FIVE YEARS AGO
AIRLINE'S ROCKY START
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Flights to Melbourne have got off to a turbulent start but management of Griffith's newest airline will not make any drastic decisions for three more months. On Wednesday's flight from Essendon to Griffith only one passenger accompanied the pilot, while last Friday the plane reached full capacity.
ELDERLY DRIVER SKIPS COURT
An 87-year-old man is wanted by police after he failed to appear before Griffith Local Court over disqualified driving charges.
BOOST FOR SWANS
Griffith Swans have received a timely shot in the arm ahead of Sunday's daunting trip to face RFL premier Coolamon on Sunday with the signing of experienced utility Michael Handby.
TEN YEARS AGO
GRIFFITH TO GET TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The city of roundabouts will become the city of traffic lights within a year after the revelation that lights will be installed at three of the city's most dangerous intersections: Wakaden Street and Burrell Place, Kookora Street and Willandra Avenue, and Mackay Avenue and Blumer Avenue.
LANDSLIDE WIN
Darlington Point farmer Gordon Beaumont has recorded a decisive victory in the hotly contested race to fill the vacancy on Murrumbidgee Shire's council. The first-time candidate received a staggering 41.3 per cent of the vote in Saturday's by-election.
BLACKS LOSE CAPTAIN IN FIRST TACKLE
The Griffith Blacks season went from bad to worse on Saturday, with its latest defeat soured by the loss of captain Luke McKay to a badly broken nose.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
DOGS ON DEATH ROW
A number of dogs have been dumped ion Griffith in recent weeks and face destruction at the hands of the city council. For the first time in years, however, council staff have made a public plea to find these loyal creatures a home
BIG WIN FOR BLACK AND WHITES
A Simon Bonetti hat-trick and a second half try scoring blitz saw Griffith Black and Whites defeat Narrandera 70-24. Narrandera kept in touch with Black and Whites for the entire first half going into the break only eight points behind, before it all unravelled.
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