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On April 17, 1853 the president of Argentina made it his mission to change his country’s wine industry and a Frenchman was commissioned to bring over new vines.
Now known as Malbec Mondo, or Malbec Day, this date celebrates the tremendous success o...
DATE: Apr 05, 2019
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With the upcoming launch of the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in September 2019, Mathematics at Somersfield Academy has never been more exciting.
The mathematics department has three teachers all well versed in delivering the progra...
DATE: Apr 04, 2019
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Young Observer
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I recently competed in the #DeputyGovernorForTheDay Competition that was put on by Government House in honour of International Women’s Day.
I was thrilled to be chosen as one of two winners, along with Year 12 Maya Yates, who would be given the oppo...
DATE: Apr 04, 2019
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First came the chronic exhaustion, then her right thigh started feeling numb. Doctors thought she might have pinched a nerve but Angela Cotterill was certain it was something more.
“I knew that something was up,” she said.
A year later, as the commu...
DATE: Apr 04, 2019
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
The tiny bump on her foot at first appeared to be an insect bite. Months later, Richelene Woolridge’s left leg had grown three times in size and she knew she had a problem.
John Stubbs, the late doctor, gave it a name, lymphoedema, and warned that th...
DATE: Apr 03, 2019
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Joan Vanputten pledged to do her best and serve others as a Girl Guide at 15. Now, aged 80, she insists she “still lives by the words” she uttered at the Salvation Army’s Second Excelsior Girl Guide Company’s weekly meetings.
“The Salvation Army had ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2019
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
During his heyday at Dandy Town, Kurt Martin made his mark as a talented midfielder.
Now he is making huge strides off the football pitch — as an author in Ireland, where he has resided for the past two decades.
His book, Race and Identity, is based ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2019
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Colin Thompson
I’m travelling this week and there’s not a lot happening at the club until the Novice Pairs on April 2 and the Mixed Pairs on April 13, so I’ll get straight to the hand.
This hand is a delight in that it shows a deep understanding of the pairs game b...
DATE: Mar 30, 2019
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When it comes to religion, Candice Lambe hasn’t always had an easy path.
At 17, her minister parents walked away from their church leaving her to decide whether to stay or go with them.
“They were no longer enforcing the standards of Christianity on...
DATE: Mar 30, 2019
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Religion
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TODAY
• St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church: Join us for a family kite-making workshop every Saturday through April 6 from 10am until 12.30pm and a kite competition on April 13. Kite materials will be provided free. Registration forms, $10, are available...
DATE: Mar 30, 2019
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