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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Fell Into Flood Waters. Wife Sees Husband Drown

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 3

After three attempts to cross a small footbridge over Cook's River at Canterbury, on Saturday afternoon, William Herbert Swords; aged 28, of…

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Fierce Cyclone. South Pacific Swept. Steamers Pounded by Terrific Seas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 4

For several days a great area of the South Pacific has been swept by a cyclone, which raised terrific seas and gave several ships a terrible…

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Hinton. Embankment and Floodgates Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 2

The embankments and floodgates movement was discussed at a large and representative meeting of landholders and occupies held in the school of…

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The Flood. New Evidence From Ur. a Cross-section of History

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 2

In the following article, published in "The Times," Mr. Leonard Woolley describes discoveries made at Ur which are held to afford conclusive…

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Correspondence Tasmanian Flood Relief Fund. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 3

Sir,—The splendid response to this appeal by the public of our district has enabled the sum of £75 to bo sent away to date. The total amount subscribed…

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Stroud Shire Flood Damage Relief

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed as follows:—Dear Sir,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th…

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Women Voters. Flood Polls in United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

If the women of the United States can mobilise such political force as they did in 1928 on behalf of the cause of prohibition, what could they do in…

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Tasmanian Floods Repairing Roads and Bridges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

The Tasmanian Premier Mr. McPhee, who arrived in Sydney to attend the Premiers' conference, said that the work of reconstructing and…

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Shires' Conference Storm in a Teacup. Minister Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

A stir was caused at the Shires Conference when the secretary of the Local Government and Shires' Association (Mr. A. R. Bluett), became…

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The Forecast. Gales on the Coast. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 6

New South Wales: Cloudy, with more rain on the coast and tablelands and parts of the western coast; some heavy…

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The Flood. New Evidence From Ur. a Cross-section of History

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 11

In the following article, published in "The Times," Mr. Leonard Woolley describes discoveries made at Ur which are held to afford conclusive…

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Tasmanian Floods Repairing Roads and Bridges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 1

The Tasmanian Premier Mr. McPhec, who arrived in Sydney to attend the Premiers' conference said that the work of reconstructing and…

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Tasmanian Floods Many Sufferers Still Homeless

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 3

About 350 sufferers from the Tasmanian floods are still being maintained by the Tasmanian Government. They are being accommodated at the…

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Stroud Shire Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Under Secretary for Local Government Sydney 24th May, your letter…

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Tasmanian Floods Many Sufferers Still Homeless

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 4

About 350 sufferers from the Tasmanian floods are still being maintained by the Tasmanian Government. They are being accommodated at the…

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The Weather Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 6

Yesterday light to heavy rain was recorded on the north coast, with one or two very light falls in the northers highlands and at Newcastle and…

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The Forecast. Heavy Rain on North Coast. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 4

New South Wales: Cloudy on the coast and in the north-east quarter, with further showers, some heavy falls on…

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Shires' Conference Storm in a Teacup. Minister Criticised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 9

A stir was caused at the Shires' Conference when the secretary of the Local Government and Shires' Association (Mr. A. R. Bluett), became…

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Tasmanian Floods Many Sufferers Still Homeless

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 16

About 350 sufferers from the Tasmanian floods are still being maintained by the Tasmanian Government They are being accommodated at the…

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The Weather Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 5

Yesterday light to heavy rain was recorded fairly generally ever the State, except on the North Coast. It was only light and scattered on…

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