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<description><![CDATA[The latest news from The Herald]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wollombi scarecrow festival begins]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scarecrows will start lining Wollombi streets from tomorrow as the Wollombi Valley Scarecrow Festival kicks off.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Body found in Watagans identified as Rutherford man Steven Quire]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A BODY found in a shallow grave in the Watagans has been identified as 33-year-old Rutherford man Steven Quire.
But the circumstances of his death remain shrouded in mystery.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Future of old Newcastle Post Office in doubt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE future of the former Newcastle post office building is under a cloud, after hired temporary fencing securing the vacant building was removed yesterday.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minmi family braces for the impact of electricity price hikes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MINMI mother of two Jodie Cartwright is bracing herself for the next round of electricity price hikes, as forecast yesterday by the pricing watchdog.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Newcastle releases plagiarism records]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MORE than 200 University of Newcastle students were found guilty of serious acts of academic misconduct last year, including 140 caught for plagiarism.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Call for action on Hunter brothels]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/call-for-action-on-hunter-brothels/1780486.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[AN inner Newcastle residents' group has called on the Government and police to do more to curb illegal prostitution in the Hunter Region.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving need in Hunter for RTA services]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE RTA is preparing to shut another Hunter motor registry, with unions concerned more offices will follow as part of cuts to public services.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Court told of Hunter stab victim's violent past]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[DOMESTIC violence was behind a teenager's stabbing of his mother's partner at Broadmeadow which left the man with a perforated lung, a court heard yesterday.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knights vow to give supporters reason to cheer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Knights have vowed to re-establish EnergyAustralia Stadium's reputation as a fortress, starting with victory against reigning NRL champions Melbourne Storm tomorrow night.
Knights officials exp]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wests unfazed by threat of cull]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WESTERN Suburbs president Alan Hawgood is confident his club will survive a shake-up of the Newcastle District Cricket Association competition because four clubs are lower on the pecking order.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cross focused on proving his worth]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A STRONG showing against Melbourne tomorrow night will remind everyone of his value, but Newcastle Knights prop Ben Cross is content to bide his time before kicking off contract talks.
Restricted t]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Perry agrees to help fine-tune Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/horse-racing/perry-agrees-to-help-finetune-singh/1780448.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[FROM riding trackwork at Mumbai in India to riding in races at Muswellbrook today - that is the story of Newcastle's newest apprentice, Hari Singh.
Singh, 24, has joined Paul Perry's highly success]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merewether tame wild waves for masters gold]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MEREWETHER women's surfboat crew literally bled for their gold medal at the Australian Surf Life Saving Masters Championships on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
The NSW champions battled powerful thre]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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