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From Warwick to the world: Local author wins national writing award

Southern Downs author Susan Mackie and her Barrington series. (Supplied)
By Lucy Waldron

The Southern Downs has a new reason to celebrate, with Warwick-based author Susan Mackie taking out one of Australia’s top […]

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