North Queensland - Courier Mail

North Queensland
Courier Mail
60kg: J Judge (Dreams, Tsv) d S Harris (Ayr). 60kg: D Fairbrother (Nth Ql d Fight Academy, Tsv) d N Richards (Dragon Do Jo's). 80kg: D Humphries (Nth Qld ...

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Bus service faces scrap over lack of demand - ABC Online

Bus service faces scrap over lack of demand
ABC Online
The once-weekly service was launched earlier this year because of community demand for better public transport between Ayr and Home Hill. ...

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Pair stuck in croc-infested waters - Courier Mail

Pair stuck in croc-infested waters
Courier Mail
RESCUE crews are on their way to help two yachties stranded in croc-infested waters off Ayr, north Queensland. The duo beached their 7m catamaran Targlen on ...

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Mourners to gather for death in custody funeral - ABC Online

Mourners to gather for death in custody funeral
ABC Online
A 27-year-old Indigenous man who died after being restrained by police and security at a north Queensland hospital will be buried in Ayr, ...

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Sugar-Cane Harvesting in Australia Delayed by Rains, Producers' Group Says - Bloomberg

Sugar-Cane Harvesting in Australia Delayed by Rains, Producers' Group Says
Bloomberg
Ayr got 64 millimeters compared with an average of 15 millimeters and Maryborough 85 millimeters compared with an average 40 millimeters. ...

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Downpour soaks eastern Queensland - ABC Online

Downpour soaks eastern Queensland
ABC Online
The weather bureau says since 9am AEST yesterday, the Townsville airport recorded 46 millimetres, Black Weir 96, Deeragun 97, and Ayr 42. ...

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