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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

678 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 34

Storm on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 8

Fifteen points of rain were registered as a result of a storm on Sunday…

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Flood Protection Big Meeting at Hinton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 6

The farmers of Hinton and district [?] in large numbers at a meeting convened for the purpose of [?] the hest means of dealing…

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Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. W.F. O'Hearn M.L.A., today interviewed Mr. Ross Under-Secretary for Agriculture regarding the proposed visit of an engineer to meet…

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Flood Messages

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 4

The following letters were taken from, two bottles (one letter in each bottle) floating in the flood waters at Raymond Terrace when the Hunter was in flood…

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Bolwarra Shire Meeting of Council Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers at Lorn yesterday afternoon. The President, Councillor…

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Storm on

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 8

Fifteen points of rain were registered as a result of a storm on Sunday…

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Flood Protection Big Meeting at Hinton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 5

The farmers of Hinton and district gathered in large numbers at a meeting convened for the purpose of considering the best means of dealing…

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Flood Damage. Reports to Minister. Grants for Embankments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, has written to Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., as follows, concerning his recent visit and…

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Grant for Flood Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 7

With reference to personal representations by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., on behalf of Patrick Plains Shire Council, for a special grant for…

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Flood Mitigation Minister's Promise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 3

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M.L.A., stated that he had interviewed Mr. Buttenshaw, Minister for Works, regarding the need for pushing on with the…

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Flood Mitigation Louth Park Proposal. Not Acceptable to Raworth Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 7

Although there was considerable discussion at a conferencc of farmers from Louth Park, Raworth and Narrowgut…

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Fierce Cyclone Damage at Johannesburg, T £100,000. CAPETOWN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 5

A cyclone swept the southern suburbs of Johannesburg, demolishing the racing stables of the well-known racing trainer, Mr. Jools…

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'Plane in Dust Storm Pilot Makes Wonderful Landing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 7

One of the passengers who travelled by the Junkers seven passenger monoplane, which made a forced landing at South Broken Hill on…

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Tarro Shire. Meeting of Council. Repairing Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 2

Tarro Shire Council met to-day. Cr Butler (President) occupied the chair. There were also present. Crs. McCarthy, Niland, Foster, McLean,…

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Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. v. Throby, informed Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day, that an engineer would be [?] early as…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 5

Following a warm day on Monday there were light showers at night and yesterday morning. This seemed to clear yesterday afternoon, but to-day…

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Flood Protection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

With reference to his personal representations, relative to a communication received from Mr. H. G. Ralston, of "Hinton, Hon,…

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Losses Through Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. C. A. Wheeler, an officer of the Agricultural Department (Rural Industries Branch) was at Morpeth yesterday afternoon and to-day,…

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Protection Against Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

With reference to his personal representations on behalf of the Bolwarra Drainage union(Mr. H. Whitman, Secretary), the Minister for…

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Potato Crops Blanked Out Under Two Feet of Flood Silt

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 3

When the flood waters in the Lower Hunter receded last month Mr S. Masters, of Raworth, found 18in. to 2ft. of silt deposited on his potato crop…

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