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East Toowoomba mansion goes under the hammer | Chronicle

IT WAS a tough slog for auctioneer Kim Taylor as he faced a reserved crowd in the backyard of a prime Arthur St property.It was a case of all's well that ends well though, with former owner Mark Magnusson and property agent Alex Lincoln both walking away smiling after the hammer came down at $1,302 500.The 32 Arthur St property was listed earlier in the year with an asking price of $1.59million, but it was obviously a buyer's market and the bids were slow to come through.Six buyers registered early and another joined later in the auction, but a sizeable crowd turned out to watch the action and gauge the market.The final $40,000 in the price tag took 20 minutes to achieve, with bidders going ..
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Gainsborough Lodge to return to Toowoomba - Bloodstock

Mark OberhardtBrisbaneSunday 8 November 2015, 1:53pm The Queensland racing industry has received a major boost with the Gainsborough Lodge Racing stables to return to Toowoomba.Melinda Richards, the daughter of the late Col Richards who owned the Gainsborough Lodge operation has decided to move the stable's horses from Coffs Harbour in NSW.Col Richards died earlier this year aged 84.He is best remembered as the owner of Mackinnon Stakes winner Oliver Twist and top race mare Hooplahannah.Richards was opposed to the construction of the Toowoomba synthetic "Cushion track" which was introduced in 2009 and moved the Gainsborough Lodge Racing Stables to Coffs Harbour.After four years..
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Toowoomba residents affected by power outage | Chronicle

FileSOME residents in Toowoomba are without power tonight after an unplanned outage.Locations affected include Perth and Phillip Sts in Toowoomba and Norman and Leichney Sts in South Toowoomba.Ergon said the loss of supply was due to damage requiring emergency repairs.The outage started at about 7.56pm.There is currently no estimated fix time.About 70 customers are affected.Power supply interruptions have also been reported south of Toowoomba in Pratten, east of Allora, and in Stanthorpe.In the north the town of Mundubbera has also been affected.
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Mosig takes out revived Mountain Man title

KADE Mosig was touted as the rider to watch at the revived Mountain Man Motocross and that prediction rang true at Echo Valley.In the 40th anniversary of the first Mountain Man and first since 1987, Mosig was too strong and took the win in the 30-minute finale to clinch the 2015 Mountain Man honour.He and Caleb Ward had a running battle all day in three consecutive 10-minute races on Sunday before the 30-minute finale.Mosig won the Toowoomba round of MX Nationals and revealed it was his love of the Echo Valley track that brought him back for a crack at Mountain Man."It's awesome. I love this track here in Toowoomba," the CDR Yamaha rider said."It was good to me a few months back when we had ..
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Pulsar rockets to impressive victory at Clifford Park

PULSAR took a well-deserved win when he stormed home to record a memorable victory at Clifford Park.Last at the 400m mark, jockey Skye Bogenhuber piloted Pulsar ($8) as the five-year-old gelding reeled in all comers to edge out $2.50 favourite Unique Mistique in the Harvey Black Track Sales Benchmark 65 Handicap over 1625 metres on Saturday night.Pulsar had proved consistently strong in his past three starts for trainer Lindsay Hatch and was well rewarded after his last-to-first victory at Clifford Park.Midnight Curfew ($10), who had beaten Pulsar last start at Gatton, held the lead at the 400m mark but faded to finish sixth as Unique Mistique and Pulsar loomed large.Pulsar hit the line 0.4 ..
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Downs City fails to fire at Schaeffer Shield carnival

DARLING Downs City has endured a winless weekend at the Schaeffer Shield carnival in Ipswich.The Toowoomba team suffered a first-up loss to Gold Coast on Saturday before a rain-affected defeat to eventual champions South East Queensland yesterday.Darling Downs City made a slow start against Gold Coast, twice losing two wickets in an over to slip to 4-36 after 12 overs.But a magnificent century to middle-order batsman Chris Hall gave the team a fighting chance.Hall smashed eight fours and two sixes for his 101, with support from Hemal Shah (27), Kris Glass (34), and Matt Hallas (24).But Darling Downs City couldn't see out its 50 overs, with Hall the last batsman dismissed at 232 with two ball..
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Farr holds out young gun

ROBBIE Farr has claimed his second main event win in just three rounds of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship at the Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway.The former Australian sprintcar champion ousted teenager Mitchell Gee in a thrilling 30-lap feature race on Saturday night.Gee started on pole and the two drivers battled it out before Farr picked off the lead on lap 16.Farr looked to be home and hosed until he tangled with a lapped car late in the race coming out of turn four and lost a stack of yardage to the pursuing Gee.Gee almost got back to the point position, but time and laps running out - along with Farr's dogged determination to hold on - prevented Gee from scoring his first main event ..
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Feeding China's oaten hay appetite

GROWERS who have cut quality oat crops for hay this season are in prime position to take advantage of a new export opportunity to China.Australian family owned company United World Enterprise (UWE) recently opened their new export oaten hay packing facility at the Western Riverina Intermodal Freight Terminal near Leeton in southern NSW and need to fill an annual order to China of at least 50,000 tonnes of oaten hay.The hay is destined for Bright Food Groups subsidiary company Shanghai Dairy Group where it will be fed to more than 50,000 Holstein cows to produce quality milk for the domestic market in China.UWE owner Jimmy Liu and his wife Freda Feng teamed up with Bright Food Groups fou..
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Little town blooms for jacaranda fest

IT WAS a sea of perfect purple in Goombungee for the staging of the town's annual jacaranda festival.Organising committee member Denise Iseppi said more than 4000 people turned up to admire the tree art, check out the Rosalie Shire Historical Museum displays and browse through market stalls.The trees were in full bloom and the creative community members decorated to themes as wide and varied as high couture to nursing triage and historic cars.This year also provided a chance to celebrate the Diggers of the Rosalie with a special display and included a "come and try" element for the first time."It's great to see all the kids here turning the handle on the old washing machine while mum and dad..
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Radical reforms to health insurance flagged by Turnbull Government

Health economist Stephen Duckett says that allowing insurers to cover GP visits could undermine access to healthcare.Photo: Pat ScalaPrivate health insurers would be allowed to cover GP visits and common tests such as X-rays under radical reforms being canvassed by the Turnbull government that would shift Australia towards a more US-style health system.Health policy experts say the move, flagged in a government survey of Australians about private health insurance, would reduce pressure on GPs to bulk bill their services at the Medicare rate of payment, inflating prices for patients.The government has also opened the door to private health insurers charging higher fees for people who smoke o..
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