Saturday, November 7, 2015

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  • Brisbane weather: what the skies are delivering this weekend

    Brisbane weather: what the skies are delivering this weekend
    Lightning strike at Rockhampton.Photo: Facebook/Higgins Storm ChasingUPDATE:Isolated thunderstorms were occurring late Sunday morning west of Brisbane, near Archerfield, however no severe storm warnings have been issued.A Bureau of Meteorology spokeswoman said severe storms were more likely to hit further north in the Wide Bay and Burnett area on Sunday afternoon.EarlierHail at Browns Plains.Photo: Facebook/Higgins Storm ChasingHail the size of tennis balls fell from the skies Saturday night, as severe storms rolled through south-east Queensland.AdvertisementA dangerous storm warning had been issued for Logan City and southern suburbs of Brisbane.A spokeswoman for the Bureau of Meteorology s..
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  • Brisbane priest deposed from Holy Orders

    Brisbane priest deposed from Holy Orders
    Brisbane priest deposed from Holy OrdersA priest convicted over child exploitation images has had his holy orders withdrawn.Photo: Louie DouvisAn elderly Brisbane priest has been deposed from his Holy Orders for possessing child exploitation material.Andrew Peter Stabback Johns was convicted in February after more than 1000 child exploitation images that he had stored on his computer between 2010 and 2014 were found.Johns was 88 when he was sentenced to 15 months behind bars. The sentence was wholly suspended for two years given his age.The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane announced on Saturday that the Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr Phillip Aspinall, formally deposed Johns from Holy Orders on Octob..
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  • Brisbane cyclist stabbed with screwdriver | The Courier-Mail

    Brisbane cyclist stabbed with screwdriver. 13 minutes ago ... A CYCLIST has been stabbed repeatedly by a man wielding a screwdriver on a Brisbane bike path.
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  • Australia powers to 503-run lead over New Zealand at Brisbane - 9news

    Centurions David Warner and Joe Burns have brutalised an undermanned New Zealand attack, crafting a 503-run lead for Australia in the first Test.Warner and Burns, who shared a 161-run stand on day one at the Gabba, had little interest in mucking around after their side rolled the Black Caps for 317 on day three.The pair pushed Australia to 4-264 at stumps on Saturday, having combined beautifully in a brutal 237-run partnership. Never before has an Australian opening pair posted two century stands in a Test.Let alone two stands of over 150.Let alone in their first Test together.The fashion in which the aggressive openers did it was just as remarkable.Burns clubbed 129 off 123 balls, ..
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  • Brisbane Lions youngster Harris Andrews can’t wait to get stuck into pre-season ahead of 2016 | The Courier-Mail

    Brisbane Lions youngster Harris Andrews can’t wait to get stuck into pre-season ahead of 2016 | The Courier-Mail
    Harris Andrews held down a key position in defence for the Lions in 2015 and looks like a rising star of the competition. Picture: Darren EnglandHARRIS Andrews was the ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark and stormy 2015 for the Brisbane Lions.And he is not about to let the threat of ‘second-year syndrome’ rain on his parade.Andrews, 18, played 19 AFL games in an impressive debut season, earning a well-deserved NAB Rising Star nomination along the way.The poise, courage and skill displayed by the Lions Academy graduate as a tall defender belied his tender years and wirey 200cm and 92kg frame.Brisbane’s second to fourth-year players return to pre-season training on Monday and former Aspley Ho..
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  • Sydney options for Brisbane stayers - Bloodstock

    Mark OberhardtBrisbaneSaturday 7 November 2015, 6:32pm The summer staying races in Sydney are options for both Perplexity and Chillin With Dylan after their game wins at Doomben.Trainer Chris Munce said he had three options with Perplexity and he would discuss them with the owners, Dynamic Syndications, in the next few days."We can push on to another 2200 metre race in Brisbane in a fortnight or spell him with the winter carnival in mind," Munce said."There is also the option of going to Sydney for the Christmas Cup and Summer Cup over the summer," Munce said.Jockey Jeff Lloyd produced a master class in rating the pace in a staying race as Perplexity ($4.60) lumped 59kg to win ..
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  • Brisbane pays tribute to jockey Tim Bell - Bloodstock

    BrisbaneSaturday 7 November 2015, 5:37pm About 200 of Brisbane's racing family has gathered in the Doomben saddling enclosure to pay tribute to the late jockey Tim Bell.The 2013-14 Brisbane premiership rider, Bell, 22, died in an accidental fall from a building in Singapore on Tuesday night.Jockeys, trainers, racing officials, owners and members of the racing media gathered for a minute's silence in the enclosure on Saturday.The Queensland racing chaplain Fr Peter Gillam said a prayer for Bell while BRC racing manager Bart Sinclair paid tribute to Bell's dedication to Brisbane racing.
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  • 2015 in review - Brisbane Broncos " League Unlimited

    2015 in review - Brisbane Broncos
    The master returned to the Broncos in 2015 and under the clouds of questioning from people asking, did Wayne Bennett still have the knack after a fruitless spell at the Knights? The immediate answer was yes, the master's still got it.The Broncos were one of the form teams of the competition in 2015, which saw them finish second with 17 wins from their 24 matches this season with a big points differential of 195.The season started with a bad loss to the Rabbitohs in the opening match - the Broncos were thrashed 36-6 by the defending premiers; As soon as Round 1 was done there were already questions being asked of the choice ofAnthony Milfordas five-eighth and the knives were out, but as the s..
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  • NZ 119/2, target 504 | Live Cricket Score, Australia vs New Zealand...

    Good Morning folks! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 3 of the first of the three-match Test series between Australia and New Zealand at The Gabba in Brisbane, this isRishad D’Souzaalong withVishal Mehraand we will be bringing you all the live updates from this game. The match as it stands after Day Three is heavily stacked in favour of the hosts Australia at their fortress Gabba. Australia went to stumps on Day Three with a lead of over 500 and the declaration is imminent.LIVE SCORECARD: Australia vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at BrisbaneLive Cricket Score: NZ 142/3 | Batting:Brendon McCullum4(5), Ross Taylor 20(24): Start of play delayed as rain clouds loom over Th..
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  • Massive storm lashes Brisbane with lighting and hail the size of tennis balls, as wild weather continues along Australia's east coast | Daily Mail Online

    Man in critical condition after being struck by LIGHTNING while swimming...as wild weather weather continues to batter Australia's east coastAn elderly man is critically injured in NSW after he was struck by lightning while in the waterNSW ambulance worked on the elderly man for some time under the rain before he was transferred for hospitalA hot day turned into one of gloom as south-east Queensland was battered with a severe thunderstormResidents were treated to a spectacular sunset when clouds rolled over Brisbane after a hot dayFlash flooding, lightning, hail and heavy downpour left 3,000 homes without powerThe thunderstorm conditions were expected to continue on SundayByMartha Azzi For ..
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