Esperance NewsLocal news for Esperance, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Amphetamines seized in WA truckie blitz- May 27, 2008 Amphetamines with a $100,000 street value were seized by police near the Goldfields town of Norseman during a three-day blitz on truck drivers.http://www.topix.net/city/esperance-wa/2008/05/amphetamines-seized-in-wa-truckie-blitz?fro... BHP to tackle Ravensthorpe's laterite- May 20, 2008 BHP Billiton Ltd's $US2.2 billion Ravensthorpe nickel laterite project in Western Australia may prove a shining light in a sector that has been plagued by failure and disappointment.http://www.topix.net/city/esperance-wa/2008/05/bhp-to-tackle-ravensthorpes-laterite?fromrs... Worried farmers cry out for rain- May 12, 2008 "It's like summer out here and people, especially in the heavier red clay country, will most likely stop and wait for more rain before continuing to complete their programs." Drying conditions across the Wheatbelt threaten to temper hopes for a record WA crop, with crucial breaking rains so far eluding farmers in the south-eastern grain-growing region while seeding programs in other ... via The West Australianhttp://www.topix.net/city/esperance-wa/2008/05/worried-farmers-cry-out-for-rain?fromrss=1 Daisy Bates in 1908 - Her Year of Living Dangerously- May 10, 2008 "Mrs Hassell has offered to pay for a trip out to Cape Riche." Daisy Bates in her prime Recently there have been two forays into the life and work of Daisy Bates - ' in a review of both for the Sydney Morning Herald, Angela Bennie concluded, "Perhaps the definitive Bates ... via Kiangardaruphttp://www.topix.net/city/esperance-wa/2008/05/daisy-bates-in-1908-her-year-of-living-dang... |