http://charlestownsquare.com.au/content.aspx?urlkey=celebrating_50_years_of_NBNHere’s your chance to be part of NBN’s 50th anniversary celebrations and be in the running to win a $50 Gift Card to spend at your choice of more than 200 stores at Charlestown Square.
Tell us in 25 words or less which story from the Top 10 Local Stories listed below has touched your life and why.
Enter below for your chance to win one of 50 x $50 Gift Cards by 30 May 2012.
Over the past 50 years, there have been many stories, events, surprises and disasters that have shaped and changed the lives of people from all over the Hunter region.
Here is a list of some of the most memorable:
The Top 10 Local News Stories
1. Crash of RAAF CAC Sabre into The Junction shopping area in 1966
2. The Queen’s historic visit to Newcastle in 1970
3. The opening of the Stockton Bridge in 1971
4. The grounding of the 53,000 tonne Norwegian bulk carrier the MV Sygna on Stockton Beach in 1974
5. The Star Riots in 1979
6. The devastating Newcastle earthquake in 1989
7. The Knights incredible Grand Final win in 1997 and home coming parade
8. The closure of BHP in Newcastle in 1999
9. The Knights Grand Final second Grand Final win in 2001
10. The fascinating Pasha Bulker disaster in 2007
Tell us in 25 words or less which story has touched your life and why. *
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