O'brien Cops One-year Sentence For Full-time Punch

ABERDEEN reserve-grade prop Terry O'Brien has been dealt a 12-month ban for punching an opponent who was going to shake his hand after the Tigers' 30-10 major semi-final loss to Singleton on Saturday.

Authorities In Road Rage

THE Roads and Traffic Authority has been accused of sitting on $4 million in federal emergency money that was set aside for the upgrade of the New England Highway at Halcombe Hill, near Aberdeen.

They'll Take The Slow Road

HOW long does it take to replace a dangerous section of road in NSW? That question, it seems, is harder to answer than the one about the length of a piece of string. In early October 2003, four members of a family died in a road accident on a section of the New England Highway near Aberdeen that had long been a cause of concern for the local community.

Woman Dies In Truck

A FEMALE passenger died when the semitrailer in which she was travelling crashed and caught fire on the New England Highway north of Aberdeen last night.