VIRGIN Blue airlines yesterday defended its two-hour delay to let anxious families know of the diverted flight. The cancelled... -
As many problems as there is people
EACH week, almost 100 people are forced to seek emergency food handouts from St Vincent de Paul in Rockhampton. St Vinnies... -
Comets ban fan for pitch invasion
THE Central Comets yesterday handed out a season ban on one of their biggest fans. Colleen O'Connor is paying the price... -
Saturday slugfest goes down to the wire
THE Sullivan Shield was no place for B-grade pitchers as Frenchville teams Green and White slugged it out in a 44 run... -
Cougars still battle hoodoo
MINNIECON & Burke Capricorn Cougars have probably tried more options than any QSL team, but still the right combination... -
Comets star not charged
THE Central Comets received some welcome good news last nighttue with centre Karl Johnson not charged for a high tackle... - Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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We're not your babysitters!
THE most popular meeting spot for bored teenagers in Rockhampton is suddenly off limits to most of them. Stockland Rockhampton... -
Fined after drug flushing
FLUSHING the toilet was Peter Geier's on-the-spot plan to get his stash out of sight. Instead he was left with a floating...
Australian news
Police treating body found as suspicious
Mackay/Townsville rail service to reopen
Qld town forced to take hurt to hospital
Ferguson 'moved from temporary home'
Convicted pedophile being moved: police
Study to reconsider northern rail link
Convicted murderer dies in jail
Ergon engineers strike in pay dispute
Hundreds of Aboriginal men say sorry
More arrested over child porn network
World news
French students die in frenzied stabbing
Italy starts fingerprinting Gypsies
US marines to stay longer in Afghanistan
Zimbabwe opposition MP 'abducted'
Betancourt praises jungle nurse hostage
Betancourt rescued from guerrillas
Tsvangirai rejects Zimbabwe unity talks
Australia to help Vietnam improvement
Korean priests join beef protests
Bulldozer wreaks havoc in Jerusalem
