Local, national and world news for Ipswich, QLD | Thursday 24 July, 2008
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- Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Trauma Teddies take priority for Alma, 101
The 101-year-old left school at 14, when her mother died, to care for her father and two brothers and later raised her own... -
Home care key to dental health
IPSWICH residents who need dental care are being forced to wait in pain for months, as private practices struggle to cope... -
Game for challenge
NEXT month's Beijing Olympics are making a strong impression on the actors at S-Troupe. Ipswich Little Theatre's group for... -
Lockyer boxer has soft side
BEING a hardened boxer doesn't prevent Nikki Sykes enjoying some of the more lady-like pastimes. Fresh from a narrow... - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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Dob in nuisance dirt-bike riders
NOISY, nuisance motorbike riders continue to be a widespread problem around Ipswich and the source of increasing complaints.... -
Unleash downward dog
SICK of just going for a walk to exercise your dog? Why not try doga together? Sounds quirky, but "doga" or doggy yoga is... -
Vendetta exploits revived
HUNDREDS of sailors in Ipswich and the western corridor hold memories of life aboard Australia's Vendetta 1 and 2 destroyers.... -
Barnes tackles quicker contest
WAYNE Bennett's hopes that Berrick Barnes will one day return to rugby league have just become more remote. While battered,... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Ipswich racer's rookie season runs out of gas
SCOTT Auld's best weekend in racing was also his last for now. The Ipswich-raised Formula Ford rookie finished sixth and... -
Eyesore spurs new demands
FRUSTRATED Blacksoil residents think seven years is long enough to wait for an eyesore on the Warrego Highway to be fixed.... -
'Dead' woman tries to renew driver's licence
JULIE Langlands looks pretty good for a woman who has apparently been dead for five years. The Yamanto woman recently had... -
Batman fans fly into dark cinemas
BAT lovers flocked to the darkness of the cinema to catch a glimpse of The Dark Knight during at the weekend. Reading... - Monday, July 21, 2008
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Secretary relives robbery terror
A DOCTOR'S secretary said she found an inner strength she never knew she had when confronted with every woman's nightmare.... -
Big-name autograph hunter eyes star quarry
THE environment was bitumen and not the ocean waves but Brian Box, from Toowoomba, was chasing his version of Moby Dick.... -
Cars collide on Redbank Plains Road
EMERGENCY services responded to several minor crashes in the Ipswich area at the weekend. On Saturday a sedan and a station... - Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Every dog has its day - even Scooby Doo
THE prankster dressed as Scooby Doo, who jumped the fence on to the Bundamba racetrack during the last race on Ipswich Cup... -
Fans revved up over meeting V8 drivers
THEY came in their thousands, an army of blue, red and white, all with one purpose - meeting their favourite V8 Supercar... -
Centre upgrade ace for city
WHILE construction started in April, the transformation of the George Alder Tennis Centre into the Ipswich Tennis Centre... - Friday, July 18, 2008
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Ledger film sending fans batty
It was a first for Ipswich ushers when they were equipped with night-vision goggles to catch people illegally pirating... -
This year's Ekka promises fun to boot
MARBURG'S Vivian Edwards is counting down the days until the Brisbane Ekka begins on August 7. Dr Edwards is the president...
World news
Australian tourist dies skiing in Chile
Bin Laden's driver 'knew of attacks'
Obama sees opportunity for Mideast peace
Canoe couple given six years jail each
Court acquits Britons in sex abuse case
China denies report on Zim illicit trade
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan
Obama wants troops out of Iraq by 2010
US seeks to link prisoner to 9/11 attack
Pope rests at Castel Gandolfo after WYD
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