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Our History: The kid from Boonah wins the Melbourne Cup
“Twenty-one-year-old Schumacher, a kid from Boonah, stamped himself as one of Australia’s greatest riders by his polished display. It could not have been bettered by…
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Elvis Cadillac up for auction
A CADILLAC owned by Elvis Presley is going under the hammer. The Cadillac Seville sedan is on the market at Bonhams in the United Kingdom.…
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Man pinned in Kalbar truck accident
A man has been airlifted to the PA Hospital in a serious condition following an industrial accident in Kalbar. Sargeant Jesse Shaw from Harrisville Police…
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Wyaralong fishers worked up over weeds
RECREATIONAL users of Lake Wyaralong are not happy. Kayakers and fishers say the top half of the dam is unusable because it’s chocked up with…
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From Ukraine to Boonah, teens quest to share wartime truths
IT’S BEEN 10 years since the Russo-Ukrainian War started and two years since news of the conflict gripped the world. Yelizaveta [Eliz] Navrotska was eight…
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Dob in your elf to score Christmas bounty
THE star of our new competition comes to notice every December, but it’s not Santa Claus. Cheeky character Elf on the Shelf is one of…
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Warner Bros to build 10 Batmobiles
WARNER Bros studios is building 10 driveable versions of its six-wheeled Batman Tumbler. Order books have opened for the two-seater which will sell for $US2.9…
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Tasman to take on big players
SOUTH KOREAN carmaker Kia has officially unveiled its Aussie-influenced 2025 Tasman ute. Literally one of the brand’s largest models to date, the ute measures a…
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Rock on, basalt base to improve fertility
MILLIONS of years of erosion make up the ring of ranges and plateaus known as the Scenic Rim. Within those is basalt geology that has…
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Bush poets travel about, sharing terrific tales
SOME old school skills and talents are making a comeback, one is home beer brewing and another bush poetry. Both are a big part of…
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Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs, delays models
NISSAN will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce and reduce the number of the cars it makes by 20 percent as financial losses hit…
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Unleashing the fun of a Dogs Day Out in the park
MORE than 500 people enjoyed a pooch perfect time at Boonah’s Bicentennial Park on Sunday for a ‘Dogs Day Out’. The event was held at…












