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Honouring Hunter heroes 250-metre Memorial Walk to be opened to public on Friday
Guide to local Anzac Day services p.5 SPORT Stubbins praises Jets’ late-season fight p.25
The view from the new Memorial Walk which will open to the public at sunset on Friday night. Photo: Bryce Thomas
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fter watching the pylons be set and the spans be lifted into place, Hunter residents will be able to take their first stroll along the new Memorial Walk at Newcastle when it opens to the public at sunset on Friday night. The 250-metre walk from Strzelecki Lookout to the Bathers Way on Memorial Drive commemorates the roughly 11,000 men and women from the Hunter who enlisted and served in the First World War. 3,859 family names are etched into the bridge
that hovers above the cliff top, along with silhouettes of soldiers and information on the contributions of personnel from the army, navy, air force, as well as light horseman and nurses. The design of the bridge was inspired by a smaller footbridge outside the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka Institute at Callaghan and is intended to echo the image of a DNA double helix. “It is intended to be the DNA of the Hunter,” said Barney Collins, director of EJE Architecture, the firm that designed the walk. “So that a child descendent from one of those enlisted people can go up there and see their name.” Mr Collins said he hoped those attending Anzac
Day dawn services on Saturday morning would come to do the walk and reflect on the sacrifices of those from the Hunter who served in WWI. The walk also marks the centenary of BHP producing steel in Newcastle. BHP played a key role in producing steel for railways, ammunition and shipbuilding during the First World War and committed the bulk of the funding for the Memorial Walk project. Neil Slater, who came up with idea for the cliff top walk after being inspired by a similar coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee, said he hoped to one day see Newcastle City Council’s Bathers Way project extended beyond Merewether Baths, through to the Glenrock State Conservation Area and the Fernleigh Track.
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Tell the truth on demerit points The NSW Commissioner for Fines Administration has warned motorists about the penalties that apply for fraudulent claims in relation to demerit points for driving offences. The penalty amounts for fines issued by OSR for either falsely nominating or failing to nominate are $623 for individuals and $1,315 for corporations ($3,526 for second or subsequent failure to nominate offences by corporations). The maximum penalty that can be handed down by a magistrate is a gaol sentence of up to five years plus fines of up to $5,500 for individuals and $11,000 for companies.
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Misguided Anzac Day campaign leaves Woolworths reeling There has been a lot of criticism of the Woolworths “Fresh in Our Memories” campaign, and rightly so. The supermarket chain created a website containing stories and images of Anzac soldiers with the words “Fresh in Our Memories” and the Woolworths logo overlaid. Obviously they did not set out to offend anyone, but I can’t believe that firstly the advertising agency, Carrspace, and then Woolworths themselves thought it was a good idea. Surely, somebody somewhere along the line put their hand up and questioned whether using Anzac Day in promotional material was the best way to go. I understand that advertising agencies are paid big money to come up with innovative campaigns in very competitive markets. But it just leaves a bad taste in most people’s mouths when they see a company’s logo in and around mentions of Anzac Day. I don’t think there’s any way for a promotional campaign to be built around Anzac Day without offending anyone. As we know, these days it only takes a few people to object to something and share it on social media for it to spread across the country and beyond. Hopefully advertising agencies and companies will start to realise that anything to do with war
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or death should not even be considered to be used for commercial gain. There are some campaigns that use current events or social media trends to their benefit and, on the whole, they are done very well and often with humour. After all, half the battle for most companies is to understand what the market likes and what they want. The evolution of the Post is imminent. In coming weeks, the Post will be presented to you in a new glossy lifestyle magazine format, delivered to hundreds of locations across the Hunter region. The magazine will continue to be available each and every Wednesday and will contain feature articles on events in the Hunter as well as regular sections such as food, wine, music, history, markets, art, health, finance, puzzles and trades and services listings. In addition to our widespread distribution areas taking in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Cessnock, the Post will be expanding our reach into Port Stephens. That means, you will be able to pick up a copy of the Post magazine in shopping centres, cafes, hairdressing salons, real estate agencies, service stations, pubs, clubs and McDonald’s restaurants wherever you happen to be in the Hunter region.
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Taking action on street assaults Police make further arrests over violent attacks on father and daughter in Charlestown AMELIA PARROTT
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Hard tack needed for hard times Arnott’s biscuit used to feed soldiers in First World War still as strong as ever after 98 years PAUL MONFORTE
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hey certainly don’t make biscuits like this any more. The Post was last week invited to inspect a range of memorabilia from the First World War at the Belmont home of Les Esquilant, whose father Ted fought in Belgium and France. One of the items on display was a piece of hard tack - a biscuit eaten by Anzac soldiers and accurately described by Mr Esquilant “as thick as two Sao biscuits but about a hundred times harder”. According to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, hard tack biscuits were made by Arnott’s and contained selfraising white flour, self-raising wholemeal flour, sugar, milk powder, a pinch of salt and a cup of water. “It’s nearly in as good a condition today as it was 98 years ago,” Mr Esquilant said. “You would certainly have had to soak it in liquid to be able to bite it.” Mr Esquilant said his father had enlisted in 1916 at the age of 20 and had obtained written consent from his aunt to join as anyone under the age of 21 required parental or guardian consent. He said his father, who passed away in
Les Esquilant with a photo of his father Ted who served in the First World War and the 98-year-old hard tack biscuit 1984, did not often speak of his experiences in the war. “I’m not sure why his aunt signed the papers and not his mother or father,” Mr Esquilant said. Mr Esquilant said despite being born in the New Zealand city of Dunedin in 1896,
his father considered himself Australian after his family relocated in 1911. “They came over because his father suffered badly with asthma and the local doctor over there said they had to get away from Dunedin. “The plan was to go to north Queensland,
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Vehicles to be confiscated or deregistered as police call for an end to reckless behaviour on the roads AMELIA PARROTT
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atching a drag race or egging on a driver to do a burnout could land you a hefty penalty as part of a renewed crackdown on hoon driving by Newcastle police. Hoon drivers will risk having their vehicle confiscated or deregistered as part of the blitz, while spectators could be done for trespassing, underage drinking, offensive behaviour, traffic obstruction and public order offences. Newcastle City Local Area Commander Superintendent John Gralton said the operation was not about targeting car enthusiasts, but rather a hooligan element that was putting public safety at risk. “The community’s had enough, the police have had enough and the business owners at these trouble spot locations have had enough,” he said. “Roads are being damaged and made dangerous with oil tipped over them, rubbish is being left behind at the areas where this behaviour is being conducted and people’s lives are actually being put at risk. “People can be as enthusiastic as they like in terms of their hobbies, their cars
Police will be targeting hoon drivers across Newcastle in the coming months and their interest in motor vehicles, we support that, so long as it’s done in a manner that doesn’t endanger others.” Superintendent Gralton said that upwards of 40 per cent of cars observed at hoon hotspots in Newcastle were registered to drivers over the age of 40,
suggesting that many young drivers were using their parents’ cars to engage in dangerous driving. “It’s critical that the parents know where their young people are [and] where they are driving their motor vehicles,” he said. “The parents have an obligation in the
community to make sure that they’re keeping their children safe and others safe in the same process,” Superintendent Gralton said police would be targeting Kooragang Island, Steel River and Nobbys Beach as part of the operation.
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Graduands march down Hunter Street in celebration of the University of Newcastle’s fiftieth anniversary and alumni have made on the region and the world.” From its modest beginnings on
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Boost for Lake Macquarie bus services but Fletcher and Minmi miss out Lake Macquarie commuters will enjoy improved bus services from this week, with nearly 70 new trips added to the existing Hunter Valley Buses timetable. 34 services have been added on route 267 between West Wallsend and Cardiff, providing additional morning and afternoon peak services on weekdays, later
evening services on Saturday and more buses on Sunday. Route 263 between Cameron Park and Cardiff now has 30 additional services during weekday peaks and on Saturday. New trips have also been added to route 268 between Killingworth, Edgeworth and Glendale on Sundays.
But the announcement has not been well-received in all quarters. Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery questioned why the growing western suburbs of Fletcher and Minmi were left out of the timetable upgrade. “There is no doubt that the extra services are needed to Cameron Park, West
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NUATALI NELMES Newcastle City Council Lord Mayor
CR JODIE HARRISON Lake Macquarie City Council Mayorr
Plenty on offer across the city on Anzac Day
Take the time to reflect on the legacy of those who served
Newcastle will commemorate 100 years of the Anzac legend with a rich program of commemorative events on Saturday 25 April. This will be our city’s most extensive Anzac Day program to date, with an expanded partnership with Newcastle RSL to present our most inclusive and accessible series of events ever. It is especially meaningful this year as we mark one century since Australian and New Zealand troops landed on the shores of Gallipoli. Growing up in Newcastle, I have many memories of Anzac Day and the importance of honouring the Anzac tradition and this year I would like to encourage everyone to get involved in one of the many ceremonies and celebrations taking place right across our beautiful city! I look forward to taking my family to the Dawn Service at Nobbys and being among the first Novocastrians to walk across the new Memorial Walk, which will be open to the public daily from Anzac Day. Newcastle activities on Anzac Day include:
• Dawn Service at Camp Shortland on the Newcastle Foreshore from 5am to 6am. • Anzac Field of Remembrance at Newcastle Museum from 5am to 5pm. • Anzac Day march at 9am in the Hunter Street Mall between Perkins and Newcomen Streets. • Newcastle Anzac Day United Commemoration Service at the cenotaph in Civic Park at 10am. • Anzac Day Superboat Challenge at Honeysuckle and the Harbour from 11:15am to 11.45am. • Fort Scratchley firing of the guns at 1pm and 3pm. The Fort Museum will be open to visitors from 12pm until 4pm. • Anzac Day Newcastle Knights v North Queensland Cowboys at Hunter Stadium from 1.45pm. Please join me this Anzac Day to remember the men who served at Gallipoli and celebrate the courage and endurance of our armed services. For information on the full program of events and transport details, visit Council’s website www.newcastle.nsw. gov.au and click on the 2015 Anzac Day graphic.
On Saturday 25 April, we will unite to commemorate and remember the Centenary of the Gallipoli landing in 1915. The Anzac legacy has done a lot to build our character as Australians, which is why it is important that people of all ages take some time to reflect on this legacy and acknowledge the 130,000 New South Wales men and women who served during the First World War. To help children commemorate the anniversary, school children across the Charlton and Shortland electorates will each receive medallions featuring an image of Simpson and his Donkey aiding a wounded soldier, and an image of the Lone Pine alongside the words ‘courage, mateship, endurance and sacrifice’. Federal funding has also been given to a number of schools across the City to install murals and Anzac memorial gardens. This Saturday, I will be attending the dawn service down on the Swansea foreshore to watch the sunrise behind the Rising Sun Memorial for the first time.
This memorial links in to a similar memorial in Onslow, Western Australia, where the sun will rise through the structure two hours after Swansea. My fellow councillors will also be attending various dawn services and marches across our beautiful City. When remembering the Anzac experience on Saturday, we must remember that many of the people who served during the war were not aware of what would lie ahead of them, as we were still a relatively new country with a limited experience of war. Our brave men and women who fought in the Great War are very similar to the young men and woman who are now overseas as part of our armed forces, and we need to acknowledge their service and sacrifice. For details of dawn services and marches being conducted in Lake Macquarie City, visit www.lakemac. com.au If you are hosting a dawn service or march that is not listed, please email the details to council@lakemac.nsw. gov.au
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Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command have charged a man with impersonate police, robbery, posses unauthorised pistol and drug- related offences. About 12am on Tuesday, April 14, a 39- year- old Lambton man and his 20- year- old son were moving a motor vehicle in Heaton Street, Jesmond. It will be alleged two men approached the pair and informed them they were police officers. Police will further allege the men assaulted the father and son before stealing a wallet, mobile telephone and other belongings. Around 9am last Wednesday, police had cause to speak with a 22- year- old Thornton man who was seated in a motor vehicle in Fern Street, Islington. The man and the motor vehicle were searched, during which police allegedly located property belonging the 39-yearold man. Police also seized an unauthorised pistol, an amount of money, and illegal drugs. Police arrested the man and took him to Newcastle Police Station, where he was charged with robbery in company, impersonate police, supply prohibited drug, possess unauthorised pistol, possess prohibited drug, and deal with the proceeds of crime. The man was refused bail, and appeared
before Newcastle Local Court last Thursday. The investigation is continuing, and anyone with information that may assist police is asked to contact Newcastle City detectives or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Police have charged a man after three teenagers were allegedly approached, and one indecently assaulted, by a man in Belmont South on Saturday. About 1pm, a 17-year- old girl was fishing with her two siblings – a boy and girl aged 14 – at Cold Tea Creek when a man approached them. Police have been told the man spoke to the trio, before the teens returned to their vehicle in a nearby car park. The man followed the teens, before he allegedly indecently assaulted one of the girls. The teenagers drove from the scene and alerted their parents, who contacted police. Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and commenced inquiries. About 8.30pm on Sunday, detectives arrested a 49- year- old man and he was taken to Charlestown Police Station. He has been charged with one count of indecent assault of a person under 16 years and granted conditional bail, to appear at Belmont Local Court on 13 May 2015.
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Information session in Toronto Roads and Maritime Services will hold a community information session this Thursday, April 23 to update the community on the preferred design for safety improvements on Cary Street at Toronto. A Roads and Maritime spokesperson said community feedback was considered in the preferred design which involves installing traffic lights at the Donnelly Avenue and James Street intersection and right turn bays on Cary Street for northbound and southbound traffic. The spokesperson said in the past five years there were 29 crashes between Thorne Street and north of Victory Parade. “Improvement work would involve widening the western side of Cary Street to provide two lanes in each direction between The Boulevarde and Victory Parade with right turn bays at the Donnelly Avenue and James Street intersection. “Right turns into Victory Parade will be retained for buses only under the preferred design and other road users will be able to turn right at the new traffic lights at James and Donnelly streets. “The preferred design includes a new southbound left turn deceleration lane for motorists turning into Victory Parade from Cary Street, on road cycle lanes and a shared off road pedestrian and cycle path on the western side of Cary Street. The information session will be held from 4-7pm at the Toronto Multi-Purpose Centre, 9 Thorne Street. View the proposed design at www.rms. nsw.gov.au/roadprojects.
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John Hunter Children’s Hospital director of newborn services Dr Paul Craven and Belmont Midwifery Group Practice midwifery unit manager Jane Crosbie demonstrate a resuscitation proceeding using Belmont Hospital’s new tele-medicine system talk to us over the telephone to tell us what they’re doing, [and] describe the condition of the baby at that stage,” he said. “From now on we will have the camera focused so we can not only hear what is happening but we can see what colour the baby is, see if the interventions are working well. “We’re always better if we use all our senses.” NETS staff will be able to link into the
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A salute to Dudley’s wartime heroes Ahead of Anzac Day this Saturday, Amelia Parrott takes a look at the lives of two local Victoria Cross recipients
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ith only 63 Victoria Crosses being awarded to Australians during the First World War, it may surprise many to know that two recipients were former pupils of Dudley Public School. Clarence Smith Jefferies and William Currey, both miner’s sons from Wallsend, were awarded the Victoria Cross, a decoration that recognises those who “perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, acts of valour or self-sacrifice, or display extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy” for their bravery on the Western Front. Clarence Smith Jeffries was the only son of Joshua Jeffries, general manager at the Abermain Collieries, and his wife Barbara. He was born in Wallsend on October 26, 1894 and attended Dudley Public School before moving onto Newcastle Collegiate and High Schools. Upon finishing school, he apprenticed as a mining surveyor at the mine his father managed before joining the 14th (Hunter River) Infantry Regiment of the Citizens Military Force as a private in July 1912. He was promoted to sergeant the following year. Following the outbreak of WWI, Jeffries was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Citizens Military Force on August 22, 1914, and was mobilised for home defence duties and the instruction of volunteers for the newly- raised Australian Imperial Force at Newcastle and Liverpool. Promoted to lieutenant in the Citizens Military Force in July 1915, he transferred to the Australian Imperial Force on February 1, 1916 with the substantive rank of second lieutenant. He was placed in command of C Company of the 34th Battalion. The following month, the battalion embarked on a month-long from Sydney to England on board the HMAT Hororata where, upon arrival, the battalion spent five months in training, during which time Jeffries was promoted to lieutenant, before being shipped to
Private William Currey. Photo: Courtesy of Australian War Memorial France on late November 1916 for service on the Western Front. It wasn’t until June the following year that the battalion took part on its first major operation, the Battle of Messines in Belgium. During the engagement, Jeffries took a bullet to the thigh whilst leading a reconnaissance patrol and was evacuated to the 3rd General Hospital in London. While recovering from his injuries, on June 26 Jeffries was promoted to the rank of captain. He rejoined his battalion in September was company commander. The next month, on October 12, 1917, the
34th battalion took part in the Australian Division’s attack on the Belgian village of Passchendaele. Jeffries commanded Company B during the attack, which took place on a boggy marsh. During the advance the Australian forces fell under heavy machine gun fire at Hillside Farm, a strong point to the east of Augustus Wood at the highest point of the Passchendaele ridge. The position consisted of two pillboxes supported by 50 metres of trench, occupied by 35 men and four guns. Jeffries, realising his force was suffering heavy casualties organised a bombing
party of 14 men and set about outflanking the pillboxes. Working around the position, the party attacked the emplacement from the rear, capturing the men and their guns. Jeffries then led his men forward and soon encountered another enemy position. Gathering a party of 12 men, Jeffries successfully captured another two guns and 30 more prisoners but was mortally wounded in the assault. On December 18, 1917, a notification was published in the London Gazette by the War Office announcing that Captain Jeffries had been awarded a posthumous
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Victoria Cross “for most conspicuous bravery in attack, when his company was held up by enemy machine gun fire from concrete emplacements”. The notification read, “this gallant officer was killed during the attack, but it was entirely due to his bravery and initiative that the centre of the attack was not held up for a lengthy period. His example had a most inspiring influence”. Captain Jeffries’ father was severely affected by the death of his son, a tragedy made all the more traumatic as the location of his son’s body was not known. In
1920, Joshua Jeffries travelled to Belgium in an attempt to locate his son’s lost grave but returned to Australia disappointed. In January 1921, he learnt that his son’s remains had been exhumed from a battlefield grave on September 14, 1920 and re- buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. Three years later he returned to Belgium to pay his final respects to his only son. There is a memorial park named for Captain Jeffries at Abermain and the Clarence Jeffries Housing Estate at Bullecourt Army Barracks in Adamstown is also
named in his honour. His war medals, including the Victoria Cross, are on display in the Warriors Chapel at Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle. Unlike Captain Jeffries, William Currey did not die in battle but his acts were no less gallant. Born in Wallsend on September 19, 1895, Currey attended Dudley and Plattsburg Public schools before gaining employment as a wireworker at Leichhardt in Sydney’s inner west. In October 1916, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. It was not the first time Currey had tried to enlist for overseas service. He
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Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries. Photo: Courtesy of Australian War Memorial
had been rejected several times before for being underage. Currey initially served in the 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, before being posted to the 53rd Battalion in July 1917. He fought in the Battle of Polygon Wood in late 1917. On September 1, 1918 Currey, a 22-yearold private, was involved in the Battle of Mont Saint- Quentine, an attack on Peronne, a French town close to where the Battle of the Somme took place. During the battle, under heavy machine gun fire, Currey rushed forward and single- handedly captured a 77- mm field gun that had been halting the battalion’s advance, killing the whole crew. Later in the afternoon, the crew encountered another enemy strong point. This time, again under intense fire, Currey crept around the flank of the position and opened fire with a Lewis gun before rushing the post, inflicting many casualties and dispersing the survivors. At 3am the next morning, he volunteered to venture into No Man’s Land to warn an isolated company to withdraw. According to war historian Charles Bean, Currey advanced and called out to a Lieutenant Waite, “Waitsy, get in!”. It was then that the Germans turned on him with all their fire power. His respirator was shot through and he was subsequently gassed but Currey survived and the isolated company retreated to safety. A citation published in the London Gazzete on December 14, 1918, notifying of Currey’s Victoria Cross decoration stated that his actions were “a striking example of coolness, determination and utter disregard of danger… and his gallant word contributed largely to the success of the operation”. Currey was discharge from the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919. Following his WWI service, Currey gained employment with the Department of Railways. On April 10, 1920 he married Emmie Davies at Saviour’s Anglican Church in Punchbowl and the couple later had two children together. Currey briefly returned to the military on two occasions, once serving in the Militia in the 45th Battalion between 1930 and 1932 and again during the Second World War as a warrant officer in the Australian Instructional Corps. In 1941 he stood for election at the Australian Labor Party’s candidate for the seat of Kogarah and was successfully elected. He served as a member of the NSW Parliament until April 1948, when he collapsed at Parliament House and died three days later on April 30, 1948. Following a public appeal in 1956 a plaque was erected in memory of Currey in Speakers Square at NSW Parliament. During renovations in the 70s the plaque was put into storage for safekeeping only to be rediscovered and restored to its place in 2008. Currey’s Victoria Cross is on display at the Australia War Memorial in Canberra. Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries and Private William Currey are commemorated by a memorial wall at Sandgate Cemetery which was unveiled in April, 2000 and in the Jeffries- Currey Memorial Library at Dudley Public School. The school also recently unveiled two new murals a memorial garden of rosemary and poppies commemorating the achievements of the esteemed ex- students. Dudley Public School remains the only school in the Commonwealth to have produced to Victoria Cross recipients.
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If the cough is chesty and productive, a cough treatment that will help break up the mucus making it easier to cough may provide relief. A cough medicine that suppresses a cough is not suitable for a chesty cough. Colds are caused by viruses. There are no medicines that can cure a cold. Some medicines such as cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics, antihistamines, pain relievers and decongestants may ease the symptoms of colds and flu. Antibiotics do not work against viral infections and so are not useful for treating colds. You can get more detailed information on coughs and colds from the Self Care Fact Cards titled Coughs and Colds and flu, available from pharmacies providing the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Self Care health information. For the nearest Self Care pharmacy location please phone the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on 1300 369 772, or go to their website www.psa.org. au click on ‘Supporting practice’ then ‘Self Care’, and then ‘Find a Self Care pharmacy’
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Wednesday 22 April 2015 « the newcastle post
Rosellas on the board for 2015 with win over Lions PAUL MONFORTE
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estern Suburbs recovered from a first-up loss to Cessnock to record a 22-16 win over South Newcastle at Harker Oval in round 2 of the Tooheys Cup competition last Sunday. Peter Mannion, Jade Porter, Steve Gordon and Felise Taufaao each scored for the Rosellas, while Daniel Nilsson, Jason Strickleton and Stephen Widders crossed for the Lions. Lakes United are the surprise leaders of the competition after defeating Kurri Kurri 40-22 at Kurri Kurri Sportsground on Saturday. Second- rower Dylan Hartin was the star of the show for the Seagulls with three tries, while Honeti Tuha crossed twice and James Vaka and Tim Harlow once each. Ryan Walker, Mitch Cullen, Theeran Pearson and Brock Gilmour were the tryscorers for the Bulldogs. Attack was the order of the day with Cessnock and Maitland fighting out a high- scoring 32- all draw at Maitland Sportsground on Saturday. The Pickers appeared headed for a comfortable victory when leading 32-12 midway through the second half before
the Goannas fought back to grab a valuable competition point. Maitland fullback Steven Waetford scored three tries for the home side, with Tyme Dow- Nikau crossing twice and Jarrod Smith once For Cessnock, Joe Woodbury scored twice, with Shaun Metcalf, Dan Metcalf, Coen King and Geordie Connelly all crossing the stripe once. Macquarie Scorpions notched their first win of the season by thrashing Central Newcastle 44-16 at Peacock Field on Saturday. Nathan Cantor and Matt Hay both crossed twice for the Scorpoions with Tim Bovis, Adam Swadling, TeasonFaavi- Eli and Camden Sutton also getting across the line. For the Butcher Boys Tim Penny, Tom Morton and Jackson Hill each found the tryline. Tooheys Cup ladder after round 2: Lakes United 4pts (+25), Cessnock 3pts (+16), Maitland 3pts (+2), Macquarie Scorpions 2pts (+21), South Newcastle 2pts (+2), Western Suburbs 2pts (- 10), Kurri Kurri 0pts (-26), Central Newcastle 0pts (-30). There will be no matches played this coming weekend due to Anzac Day, with the competition to resume on Saturday, May 3.
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he Raymond Terrace “Jets” have confirmed their favouritism for the Newcastle District No.1 Grade Saturday Pennant competition with two impressive victories last weekend. They whitewashed Water Board 67/35 on Saturday and then downed Beresfield in a deferred Round 6 Fixture 63/43 on Sunday. Jason Stokes led the way in the victory over Water Board defeating Vic Papworth 27/8, Lennon Scott accounted for Jarrod Duncan 22/12 and Matthew Baus edged out John Carmody 18/15. Stokes and Scott again enjoying success in Sunday’s win over Beresfield. Raymond Terrace lead Section 1 on 14 points, from Beresfield 10 and Mayfield West 6. Section 2 is wide open, with all six teams still in play- off contention. Soldiers Point (9) retained the Section lead with an exciting 60 all draw with equal second placed Belmont (7). The successful skippers being Terry Antram 18/14 over Jack Ryan and Lee Such pipped John Gregory 23/22. Kahibah (7) beat Lambton (7) 55/50 to move into equal-second position.
Whitewashed Water Board and then downed Beresfield Edgeworth (12) cemented its position at the top of Section 3 with a thrilling 59/58 victory over Boolaroo (6). Steven Pepperall’s 24/14 victory over Mark Smith proving decisive, as Robert Green beat Brian Woolnough 23/18 and Trevor White lost 26/12 to Robert Britton. Charlestown (10) retained second spot with a big 71/43 win over Swansea Workers (6). Terry Blow defeating Barry Aubin 30/10. Section 4 front runners Nelson Bay (12) had a comfortable 70/45 win over equal second placed Valentine (8). Kotara (8) and Toronto Workers (8) joined Valentine with contrasting victories, Toronto Workers thumped Hamilton North (4) 74/31 and Kotara beat Alder Park (2) 58/34 in a low-scoring match.
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Wednesday 22 April 2015
No lack of effort from Jets as campaign about to come to an end PAUL MONFORTE
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The Jets showed plenty of late-season fight againsy Sydney FC. Photo: Courtesy of Newcastle Jets
ewcastle Jets coach Phil Stubbins heaped praise on his side for their spirit and fight at the end of a long and arduous season, despite falling 4-3 to Sydney FC at Hunter Stadium on Friday night. The Jets showed plenty of enthusiasm to lead their big-spending rivals 1-0 at halftime courtesy of a goal in the 21st minute from Enver Alivodic. However, three goals in the first 11 minutes of the second stanza showed why the visitors are strong contenders for this year’s title. But the Jets found a second wind and scored through Edson Montano in the 67th minute and again after 76 minutes when Andrew Hoole converted a penalty after being brought down inside the box. Four minutes later, Sydney FC grabbed the lead through substitute winger Robert Stambolziev and were then able to hold on for an important victory. While disappointed to lose, Stubbins preferred to concentrate on the strong fightback. “In terms of fighting, it was a great effort from the boys. There’s certainly a lot to be proud of there, we lost the game in a way if you do lose, you want to lose it that way,” Stubbins said.
“We played a magnificent team I have to say. To get it back to 3-3 and to make it anyone’s game against a class outfit, it’s a credit to all of the players in there.” “It’s a great experience for my players. I won’t be going in there and having a go at anyone”, he said. “Perhaps on another night we could have got the three points. “That period of 10 minutes is something we’d like to forget and put to one side but it’s something we can learn from. “They turned it up and we didn’t turn up. That was the problem for us”. The Jets will finish their season this Friday night with a match against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium. Kick-off is at 7.40pm. To avoid the wooden spoon, the Jets need to defeat the Roar and then hope the Western Sydney Wanderers lose their match against Perth Glory at Pirtek Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 5pm. A-LEAGUE LADDER: Melbourne Victory 50pts (+23), Sydney FC 47pts (+16), Perth Glory 47pts (+9), Wellington Phoenix 46pts (+11), Adelaide United 43pts (+12), Melbourne City 35pts (- 2), Brisbane Roar 31pts (-2), Central Coast Mariners 23pts (- 22), Western Sydney Wanderers 18pts (-14), Newcastle Jets 17pts (-31).
RUGBY LEAGUE
Poor handling costs Knights dearly as Eels overcome early deficit PAUL MONFORTE
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ooking for reasons why a team loses a rugby league match can be pretty simple at times for a coach and Knights mentor Rick Stone has pointed an increased error rate as the cause of a third successive loss. The Knights led 12-0 after 12 minutes but were defeated 28-22 by the Parramatta Eels at Hunter Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The match statistics showed the Eels completed 31 of their 34 sets of six - outstanding in the modern game - with the Knights getting through only 26 of their 36 sets. “The last couple of weeks with making 14, 15, 16 errors in the game it doesn’t give you a chance,” Stone said. “The possession ended up a fairly even share of possession, but I think we had 26 plays in their half in the second half compared to their 58 in our half. That put us under a bit of pressure. “We did end up scoring two tries in the second half but it obviously wasn’t enough considering the
amount of field position they had.” “We can’t complain, we had every chance to win the game. “We came up with some dumb unforced errors when we were under the pump and usually we are pretty tidy. “We need to improve our composure under pressure.” In the earlier matches at Hunter Stadium, the Knights’ NSW Cup scored a a narrow 25- 22 win over the Eels’ feeder team, Wentworthville. Sione Mata’utia joined his brothers Chanel and Pat in NSW Cup after being relegated from the 18man NRL squad. The Knights’ under 20s side found the going tough against the Eels, losing 46-4.It doesn’t get any easier for the Knights this weekend with Johnathan Thurston and the North Queensland Cowboys coming to town for the clash at Hunter Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. The match will be preceded by the under 20s at 11.15am with the NSW Cup side playing Canterbury at No.1 Sportsground on Sunday afternoon at 3pm.
The Knights couldn't maintain their strong start against the Eels on Sunday. Photo: Courtesy of Newcastle Knights