Flood Relief
In view of the heavy losses sustained by farmers in Maitland. Gloucester and Lower Williams and Wallamba districts owing to damage by…
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Floods & storms, 1929
678 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 34
Flood Scenes at Gloucester
Church Street at the height of the flood. Looking up the street from below the Shire Chambers. Garner's Corner Stores on the right and Philips' Hotel on the left. After the Flood. The Billabong Bridge on Sunday morning…
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In the early days the height of flood waters used to be marked on the lamp post in front of the old Gloucester Hotel. The present day Hotel and the roadway are two to three feet higher. (By the courtesy of the Gloucester "Advocate.")…
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Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A. introduced a deputation comprising Councillor A. J. White, (President) ex-Councillor W. C. Sellick and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cloudburst. Flood Hits Railway Near Werris Creek. Trains Delayed. Embankment Swept Away
As a result of the floods, some serious delays to railway and road traffic have occurred. A cloudburst between Worm Creek…
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At a public meeting held at Kempsey yesterday to consider plans for repairing the immense damage caused by the recent floods, it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearing a Flood Ready to Vacate
While the present appearance of rain continues there are a number of families on the low-lying parts of Cessnock who will live in discomfort…
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Addressing a meeting at Taree, which was held for the purpose of inaugurating a fund for the relief of the flood victims, S. C. Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrific Storm in Melbourne Many Places Flooded. Melbourne
A terrific storm passed over Melbourne and suburbs last night. All low-lying parts were quickly submerged, and many places flooded. All…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Traffic Suspended. Terrific Storm in Melbourne. Much Damage. Melbourne
A terrific storm passed over Melbourne and suburbs last night. All lowlying Parts were quickly submerged and many places were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York Snowed in Storm Breaks Records. Liners Held Up at Sea. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Now York
Now York city was buried under the heaviest snowstorm experienced for several years, and which promises to break all records…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kearsley Shire. Damage by Floods. Appeal to Minister. Cessnock
As heavy damage was done to roads in Kearsley-Shire by the recent heavy rains, a deputation will approach the Minister for Local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Londoners Revel Sun Replaces Icy Conditions Burst Pipes Flood Homes. LONDON, Feb. 21
After ten days of icy conditions, Londoners to-day revelled in a temperature of 70 deg. in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Flood Message
Mr. G. Almond, of Doyle's, Creek, Jerry's Plains, threw a bottle into the Hunter River on 9th February, stating in a message that it had been cast upon…
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On behalf of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., and Mr. Hugh Connell, M.L.A., made representations to the Minister for…
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Considerable damage was done in Kearsley Shire by the recent flood rains, and the Council is faced with heavy expenditure as a consequence…
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At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the President (Cr. Burns) submitted the following report concerning flood and storm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Victims. Overwhelmed at Rockhampton. Rockhampton
Robertson Davidson was drowned in the floods on Thursday. He took refuge in his hut, which was soon overwhelmed by the water…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Compared
Mr. G. Serivner, now of Wingham, and late of Newcastle, informs us that he was living on the Dingo Crook, near Wingham, when the 1866…
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In the Rawdon Vale part of the shire, extensive damage was roads and culverts by the floods, and the approaches were washed away…
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