WITH their season already on life support, Parramatta are now struggling to field a fit team under the salary cap as Feleti Mateo yesterday joined a host of injured stars. A torn bicep has already scratched Mateo from Friday night’s clash against South Sydney, leaving the Eels without their frontline halves pairing after regular No. [...]
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Demolition has started on the Hope Hostel, an old institutional style crisis accommodation centre for 30 men in 18 bedrooms in Parramatta. “Hope Hostel is full of mixed memories for many people in Parramatta – it is old and well past its use-by date,” Housing Minister David Borger said. “The NSW Government is demolishing the [...]
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Intruders break down home’s front door Throw acid in occupant’s faces One man also stabbed in abdomen TWO men were attacked with acid in a violent home invasion in Sydney’s west overnight. Up to five intruders smashed the front door and window of a brick home in Alexandra Ave, Westmead, about midnight to confront the [...]
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A toxic cancer-causing chemical is leaking into the Parramatta River in Sydney’s west from a shipping container facility, forcing a major decontamination of the area. The Patrick’s site on the Camellia peninsula, near Rosehill Racecourse, has been found to be leaking the chemical Chromium VI, posing a risk to people and marine life. The chemical [...]
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Four of the top six teams take on each other in a round eight of the Tooheys New Shute Shield, with this week’s fixtures sure to again have a dramatic impact on the table as the competition nears the halfway mark. Gordon and Sydney University tussled for top spot on the competition ladder in 2008 [...]
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