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London, NY.... Mattara

Posted: 21 May 12 | We'll probably never know what the Bee Gees thought of playing the Mattara Festival. |

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East Maitland couple win Block's bathroom challenge

Posted: 20 May 12 | East Maitland couple Brad Cranfield and Lara Welham won the bathroom challenge on NBN reality program The Block last night and picked up $5000. |

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TOPICS: Who’s in the picture

Posted: 13 May 12 | George Wise, the secretary of the Laurieton RSL sub-branch, has an old photo of a soldier and would like to know who it is. |

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Sketch left up in air but gags still enrage

Posted: 11 May 12 | We just talked to Shaun Micallef. No, it wasn’t for Topics. It was for our other job as Weekender TV writer. But we’re bringing it up here because he mentioned something we hadn’t heard reported. |

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TOPICS: Voices lent to a Gem

Posted: 06 May 12 | Have a seat. You’re not going to like this. |

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Flo Rida hip to being served on hop

Posted: 03 May 12 | HE may have played at the Logies, but we need your help to make Flo Rida famous. |

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Threadbare judges

Posted: 27 Apr 12 | THE Voice. It’s so hot right now, right? So why don’t they shout the judges some new clothes? |

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And that’s the way a bickie crumbles

Posted: 26 Apr 12 | TWO things to remember as we recap a Twitter exchange between Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon and former PM Kevin Rudd. |

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When Effie met Willie

Posted: 24 Apr 12 | There are conversations one expects in the course of a life, but talking to Effie about Willie Mason wasn’t on our list. |

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Risky business: When the Knights threw the dice

Posted: 23 Apr 12 | So, where did that week of holiday go? And why’s Willie Mason back? |

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TOPICS: Collectors in the groove

Posted: 20 Apr 12 | HUNTER vinyl collectors will be talking styluses, B sides and gatefolds across the country as part of Record Store Day Australia today. |

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TOPICS: Building bridges

Posted: 19 Apr 12 | LIZ Parkinson and David Rose are two history buffs the Newcastle Herald brought together for a story in February about the 1843 Half Way House Inn on the Old New England Highway at Liddell. |

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TOPICS: Thrust in the limelight

Posted: 17 Apr 12 | Snake skin and big hair are so hot right now. Just ask these Newcastle lads who took their ’80s inspired glam rock group to face the judges on Australia’s Got Talent. |

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TOPICS: Giving it their all

Posted: 16 Apr 12 | WITH regular Topics writer Tim Connell on holidays, I thought I’d take this opportunity to get some naked lads on the page. |

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Newcastle football in a post-Jets world

Posted: 11 Apr 12 | Don't panic – you’ll have a team to back next season. They just won’t be in the A-League. Hear us out. |

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Selection choc full of surprises

Posted: 06 Apr 12 | DON’T know which Easter egg to buy that special someone? You’re running out of time. Here are some of the Hunter’s finest. |

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TOPICS: Strategies for avoiding mall touts

Posted: 04 Apr 12 | Charity touts. They collect for good causes. But like a noble death, you want to avoid them as long as possible. |

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TOPICS: The perils of predictive text

Posted: 27 Mar 12 | Predictive text on mobile phones might be the banana of our existence. |

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Grand reawakening for Newcastle pub

Posted: 26 Mar 12 | Having a schooner in the Grand Hotel feels, at the moment, like you’re huddled in a boarded-up den under Prohibition. |

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Life's a picnic lunching with Lilibet

Posted: 25 Mar 12 | British royal souvenirs aren’t created equal. Last year’s nuptials spawned a William and Kate fridge, royal wedding beer (varieties include ‘‘Kiss Me Kate’’ ale) and a Catherine Middleton doll. |

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