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<title><![CDATA[Beware rising flood insurance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Denman resident Tom Perkins has had a win over his insurance company and wants other policy holders to question any rise in their premiums covering flooding.
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood meets Highbrook Park]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The idea of a summer film festival in Muswellbrook could be a short-term solution until a cinema comes to town. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Teens brave during hold-up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The courageous efforts shown by two teenage workers at Southside Newsagency during an armed hold-up this week has been praised by the shop’s owners. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ball to give ’em the old razzle dazzle]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Muswellbrook's most glamorous social event, the Black Coal Ball, is back for its eighth year of fun and fund-raising and the theme is the roaring 1920s.
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Web wait: Delay over broadband]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Muswellbrook residents are being forced offline because Telstra are failing to invest in high speed fixed internet equipment, a Muswellbrook Shire councillor says. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrating our neighbourhood]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Muswellbrook's diversity and the array of services available to Upper Hunter residents were on show this week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Muswellbrook woman's death 'unfortunate']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The death of a 35-year-old Muswellbrook woman in her home yesterday afternoon is not being treated as suspicious. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Body found in Muswellbrook home]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE body of a woman, aged in her mid-30s, was found inside a Muswellbrook home yesterday. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man arrested after stealing alcohol from club]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man in relation to the alleged break-in and theft of multiple bottles of alcohol from the Muswellbrook RSL Club. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget bypasses bypass]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Gillard government has delivered the promised surplus in the federal budget but there will still be a surplus of traffic through the main streets of Muswellbrook, with no funds for a long-awaited bypass.
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Faith sustains family]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is no known cause or cure. Motor neurone disease is a crippling condition that leaves an active mind in a motionless body. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Residents want their open space]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Concerned residents believe Muswellbrook Shire Council are after a quick buck after it was revealed an open parcel of land could be sold for residential development. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man killed after ute collides with coal train]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The man killed in an accident involving a coal train last week at Glennies Creek was 50-year-old Wayne Smith. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rio tight-lipped on mine’s future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto have refused to diminish speculation that the Mt Pleasant coalmine will be axed. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man killed after car collides with train]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A collision between a ute and a coal train at Glennies Creek has claimed the life of a 50-year-old man.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man found with drugs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A body search of a 30-year-old Singleton man has allegedly uncovered a quantity of cannabis.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employee of the year saves Christmas]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The search for a special Christmas present is what saw Helen Gould from Big W nominated for the Employee of the Year competition.
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singers to prove they have The Voice]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There's a singing competition headed to the Upper Hunter suitable for any youths that think they have The Voice or The X-Factor. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Art added to food and wine combo]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Denman Gallery exhibition will be provided an element of colour to this year's Upper Hunter Wine and Food Affair. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shock loss]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Martin Hawcroft’s passion for breeding first-class horses and running successful businesses will be his lasting legacy in the Upper Hunter region. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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