Saturday, May 7, 2016

Demons take fight up to Magpies and other top stories.

  • Demons take fight up to Magpies

    Demons take fight up to Magpies
    Hobart City’s Jake Doran tackles Devonport opponent Brodie Deverell in today’s game at North Hobart. Picture: RICHARD JUPETHE scoreline read a comfortable Devonport victory over Hobart City at North Hobart Oval, but the reality was far different.In fact, half way through the third term the young, exuberant Demons took the lead, only for the Magpies to kick the last three goals of the term on their way to a 34-point win, 15.17 (107) to 11.7 (73).The Magpies kicked the opening two goals of the gam..
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  • Chargers lead pack after sinking Rangers

    Chargers lead pack after sinking Rangers
    The Hobart Chargers’ Jarrad Weeks negotiates some heavy traffic under the ring. Pictures: LUKE BOWDENTHE Hobart Chargers will hit the road next weekend sitting atop the SEABL South Conference with a 6-1 record, but coach Anthony Stewart insists his group can only keep improving.On the back of a shooting blitz in the first stanza, the Chargers sunk Dandenong 90-72 at Hobart Netball and Sports Centre last night, dom­inating the contest for all but the opening two minutes.After falling behind 5-0 e..
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  • Building on the past

    Building on the past
    Saul Eslake and his family, Caroline, 14, left, Jonathan, 8, and wife Linda Arenella. Pictures: NIKKI DAVIS-JONESI HAD not pictured the workplace of one of Australia’s bestknown economists to be such a menagerie. Two excited dogs rush in and out of the flap door, which leads from Saul Eslake’s home office to a walled garden.Stairs in the original area of the home.“There are also three cats who live here, although visitors tend not to see them,” Eslake says. It is easy to see why the cats might c..
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  • Vehicles torched in unit block carpark

    Vehicles torched in unit block carpark
    Two cars were destroyed and two others severely damaged when a vehicle was set alight at Rokeby.ROKEBY residents feared for their safety when a Mercedes sedan was set alight in the carpark of a block of units early today.Flames licked at a nearby unit and homes were evacuated as two cars were destroyed and two others severely damaged.Police confirmed the 2006 model Mercedes had been unlawfully set alight about 1.30am.One resident, who wished only to be known as Peter, said the car had been tagge..
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  • Fitze returns to help Hobart on the road

    Fitze returns to help Hobart on the road
    THE loss of key ruckman Jarratt Horton will be offset by the return of hard man Marcus Fitze for Hobart’s top four SFL clash with Cygnet at Kermandie today.Horton has gone travelling for six weeks and his absence opened the door for reserves ruckman Shaun Gray to make the senior role his own.“Shaun had a good game in the reserves last week so he deserves his chance,” said Hobart coach Steve Woods.Fitze, the former Lauderdale on-baller in the TSL, comes in for his third game of the season for the..
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  • Science precinct stalled

    Science precinct stalled
    THE  major political parties are yet to commit to plans for a $400 million University of Tasmania science precinct in the Hobart CBD as momentum builds for the university’s expansion plans in the North and North-West.As federal politicians talk up plans to develop new University of Tasmania campuses in Launceston and Burnie, both major parties have issued lukewarm reactions to UTAS’s proposal to build a science, technology, engineering and maths research and training precinct on the corner of Ar..
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  • Child hurt in trail bikes crash

    Child hurt in trail bikes crash
    A CHILD is among three people with serious injuries after a crash involving two trail bikes at Bridgewater.Two riders and a child passenger were rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital on Friday night after a collision between two unregistered bikes alongside the East Derwent Highway.Their injuries were not considered life-threatening.“Both vehicles were being utilised in a dangerous and illegal manner at high speeds and with no lighting in a dark area,” a Tasmania Police statement said.Emergency se..
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  • Architect-designed house with water views near Hobart costs less ...

    Architect-designed house with water views near Hobart costs less ...
    Unlike the urban coasts of the mainland where viable sites with watery outlook are thickly encrusted by houses contesting for glimpses, Tasmania still has greenfield coastline in abundance. On Bonnet Hill, 15 minutes from Hobart and looking across the wide, downstream Derwent to the undulating eastern shoreline, a couple bought 0.4 hectares (an acre) with some interesting extras: A convict road and convict-built sandstone ruins. Charged with preserving these bonus features, Giles Newstead, of D..
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  • Incumbents expected to win another six-year stint in Tasmanian ...

    Incumbents expected to win another six-year stint in Tasmanian ...
    Incumbents expected to win another six-year stint in Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Updated May 07, 2016 18:00:34 Two Tasmanian incumbent Upper House members are expected to be returned to State Parliament for another six years in today's Legislative Council elections. About 50,000 Tasmanians have gone to the polls to decide the two seats. Four candidates, including incumbent Tania Rattray, are vying for the electorate of Apsley in Tasmania's north east, whil..
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  • Skipper's first mate has flown the coop

    Skipper's first mate has flown the coop
    Mark Stranger is searching for his clever on-board companion Billy. Picture: KIM EISZELEA BOAT and its captain would not be complete without a faithful winged companion to share the journey, and Billy the African grey is no ordinary pet bird.Not quite two years old, Billy normally lives on board the Hobart charter yacht Helsal IV, but the highly intelligent parrot went missing on Thursday afternoon.“I was down below working and I was listening to him singing and whistling away and he stopped and..
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