News Diary for Saturday, Aug 8, 2009

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2009
News Diary for Saturday, Aug 8, 2009
GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Saturday 8 August (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are subject to change. In
some cases times and locations may not be available. Story coverage is subject to staffing.

ADELAIDE
- Commemorations of 100th anniversary of death of Mary MacKillop at Penola.

BRISBANE
- Royal Queensland Show continues.

- Senator Barnaby Joyce and LNP frontbencher Ray Hopper to visit Felton near Toowoomba
to discuss mine proposal on agricultural land.

CANBERRA
- No items listed.

MELBOURNE
0930 - Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral to mark the centenary of the death of Sister Mary MacKillop
1700 - Screening of controversial film 10 Conditions of Love at Melbourne International
Film Festival followed by Q and A session from Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer

PERTH
- No items listed

SYDNEY
0800 - Blessed Mary MacKillop Centenary Feast Day mass. Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel,
Mount Street, North Sydney.

1100 - Blessed Mary MacKillop Centenary Feast Day mass. St Mary's Church, Miller Street,
North Sydney.

1000 - The Lin family funeral. Badgery Pavilion, Sydney Olympic Park.

SPORT
SATURDAY, Aug 8
CRICKET
LEEDS, England - Fourth Ashes Test: Australia v England, Headingley, day 1 concludes overnight,
day 2 starts 2000AEST

AFL
AFL round 19
MELBOURNE - Western Bulldogs v West Coast, Etihad Stadium, 1410
LAUNCESTON, Tas - Hawthorn v St Kilda, Aurora Stadium, 1410
MELBOURNE - Essendon v Brisbane, MCG, 1910
ADELAIDE - Adelaide v Collingwood, AAMI Stadium, 1940AEST
Follow up from Carlton v Geelong
Previews for North Melbourne v Melbourne, Richmond v Sydney, Fremantle v Port Adelaide.

LEAGUE
NRL round 22
SYDNEY - Manly v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, 1730
SYDNEY - Bulldogs v Canberra, ANZ Stadium, 1930
Follow up from Melbourne v North Queensland, Penrith v St George Illawarra.

Previews for Warriors v Gold Coast, Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers, Parramatta v Newcastle.

SOCCER
A-League round 1
TOWNSVILLE - North Queensland Fury v Sydney FC, Dairy Farmers Stadium, 1730
BRISBANE - Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United, Suncorp Stadium, 1930
Preview for Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix.

Follow up from Adelaide United v Perth Glory

TENNIS
LOS ANGELES - Samantha Stosur in quarter-final of LA tournament
WASHINGTON - Men's Washington Classic continues

GOLF
AKRON, Ohio - Cover of Aussies at WGC Invitational second round

SWIMMING
HOBART - Australian shortcourse championships start, finals session in evening, AAP to
file wrap after finals

RACING
MELBOURNE - Flemington meeting
SYDNEY - Randwick meeting
BRISBANE - Eagle Farm meeting.

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