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Burnie News

Pace Pow-wow Will Slow Burnout

Thursday May 28, 1998
A reunion in Canberra today is the start of a study to assess the workload of cricket's match-winners, writes PHIL WILKINS. PAUL Reiffel will be missing when the firepower of Australia's cricket team assembles in Canberra this morning, caught short on horsepower during the Burnie to Broome Char

Cargo On The Move, But Only At Three Ports

Saturday May 9, 1998
Wharfies had returned to six of Patrick's 13 terminals last night but cargo was moving out of only three ports. More than 500 containers were moved out of Port Botany and 835 boxes were shifted from East Swanson in Melbourne after workers returned on Thursday. Dockers in Burnie, Tasmania, bega

Price Watch

Wednesday May 6, 1998
CLOVELLY HOUSES The area: Facing the Pacific Ocean between Coogee and Bronte, seven kilometres south-east of the city. The suburb was renamed in 1914 and has a village atmosphere, with no high-rise develop-ments. It has a pub, corner shops (Clovelly and Arden streets) and the trendy Burnie Street