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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Floodbound Passengers. Train Travellers' Hardships

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 6

A Sydney man, Mr. A. Miller, had an unwelcome experience while returning with his wife and child from a holiday trip to Brisbane last week…

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Peel Flood Victim

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 6

Mr. Walter Jackson, of Woolomin, has been discharged from the Tamworth District Hospital, having practically Recovered from the effects of his…

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Damaging Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

A rainstorm yesterday did considerable damage at Manly, about 400 feet of the stone wall being destroyed…

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Flood Relief. Meeting at East Maitland. the Damage at Price's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

A meeting was held in the Mechanics' institute, East Maitland, on Saturday evening, to consider what steps should be taken to-wards the relief of those afflicted by the flood…

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Flood Relief Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the committee of the whole in connection With the flood relief fund will be held in the Town Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o'clock. The…

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Flood Relief. Presentation to Mr. A. W. Tinkler

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 4

Flood relief, it is alleged, has been obtained in town in a number of cases by fraudulent representations, by persons who were neither flooded out nor losers in any way by A very pleasant function took place at hampton's Hotel on Wednesday night, when Mr. A. W. Tinkler, representative for the Singer Company at Cessnock, was presented…

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Flood Boat for Louth Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 4

When in Sydney last week, Major Nicholson, M.L.A., waited upon the Chief Secretary, with regard to a flood boat for Louth Park. He has since written, pointing out…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 4

A flood relief fund has been inaugurated at Weston, and it is probable that similar action will be taken at Kurri during the week…

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Big Storm at Manly. Considerable Damage Done. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

During a storm at Manly, 400 feet of a stone wall near the ladies' dreesing sheds was destroyed, and 700 feet of the asphalt path along the ocean reserve is…

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School of Arts Debating Society. Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the School of Arts Debating Society was last evening, Mr. W. Johnston presiding over a fair attendance of members. The order of…

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Donation to Flood Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The proprietors of Pictoria are over ready to assist in a deserving cause, and they decided to donate the whole of the proceeds of Saturday evening's entertainment…

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Flood Relief Fund

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman E. J. Head) is in receipt of a letter from Mr H. H. Holden, of "Ponhurst," Gresford, Patterson, expressing sympathy with those…

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A Flood Message

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Flood messages still continue to be picked up in various places, and on Wednesday last the following was found in the vicinity of Miller's Forest: "Will…

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Flood Peared at Windsor Stock Being Removed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

There was great anxiety at Windsor on Sunday. The water got down to within two feet of the summer level of the Hawkesbury River after last floods…

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Flood Mitigation Schemes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 4

Public attention has frequently been called lately to the large sums of public money that, have been expended upon expert reports upon the best means of lessening the…

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Letter to the Editor. Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—If it were not for this damage and desolation caused by the late flood it would be amusing to read the flood mitigation schemes by some of your correspondents, but…

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Flood Relief Committee. General Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Flood Relief movement was held at the Town Hall last evening. The Mayor Alderman W. M'Lauchlin presided, and there was…

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Letter to the Editor. Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—n reply to Mr. Garnham, I would ask him to keep the persona] element out of a public debate. We are all trying to to find a way out of a had fix, and there is no…

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A Flood Message

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 2

Reports of flood messages being picked up still continue to come to hand and show the considerable distance which some of them drifted. A…

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Gales and Rain. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

Heavy rain is falling in Sydney, with every sign of continuing. During May there were 20 days' rain in Sydney, almost a record. An easterly gale is raging on the…

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