scone.com.auArchive for May, 2020
News ArchivesFROM today, 2 million litres of water per day can now flow from Glenbawn Dam,
MURRURUNDI residents are no longer on Level 6 water restrictions, following the opening of the Scone to Murrurundi Pipeline.
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PREMIER Gladys Berejiklian said there were 9,900 people tested in the last 24 hours, which she described as an “amazing result”
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THE last pandemic which occurred in Australia was the Spanish Flu in 1919 and Scone was not immune.
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A train has broken down over the Kelly Street crossing in Scone, but no traffic is left waiting.
TODAY the Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre and Upper Hunter Shire Council held a flag raising ceremony as part of Reconciliation Week,
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GENERATIONS of the Haydon family have been on their property Bloomfield in Blandford since 1832.
By Graham Turvey
THE winner of the Ossie Miles Trophy for 2020 is Terry Mitchell who recorded 33 stableford points.
HUNTER Local Land Services has advised a global team of experts have found this winter represents a heightened risk of Hendra virus “spill over”.
THE Bureau of Meteorology recorded the following rainfalls throughout the Upper Hunter in the past 24 hours until 9am this morning:
- Aberdeen: 13mm
- Blandford: 11mm
- Bunnan: 8mm
- Cassilis: 5mm
- Ellerston: 4.6mm
- Glenbawn Dam: 19mm
- Merriwa: 6mm
- Moonan Flat: 18mm
- Murrurundi: 8mm
- Parkville: 13mm
- Rouchel Brook: 24mm
- Scone: 11mm
- Wingen: 16mm