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• Townsville taxi driver's love of job and city fuels historical drive

  

  Townsville taxi driver's love of job and city fuels historical drivePostedJanuary 07, 2016 11:35:05 In addition to more than 40 years of his own history behind the wheel of a taxi, Townsville driver Fred Powell is collecting memorabilia from the city's taxi cab past.He tries to avoid the word "hoarder" but Mr Powell said he had a lot of taxi memorabilia, including vintage tail lights, car radios, fee schedules from the days before taxis had fare meters, and volumes of historical photographs...

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• Hopes high for tall ship salvage

  

  Tall ship Defender sank in its moored position by the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville.THE Tasmanian owner of the historic tall ship Defender, which sunk in Townsville’s Ross Creek, expects to know by tomorrow if the vessel can be salvaged.Launceston businessman Les Dick, who will arrive in Townsville tonight, said he expected to make a decision on whether to go ahead with an effort to salvage the vessel, intact, by tomorrow.“It is not going to be straight forward, it looks like it’s go..

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• Qld govt hoping advisers can save Clive Palmer's nickel refinery

  

  Qld govt hoping advisers can save Clive Palmer's nickel refineryClive Palmer's Yabulu refinery at Townsville was last year knocked back for a government guarantee on a $35 million loan.Photo: Alex EllinghausenQueensland's government hopes insolvency advisers can help keep Clive Palmer's troubled nickel refinery open and workers in their jobs.Queensland Nickel's Yabulu refinery at Townsville was last year knocked back for a government guarantee on a $35 million loan, but Employment Minister Grace..

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• This is how Australians have spent the week in New York City.

  

  This is how Australians have spent the week in New York City.It’s not just cold in New York, it’s bloody freezing.A blast of Arctic chill has sent shock waves through the city as Australian expats struggle to stay warm after an unseasonably, record-warm Christmas.But the summer dream was short lived — and this week New Yorkers woke up to temperatures as low as -20°C (factoring in wind chill). And trust us, the idea of a winter wonderland is a delicious dream … until you step outside and the fros..

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• Federer OK to play in Brisbane

  

  Roger Federer OK to play in BrisbaneMargie McdonaldThe AustralianJanuary 7, 2016 1:56PMSavePrintSports reporterSydneyMargie McDonald has worked in regional (Townsville Bulletin), wire services (AAP), Metro papers (Sun-Herald, The Australian) and corporate (Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee). She has covered Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, major tennis events (Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open), Commonwealth Games, NRL grand finals, State of Origin series, World Sw..

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• ATC adds Gosford boss to executive team

  

  Gosford Race Club CEO James Heddo will take a senior role at the ATC next month.THE Australian Turf Club has secured Gosford Race Club chief executiveJames Heddoas its new executive general manager of racing.The respected Heddo, who will oversee his eighth Gosford Cup on Friday and is also chairman of the Provincial Racing Association, takes over the high profile ATC position which became vacant after the club sacked Matt Rudolph in October after he became embroiled in the Sam Kavanagh cobalt in..

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• Meteors captain returning to NBL

  

  BASKETBALL: The Mackay Meteors championship-winning captain Chris Cedar is back in the National Basketball League.Cedar will play for the Townsville Crocodiles tomorrow night against the Cairns Taipans in Cairns.It will be the guard's first game on a NBL court since February 15, 2013."It's pretty exciting," Cedar said."I had to cut our family holiday short to pursue this but I guess it's something I wanted to pursue."Cedar was in Brisbane for the Christmas break."I received a phone call from Gre..

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• Bundy to host clinics

  

  THE Brisbane Broncos will be the only NRL club to hold clinics in Bundaberg when they take on the North Queensland Cowboys in the trial at Salter Oval on Saturday, February 6.Announced exclusively to the NewsMail by the Bundaberg Rugby League Association, the Broncos will hold an open clinic on Thursday, February 4, with the team visiting schools throughout the region on Friday, February 5.With the Cowboys only arriving in the region on Friday, as they fly in from Townsville, the 2015 Premiers w..

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• Adelaide 36ers' season poised on knife edge and cutting down the ...

  

  Lucas Walker: celebrating 150th game. Picture: Sarah Reed.LET’S not kid around here. Adelaide has to beat the reigning NBL champion New Zealand Breakers tonight in Auckland.Yes, gritty, fighting, losing battles can be encouraging but not when your win-loss record sits at 9-9 and you have 10 remaining games in the regular season to press your claim for a return to the post-season.Yes, Joey Wright’s teams have a history of doing the amazing and his first two years at the helm of the 36ers are no e..

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