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The City of Perth rejects a bid by bars and restaurants to expand alfresco service onto the footpaths of Northbridge this summer.
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Fresh charges are laid against a 65-year-old Perth chef alleged to have abused more than 11 children over a 45-year period.
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| UpdatedTrain services around Perth are disrupted after an allegedly drunk driver drives his ute through a fence in Northbridge and comes to rest on the tracks.
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The battle for the West Australian seat of Perth heats up ahead of the state election, with high-profile Labor candidate John Carey accusing sitting MP Eleni Evangel of trying to oust him as City of Vincent Mayor.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, elections, local-government, perth-6000, leederville-6007, highgate-6003, north-perth-6006, mount-hawthorn-6016, northbridge-6003, wa
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One of Perth's first formal parks, Russell Square, has endured the ups and downs of Northbridge's fortunes and is now a popular meeting point once again.
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| UpdatedFour cases of measles among backpackers staying in Northbridge prompts a warning from WA Health to be alert for signs of infection.
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| UpdatedThousands turn out to the WA Museum on its final day before a four-year closure to undergo a $428 million redevelopment.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, art-history, urban-development-and-planning, perth-6000, northbridge-6003, fremantle-6160
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Perth's love of sugary drinks in the 1920s lead to a mushrooming of "aerated water" companies, including a fine 1928 Northbridge building now converted into apartments.
Topics: history, architecture, beverages, northbridge-6003, perth-6000
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A new art installation pays tribute to record stores of days past, far from the digital revolution of streaming services, smartphones and cloud storage.
Topics: visual-art, music, installation, human-interest, internet-technology, copyright, northbridge-6003, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's highest court cuts the jail term given to a 24-year-old man for a fatal one-punch assault outside a Northbridge kebab shop.
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Two tiny streets in inner-city Perth tell the story of the city's past. The small red brick workers' cottages are now being carefully preserved by their owners for future generations.
Topics: history, community-and-society, architecture, house-and-home, human-interest, northbridge-6003
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| UpdatedA pregnant prisoner who escaped from Serco guards during a hospital visit pleads with a magistrate to be able to attend her young daughter's birthday.
Topics: courts-and-trials, burglary, prisons-and-punishment, perth-6000, northbridge-6003
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Performers at the wildly popular Perth Fringe festival say they have been harassed, threatened with violence and are facing a a growing tide of antisocial behaviour towards them.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, performance-art, street-art, northbridge-6003, wa
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| UpdatedAn assault against the WA Premier Colin Barnett's 26-year-old son Sam Barnett in a Northbridge nightclub is being investigated by police.
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The grand, classical buildings of Perth's first police complex now house the Art Gallery of Western Australia's (AGWA) historical collection.
Topics: history, police, library-museum-and-gallery, art-history, perth-6000, northbridge-6003
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Six former Comancheros bikie gang members receive jail terms of between two and eight years for a $10,000 a week extortion racket in Northbridge, WA.
Topics: courts-and-trials, antisocial-behaviour, northbridge-6003
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A long-serving police officer fails in an attempt to appeal against a conviction for assaulting a teenager inside the Northbridge police complex.
Topics: courts-and-trials, assault, northbridge-6003
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| UpdatedThe WA Museum defends a decision to close the doors of its Perth building for four years during refurbishments, saying it will not impact on its ability to display exhibitions elsewhere.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, states-and-territories, perth-6000, northbridge-6003