There were more than a million page views on indynr.com this year.
The most visited page was the Home page and second was the Funerals page.
The top five most read stories in 2024 according to Google Analytics were:
#1 Four students from same school get ‘amazing’ HSC results
This story went viral reaching more than 12,000 readers and it’s still going. Because it was shared so much on social media, more and more people read the story about these four Evans River School students who got excellent results in the HSC. I have no idea why this particular story ‘went off’. We’ll have to a do catch-up story in a year’s time to see how the students are doing.
#2 Sister of Sarah Miles launches fundraiser for funeral
Sarah Miles was found beaten to death at her Casino home on Saturday, June 29 in a case of domestic violence. Her sister Renee Byrnes launched a fundraiser to help with funeral costs. A murder in a country town is always shocking and the death of Sarah particularly so.
#3 Australia’s cheapest house for sale in Kyogle for $5000 (yes, that is the correct number of zeros)
Nothing like a good real estate story — this one caught the imagination of readers. And who wouldn’t be interested in a house for $5000. Although, real estate agent Simon Tough said it could cost up to $100,000 to move the house. The house is being moved to Grevillia, north of Kyogle.
#4 Man, 72, arrested after two women seriously assaulted
I’m not sure why this story got more attention than all the other crime stories — this one happened in Urbenville where two women, aged 55 and 67, were assaulted by a man known to them.
#5 Tree falls and smashes hearse at cemetery
When we first heard about this story, we didn’t know if anyone had been hurt and were relieved when we heard the hearse was empty when the tree fell on it at the Urbenville Cemetery on Saturday, February 17.
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