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Floods & storms, 1895

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Flood Mitigation Movement. Public Meeting at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

A public meeting in connection with the movement which has been initiated to urge upon the Government the necessity for carrying out a scheme for mitigation of floods in the Hunter valley, was…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

ELSWHERE we report a meeting held at Singleton to co-operate with residents of the lower parts of the Hunter valley, in urging the Government to submit for Parliamentary…

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The Newcastle Harbour Improvements and Hunter Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

At the sitting of the Public Works Committee in Sydney, when the question of harbour improvements in Newcastle was further considered, Mr. R. R. P. Hickson, Commissioner and…

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The Flood Mitigation Movement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

A public meeting in connection with the movement which has been initiated to urge upon the Government the necessity of carrying oat a scheme for mitigation of floods in the Hunter valley, was…

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Newcastle Harbour Improvements and Hunter Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 11

On Tuesday, Mr. C. W. Darley, Engineer-in-Chief for Harbours and Rivers, was farther examined by the Public Works Committee about the proposed improvements in Newcastle Harbour. We give a…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

ELSEWHERE we report a meeting held at Singleton to co-operate with residents of the lower parts of the Hunter valley, in urging the Government to submit for Parliamentary…

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Floods in the Hunter River Proposals for their Mitigation A Public Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

A MEETING. was held in the large hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening to take stops for cooperating with other districts on the…

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Flood Mitigation Meeting. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

SIR,- I intended to go to the above meeting in Singleton and address it in support of the object for which it was convened, but I was deterred through…

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Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter. Deputation to the Minister of Works. Mr. Young Gives a Favourable Reply. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1895 · page 3

The deputation appointed by a mass meeting recently held at East Maitland with regard to the mitigation of floods in the Hunter valley, waited on the Minister of Works (Mr. J. H. Young) at the…

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Hunter Flood Heights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1895 · page 6

SIR,—Having seen the account given by your reporter of the meeting held at Singleton recently upon flood mitigation, upon reading which my attention was particularly called to Mr. Price's…

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The Floods Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1895 · page 2

THE most sanguine man will scarcely be disposed to allow that the cause of flood mitigation has been materially furthered by the interview with the Minister of Works…

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The Newcastle Harbour Improvements and Hunter Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 13

At the sitting of tho Public Works Committee in Sydney, when the question of harbour improvements in Newcastle was further considered, Mr. R. R. P. Hickson, Commissioner and…

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Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 7

The deputation appointed by a mass meeting recently held at East Maitland with regard to the mitigation of floods in the Hunter valley, waited on the Minister of Works (Mr. J. H. Young) at the…

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Flood Mitigation. (Per Favour Editor of Singleten Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 3

SIR,— Your issue of to-day having reached me, my attention was directed to your editorial footnote attached to my letter on the above subject, and on…

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Floods in the Hunter. Measures for their Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister of Works

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 6

A LARGE and very [?]pre intative deputation from the districts of the Hunter River had an interview with the Minister for Works on Thursday morning with regard…

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Flood Mitigation-erratum (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 3

SIR,—In my letter on the above subject in your issue of to-day one terrible error appears, namely, "Is 10d'" per cubic foot, It should be one…

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The Floods Deputation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 13

The most sanguine man will scarcely be disposed to allow that the cause of flood mitigation has been materially furthered by the interview with the Minister of Works…

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Flood Mitigation and the Bolwarra Cutting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 2

SIR.—I notice by the report of the West Maitland Borough Council the account, given by the delegates of the deputation to the Minister for Works, re flood mitigation, also their determination…

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Letters to the Editor. the Flood Problem

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 2

SIR,—The great meeting at Bast Maitland turned out a hoax; a rather serious hoax for West Maitland. After all the trumpet-blowing and drum-beating, and the frequent use of the word…

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The Flood Mitigation Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 3

A meeting of gentlemen interested in the public meeting to be held in the Town Hall this evening, for the purpose of framing resolutions to place before the meeting, took place at the Town Hall…

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