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Wednesday, 22 January 2025
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NSW Waratahs squad coming to Gloucester By Wendy BUSWELL THE NSW Waratahs are heading to Gloucester. “The team is excited to get out of the city and experience a change of scenery,” said Waratahs lock Fergus Lee-Warner. “The NSW Waratahs aim to be a source of pride and inspiration for the entire state, both on and off the field, from the bush to the beach, all for the love of rugby,” he said. “We want the NSW
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Waratahs lock Fergus Lee-Warner. Photo: supplied.
Barrington Tops cops 525mm of rain in stormy week
A LOW-PRESSURE system off the northern NSW coast caused widespread rainfall and strong winds across the Hunter and Mid North Coast
regions last week. Flood warnings for the Gloucester area began on Wednesday, 15 January, with predictions of dangerous
flooding on the Manning and Gloucester rivers. By 5:30am Saturday, 18 January the Gloucester River at Gloucester was at 3.03
metres (m) and rising, but still below the minor flood level of 4.30m. By 10:02am damaging winds averaging 55 to 65
kilometres per hour, with peak gusts of 100 kilometres per hour, were recorded on elevated terrain and exposed coastal areas.
Barrington Tops recorded a staggering 116 millimetres (mm) of rain in six hours.
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