9624 lightning strikes in Darwin storm and other top stories.

• 9624 lightning strikes in Darwin storm

  

  Nightcliff night skies lit by lightning0:19Lightning lit the skies of Nightcliff without a pause for an hour as a storm moved out into Darwin harbour. Time-lapse by Michael Franchi. TOP Enders could be in for a few more light shows over the next couple of days.Power and Water recorded 9624 lightning strikes in Darwin during Monday night’s storm and 1249 in Katherine.Weather bureau senior forecaster Graeme King said there were a few more squall lines responsible for the storms on their way.“We h..

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• 9624 lightning strikes in Darwin storm

  

  Nightcliff night skies lit by lightning0:19Lightning lit the skies of Nightcliff without a pause for an hour as a storm moved out into Darwin harbour. Time-lapse by Michael Franchi. TOP Enders could be in for a few more light shows over the next couple of days.Power and Water recorded 9624 lightning strikes in Darwin during Monday night’s storm and 1249 in Katherine.Weather bureau senior forecaster Graeme King said there were a few more squall lines responsible for the storms on their way.“We h..

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• Heavyweight bout looms closer

  

  Peter "The Chief" Graham, left, goes eye-to-eye with Julius “Towering Inferno’’ Long in the lead-up to next week’s world heavyweight title fight in DarwinHEAVYWEIGHT boxing’s first international journey into Darwin is only 10 days away.Legendary promoter Mark Ericksen took a deep breath before yelling out the words “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble’’ when contacted by the NT News.Licenced by The Nevada State Athletic Commission, The British Boxing Board of control, The Government of NSW, The Auckland P..

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• Baby boom for one of Australia's largest buffalo farms

  

  Baby boom for one of Australia's largest buffalo farms Updated February 17, 2016 09:49:01 It is calving time for one of Australia's largest buffalo farms, which is expecting to welcome up to 150 baby buffalo this year.The Northern Territory Government's Beatrice Hill Farm runs one of the nation's largest herds of Riverine buffalo — a breed whose milk you can thank for genuine mozzarella cheese. Buffalo research officer Barry Lemcke said every morning there seemed to b..

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• Man jailed after bashed wife dies

  

  Ashley Lansen was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after admitting to the manslaughter of his wife. PICTURE: Getty ImagesA DRUNK man who punched his wife in the head during an argument over whether to live in Tennant Creek or Darwin dragged her body into a ditch and stayed with her overnight, not realising she was dead.Ashley Lansen, 24, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, with three years and nine months non-parole, after admitting the manslaughter of the mother of h..

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• Adelaide needs trams, more people: Infrastructure Australia

  

  “Darwin is projected to grow more quickly (32 per cent), however as this applies to a relatively small base, its population will remain small by comparison.

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