Saturday, February 13, 2016

Voges obliterates Sachin's world record and other top stories.

  • Voges obliterates Sachin's world record

    ADAM Voges only briefly overtook Sir Donald Bradman’s mythical milestone during the first Test against New Zealand, but the Aussie batsman absolutely annihilated a world record held by Sachin Tendulkar.Voges brought up his double century on Sunday morning before finally being dismissed for 239 shortly before the lunch break.It meant the West Australian set a new mark for most runs in between Test dismissals that is unlikely to be beaten for quite some time.It could have been oh so different if V..
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  • Run the Bridge: Victorian runners take out the men's and women's ...

    Run the Bridge: Victorian runners take out the men's and women's ...
    Run the Bridge: Victorian runners take out the men's and women's events in Hobart race Updated February 14, 2016 11:03:36 Victoria's Liam Adams has equalled his own race record in winning the 10 kilometre Run the Bridge event in HobartAdams won in a time of 29 minutes and 3 seconds, beating home Michael Shelley in a sprint finish. "It was a quality field there and I thought the way it panned out it was a bit slow at the start but its about the pace I've been training at..
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  • Report claims Kiwis 'livid' over umpiring

    Report claims Kiwis 'livid' over umpiring
    A report in New Zealand claims there is “fury” in the country’s cricket team over crucial umpiring decisions going against them.And perhaps even more explosively, the report hints at the Black Caps’ ‘spirit of cricket’ campaign actually working against them when it comes to officiating.Fans in New Zealand are hurting after watching Adam Voges wrongly given a lifeline late on day one of the first Test when he was bowled off a delivery that was incorrectly called a no-ball.The veteran Aussie batsm..
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  • Escape route puzzle as city jam worsens

    Escape route puzzle as city jam worsens
    Busy Hobart traffic in Macquarie St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNEWORSENING  traffic congestion in Hobart is stretching peak periods to well beyond the traditional hour, experts say.Thousands more cars are entering the city from arterial roads every year — prompting calls for stakeholders to consider a range of solutions.Traffic engineer Keith Midson said travel times were increasing, with more frequent bottlenecks and peak periods of up to two hours.Morning peak now started at 8am and went until 9.30a..
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  • Union fears mass job losses at CSIRO in Hobart under restructure plan

    Union fears mass job losses at CSIRO in Hobart under restructure plan
    Union fears mass job losses at CSIRO in Hobart under restructure plan Updated February 13, 2016 13:26:58 Many of the jobs to be shed by the CSIRO under a plan to restructure the organisation could be based in Hobart, union officials fear.The science and research body has confirmed it plans to restructure the organisation, placing up to 350 jobs at risk.The CSIRO said almost 200 positions at in Hobart's oceans and atmosphere division could be affected. The union represen..
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  • PR war over fires in Tasmania's world heritage area takes to the air

    PR war over fires in Tasmania's world heritage area takes to the air
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Tasmanian fires: burning on both fronts Not for the first time, a war is being fought over Tasmania's world heritage wilderness. This time, as more than 20 fires continue to burn across the state, it is being fought from the air. Courtesy Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society. PT1M36S 620 349 Not for the first time, a war is being fought over Tasmania's world heritage wilderness. This time, as more than 30 fires continue to burn across the state,..
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  • Strong winds fan bushfire threat

    Strong winds fan bushfire threat
    Smoke from a bushfire at George Town last month. Picture: BRUCE MOUNSTERFIREFIGHTERS are bracing themselves for major challenges late today and tomorrow, with a slow-moving cold front expected to bring strong winds across fire-affected regions.The front, which is being slowed down by tropical cyclone Tatiana off the Queensland coast, is expected to bring protracted winds of about 50km/h across much of Tasmania, plus stronger gale force winds along the South Coast.The Bureau of Meteorology is for..
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  • Housing affordability decreases in the ACT

    Housing affordability decreases in the ACT
    Though housing affordability has weakened in the ACT, it is still seen as a good time to build. Photo: Erin Jonasson During the December 2015 quarter, the HIA Affordability Index declined to 75.6 from 80.8 in the September 2015 quarter. In fact, affordability in Australia is at its lowest since the September 2012 quarter.Across Australia's eight capital cities, affordability worsened by 5.5 per cent during the December 2015 quarter and was 2.8 per cent less f..
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  • Simple trick to help you save on your next holiday

    Simple trick to help you save on your next holiday
    According to Kayak, travellers heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth and Brisbane are best-off flying on a weekday, but interestingly, Hamilton Island was ...
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  • Athletics records tumble at Briggs Athletics Classic

    Athletics records tumble at Briggs Athletics Classic
    ATHLETICS: Hobart (Tas) has been declared the home of shot put after record breaking performances by both Damien Birkinhead (Vic) and Todd Hodgetts (Tas) at the Briggs Athletics Classic. Throwing a meet record, personal best and Rio 2016 qualifier, Birkinhead’s best mark of 21.21m moves him to second on the Australian All-Time List at just five centimetres shy of the impressive national record held by his coach Scott Martin. The monster throw would have seen the 22-year-old place fourth at the ..
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Union fears mass job losses at CSIRO in Hobart under restructure plan .Human remains found in West Hobart front yard .
Hobart mobile food vendor trial reaches halfway point with mixed ... .Whisky funding scheme run by bankrupt Keith Batt, who owes $16 ... .

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