THE article in The Weekender on Saturday (6/7) reminded me that Newcastle had another connection to the Titanic in the early 1970s, not sure of the exact date, we had an American ship come into load a full cargo of sand. On board was an elderly (late 70 to 80 ish) electrician, who was a Titanic survivor, he had been a young deck boy on board Titanic and had all the documentation of being a survivor. His story and photo appeared in the then Newcastle Sun. Meeting him was one of the highlights of my day.
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Fred Saunders, Waratah West
I AM one of many shoppers and shop-owners who are increasingly feeling repulsed by the malodorous sewage odour that the big shopping centre managers do not seem to care about. It occurs after rain, or every month, and the problem has continued for years. I bet the EPA are standing on ceremony (doing nothing). Who will sort out this apparently invasive problem of too many shoppers drinking inferior grades of coffee? You must admit, it does not help. Please clean this up, Newcastle.
Joe Friend, Cooks Hill
POOR Chris Evans (Short Takes, 8/7). My heart bleeds for you. If you park on an unbroken yellow line, or within 10 metres of an intersection, you are vulnerable to a stiff fine. Stiff fines are not for revenue raising. They are all about changing behaviour. You are lucky you were caught in the Port Stephens Council area. If you had illegally parked in the Newcastle Council area, that fine is currently running at $344. I'll bet you make sure you check next time.
Les Field, Wickham
IN response to comments by John Butlers (Letters, 9/7) can I please let Mr Butler know that Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party are the opposition not the government? It was made quite clear that Mr Albanese and the opposition moved amendments to the tax bill brought to parliament by the government, but that those amendments were defeated in the Senate. If John Butler has any issues of discontent with the tax bill, he should perhaps direct them to the government and the cross benches who voted to defeat the amendments.
Fred McInerney, Karuah
BRING back national service. The first two inductees: Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios. It might teach them some discipline and manners.
Shane Tull, Dudley
REGARDING the withdrawn boarding house development application at Charlestown ('Boarding DA scrapped', Newcastle Herald 9/7), I bet there'd be little concern if it was built two minutes south at Gateshead or Windale.
Tony Vosilla, Kurri Kurri
IN reply to Carl Stevenson (Letters, 9/7): I beg to differ slightly with your views on alcohol at the Knights. I don't go to the footy to get wasted or cause trouble. There are alcohol-free areas, so there are plenty of options. My point is that if you go to the footy, you should be able to enjoy a couple of beers if you wish and not be locked out from getting one outside of a very small window of time. Responsibility lies with the individual.