Courtney Dwyer a 28-year-old mother of three was found shot to death on March 23 in the back seat of a parked car in Newport News. That led to a call to bar veterans accused of murder from veterans burials.
Courtney Dwyer a 28-year-old mother of three was found shot to death on March 23 in the back seat of a parked car in Newport News. That led to a call to bar veterans accused of murder from veterans burials.
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Rookie Rockhampton teenage apprentice jockey Tahlia Fenlon certainly isnât an advocate of doing things by half measures
That was apparent at the Gladstone Turf Club races last Saturday, when Tahlia, 18, rode a winning double at just her second day of race riding.
Better still, Tahliaâs first winner the Kevin Miller trained Absolute Bonza smashed the course record when running 58.40 seconds in the Trademark Benchmark 65 over 1000 metres.
Whatâs more, Absolute Bonza lumped 65.5kg which included Tahliaâs four-kilogram allowance.
No wonder the lightly framed lass struggled to carry the large saddle with lead aplenty in the bags up the stairs to the scales to weigh-in.
Esperance, Wheatbelt electorate of Roe faces worker and water shortages
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Wagin Shire President Phillip Blight says shearing is one of many sectors impacted by worker shortages.
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The seat of Roe is among the few statewide that is expected to remain conservative after WA goes to the polls
The odds strongly favour incumbent National Party MP Peter Rundle
Community leaders believe worker shortages and water security will be front of mind for many voters
But this year, Roe candidate David Dwyer believes voters in his region will be more concerned with finding workers to fill existing jobs.
A father-of-two who threw two knives at a garda who intervened as he held a knife to his partner s neck has been jailed for 18 months.
David Dwyer (37) was “highly intoxicated” when he threatened to stab two gardaí who had to force entry into a house in order to apprehend him.
Dwyer, of Primrose Grove, Darndale, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to production of an article in the course of a dispute at Edenmore Avenue, Raheny, on February 22, 2018.
His previous convictions include arson, robbery, assault and possession of knives.
Garda Martin Cullen told Kate Egan BL, prosecuting, that on the date in question, he received a call regarding a domestic incident and attended the scene with another garda.