Damon Cronshaw
Newcastle Herald
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by Damon:
NSW mental health care system 'on the brink', but how is the Hunter faring?
'There are long wait lists. Demand outstrips supply.' → Read More
Ruth Cotton releases memoir A Fragile Hold
Overwhelmed by a sense of life's fragility, Ms Cotton turned to writing. → Read More
Stockton Bight military tragedy of 1954, remembered by Glanmor Willcox
Elermore Vale's Glanmor Willcox was only 20 when he was involved in a harrowing military accident at Stockton Bight on March 8, 1954. Science, technology, academic research, conservation, medicine, nutrition, animal welfare, sports reporter. Topics column writer. → Read More
Allan Cronin's photo of a willy wagtail on the back of an eastern grey kangaroo in Wollemi National Park wins award
Topics: Breakfast on a roo's back and a potoroo joins its own kind. → Read More
Professional eaters Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos to perform food challenges at Royal Inn Hotel in Waratah and Khartoum Hotel in Kitchener
To date, Randy has done 1148 successful food challenges. → Read More
Aurora Australis photographed from Soldiers Beach on the Central Coast by Ian Williams
In a rare event, the Aurora Australis has been spotted through the lens of a camera from Soldiers Beach on the Central Coast. → Read More
Newcastle Fire Station at Cooks Hill uses 'private property' sign on its gate
Topics: Fuel to the fire over a private property sign, a radioactive joke and email sign-offs. → Read More
Hemp walls create a feeling of health and happiness in a Mannering Park home
The air in the house felt cleaner, more natural and, somehow, healthier. → Read More
Dad joke books tickle the funny bone of Glen Fredericks
Glen Fredericks is dad jokes connoisseur. He has published books on the topic and on social media humour. Dad jokes are short jokes - typically a pun - presented as a one-liner or a question and answer but not a narrative, says Glen Fredericks, with a nod to Wikipedia. → Read More
Kim Kardashian buys Cindy Crawford's Malibu mansion in top celebrity property sale of the year
Topics: A celebrity mansion, an old phone and jokes of the new year. → Read More
Peter Martine dresses as Santa at Adamstown, spreading cheer and kindness
Topics: A Santa at Adamstown, singing the blues and someone to listen. → Read More
Shakespeare's words examined for use in medicine, University of Newcastle Professor Pablo Moscato says
Topics: Shakespeare used for medicine and A Midsummer Night's Dream in Newcastle. → Read More
Poster of Little Madge Bennett found at Newcastle's Victoria Theatre, as Out of the Square's Marty Adnum makes a connection
While producing videos to donate as historical records of Newcastle's Victoria Theatre, Out of the Square founder Marty Adnum unearthed a gem that produced a magical family moment. → Read More
Hunter Business Lions Club provides $40,000 dog for hearing-impaired woman Margaret Watt
Newcastle's Margaret Watt has a new dog named Kalli to help with her hearing impairment thanks to Hunter Business Lions Club. → Read More
Former Liverpool star Craig Johnston co-wrote New Order song World in Motion, a World Cup classic
The New Order song World in Motion was a huge hit. → Read More
The cost of playing football for Newcastle Jets academy, amid new fee for talent identification
Jets academy teams in the under 13-18 age group are being charged $2700 each. → Read More
Newcastle artist Birgitte Hansen seeks public place for new painting on strong women from the Hunter
Newcastle artist Birgitte Hansen has created a painting with 18 portraits of women who made a mark in the Hunter. → Read More
$250 travel card in NSW to help with the cost of travel to work, training and university for students and apprentices
Cash to help cover the cost of filling up the tank or catching public transport to campus. → Read More
Fines for bald tyres have risen 3900 per cent in 56 years
Topics: Fines for bald tyres, locals only and a Honeysuckle hackathon. → Read More
Coronation of King Charles revives memories for Fishing Point's Richard Devon of the Queen's coronation in 1953
Topics: A queen's coronation in Hamilton South and crew-cut hairdos. → Read More