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Wonderful atmosphere at Rosewood Anzac Day services
A CROWD numbering more than 800 gathered in the pre-dawn light outside the Rosewood Memorial Hall to take part in the first Anzac Day Service…
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Train crew depot – living next door to bedlam
“The noise of each carriage banging together when stopping and starting is equivalent to the noise of a jack hammer … and Aurizon are proposing…
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Mick’s high-flying reward at Amberley
CRICKET Ipswich’s latest life member Mick Homburg enjoys having the sport’s Amberley headquarters as his “second home”. Apart from having to keep kangaroos off the…
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TRAFFIC ALL TRUSSED UP
ROSEWOOD traffic was delayed on Friday while the semi loaded with the trusses for the new police station was positioned for delivery. Photographer LYLE RADFORD…
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Marburg Anzac Day, biscuits and horses
HUNDREDS of people attended Marburg’s Anzac Day service last week, as roads were closed off and veterans, emergency service groups, associations and schools took part…
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Promising a firecracker of a Show
A JAW-dropping whip and fire display, lawn mower racing, a parade of historical motorbikes and a ute show and shine are just a few of…
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Federal funds to improve Flood network
Ipswich is among the local government areas set to benefit from the federal government’s flood resilience fund, with eight projects receiving a total of $300,000.…
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Rosewood club pride, surprise in awards
THE sheer joy and surprise on the faces of many Rosewood Little Athletics Centre competitors highlights the value of annual awards presentations. While consistent performers…
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Rollingstock relocation plan for ‘controversial’ strip of land
A THIN stretch of land between Tom Lenihan Park and Rosewood Showgrounds is hot property at the moment but not for reasons you may think.…
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Ashwell’s adopted cop and friend make a lasting impression
SENIOR Constable Isaac Collihole is Ashwell State School’s Adopt-a-Cop and he brought a special guest with him on a visit with the students, late last…
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Lions do more …
LIONS do more than sell fruit cakes … it may be a message you’ve read before … and the Rosewood Lions are determined it’s one…
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Boxing troupe swinging by Walloon
THE folklore surrounding Fred Brophy is about as fair-dinkum-Aussie as it comes. The son of a shellshocked World War II sideshow operator father and trapeze…












