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ADVENTURERS are being sought to scale the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales to raise money for St Margarets Hospice Care. The charity is looking to sign up more people to tackle the Three Peaks Challenge of climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon over two days starting on September 10. Hollie Cashmore, St Margarets head of marketing and communications, was inspired to join the hikers in memory of her godmother, Auntie Tine, who was cared for by hospice staff lead...

“Its distressing to see the change in landscape. We don’t know what damage the mine will do to our sacred Doongmabulla Springs. Thats why were here — to expose Adanis destruction of Country,” MacAvoy said. The tour had previously stopped at a number of significant sites to the Wangan and Jagalingou people, and camped at “Dalgayu Dina”, the site on Adani’s pastoral lease where McAvoy and others have built a coroboree ground and campsite. “Adani has in the past tried to evict us f...

READ MORE Gomeroi, Dunghutti and Biripi woman and protest organiser Tameeka Tighe says every time she hears of another death she worries its someone close to her. "It makes me wonder if its my brother, it makes me wonder what my connection is to that person and it makes me wonder how many more until this government takes it seriously," she told AAP. "Do we have to see another 30 years and another 400 deaths? What is that we need to be an emergency?"  More than 470 Indigenous people have died i...

Cubs early walk-offs, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Feb 10, 2021, 3:52am CST + .......... FOURTH TIMES THE CHARM In the ninth inning of a 2-2 game at New York on July 9, 1890, a 1-out double and an infield error put runners on the corners for the Colts, as the team now was known. The next batter fanned, bringing up Walt Wilmot. The Chicago Tribune explained what happened next: "Wilmot, who had previously struck out three times, then sent a safe hit to left and the game was won." .......... T...