Crookwell Gazette
Sunday, 3 December 2023
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Local News
Barry learnt quilting to help beloved wife with dementia. He didn't stop after losing her
Good News
Barry Whitehead sits in front of his sewing machine making a quilt at his Barrack Heights home. Picture by Sylvia Liber
Marlene Even
Comment
Grumpy Old Man - I have a rare kind of genius
Glenn Ellard
Grumpy Old Man - I have a rare kind of genius
Our History
Bushranger Larry Cummins provides rich fodder for 'tale of redemption'
Louise Thrower
Peter Long gained new insight into his great grandfather, Larry Cummins after writing a book about his life through the eyes of various characters. Picture supplied.
Poor little Jenkins, how will he cope with girls?
Opinion
Some people genuinely believe in the superiority of elite same-sex education. Picture Shutterstock
Garry Linnell
Crookwell art gallery shows off the best of 2023 artwork
Staff Reporters
A piece of work on display by H. Spirek. Image supplied.
Careers in agriculture on the rise after career expo
Staff Reporters
Students from Crookwell High expanded their minds at a recent expedition. Image supplied.
Watch
Pigs might fly over obstacles in day of fun, laughter and competition
Louise Thrower
The Laggan pig races usually draw up to 1500 people through the gates. Picture by Hannah Sparks.
Cost of Living
The figures that show young cop brunt of cost-of-living pain
Kerem Doruk, Adrian Rollins
The Canberra Times talked to several young people in Gungahlin. Pictures by Keegan Carroll
History
Families finally get chance to 'honour the courage' of WWII warship victims
Les Drew, 90, and the picture of his brother Ken who died on the Montevideo Maru. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Steve Evans
Join me on an after-dark mission to see if scorpions glow in the dark
Tim the Yowie Man
Lauren Ogden, left, and friend Robyn Hall carefully search under rocks for scorpions, inset. Pictures by Tim the Yowie Man, Lauren Ogden
Oh mummy, $1.6b worth of Egyptian artefacts on display
Bray Boland
The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition will be staged at the Australian Museum, Sydney. (Belad Al-Karkhey/AAP PHOTOS)
PropertyView
Sneak peek: Inside the beach house tipped to break the Byron Bay record
The home is tipped to break the Byron Bay record of $37 million. Pic: Supplied
Jen Melocco
See inside the Byron Bay house Carrie Bickmore is selling
Jen Melocco
The Byron Bay home is made for outdoor entertaining and summer living. Picture: Supplied
Photos
Longterm superhosts set to sell Australia's 'best nature stay'
Hamish Geale
Gordon Cuff and Susie Aulich have owned The Trig for the past 16 years. Pictures supplied
National
Victorian Liberals pick newcomer for upper house spot
Liberal Richard Welch has been preselected to fill a casual vacancy in Victoria's upper house. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Callum Godde • 49m ago
Brisbane mayor quits 'dysfunctional' Olympic 'talkfest'
2hrs ago
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has called for an independent Games co-ordination authority. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
'Continue to resist': National rallies demand ceasefire
Samantha Lock and Aaron Bunch • 2hrs ago
People at a pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne chanted "end the occupation, lift the siege". (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)
World
Nine dead as militants open fire at bus in Pakistan
Militants have launched a deadly attack on a bus along a highway that connects Pakistan with China. (EPA PHOTO)
Shumaila Andleeb • 25m ago
US calls for restraint amid renewed Gaza fighting
Suhaib Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi • 59m ago
Residents fear attacks in Khan Younis could foreshadow an Israeli ground operation in southern Gaza. (AP PHOTO)
COP28: How climate change is making the world sick
Gloria Dickie • 2hrs ago
"Extreme weather events are becoming extreme health events," Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund says. (AP PHOTO)
Australian of the Year
Victoria's 2024 Australians of the Year revealed
Victoria's 2024 Australian of the Year is Indigenous health leader, Janine Mohamed (right). Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Acm Network
Meet the melanoma fighters named 2024 Australians of the Year for NSW
Acm Network
NSW's 2024 Australians of the Year are melanoma treatment pioneers Professor Richard Scolyer and Professor Georgina Long. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Stephanie Trethewey is Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year
Acm Network
Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year is rural women's advocate and founder of Motherland, Stephanie Trethewey. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Car Expert
Can't wait for a Mercedes-Benz GLA? Have you considered...
Car Expert
Can't wait for a Mercedes-Benz GLA? Have you considered...
William Stopford
Car Expert
Volkswagen Amarok: Australian supply improving
William Stopford
Volkswagen Amarok: Australian supply improving
Car Expert
Used car prices keep falling as market supply improves
Mike Costello
Used car prices keep falling as market supply improves
Car Expert
2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid v Honda CR-V e:HEV comparison
Scott Collie
Car Expert
Every new Volkswagen coming to Australia in 2024 and beyond
William Stopford
Every new Volkswagen coming to Australia in 2024 and beyond

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