Southern Free Times - 25th September 2014

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Worth the wait: The Warwick Redbacks celebrate their first-ever AFL Darling Downs premiership win, downing the USQ Cougars by 12 points at Toowoomba on Saturday. Head to our sports section on pages 26 and 27 for a wrap-up of the match.

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