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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

607 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 31

Cessnock Sight-seers View Maitland Flood

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 1

On Saturday and Sunday there were many Cessnock and coalfield's visitors to Maitland to view the flood on Saturday the river had gone…

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Cessnock Man Helps Maitland Flood Victims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 6

"Bili" P[?], mine host of the Queen's Arms Hotel at Westland, has done much to assist a great number of people who were…

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Flood Damage Request for Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

Yesterday Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., interviewed the Acting Premier (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw) and the Treasurer (Mr. B. S. Stevens) in…

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The Flood. Railway Services Trains Resume. Brisbane Express Crosses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

With the lights of the engines, carriages and stations reflecting In the Water, the picture presented as the Brisbane Express and other long…

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Looking for Owners Articles Recovered From Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

The West Maitland police were notified by a Maitland resident to-day that he had in his possession, a couch, which had evidently come…

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Grants to Repair Flood Damage. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

Advice has been received by Cessnock Council from the Local ment Department stating that £300 had been granted for the repair of…

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Flood Recollections the 96 Disaster. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

Naturally, the chief subject of conversation here during the past week has been the flooding of the Lower Hunter districts and previous…

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Martindale Bridge Damaged by Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

The new concrete low-level bridge over tho Goulburn River at Martindale crossing, received its baptism in the flood waters. Three spans…

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Country Women Arranging Relief for Flood Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

A special meeting of the C.W.A. was called on Tuesday to arrange for relief for flood victims. There was an attendance of about 30, and Mrs…

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Flood Damage Embankments and Roads. Mayoral Minute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 8

The Mayor, Alderman R. L. Pender, submitted the following minute to the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening…

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Flood Relief Meeting at East Maitland. Subscription List Opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 5

A large and representative gathering was present at the East Maitland Literary Institute last evening, when a meeting…

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Junior League. Floods Cause Postponement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 9

Owing to floods last Saturday, the Junior League Shield competition was postponed [?] further notice. It is expected however, that the…

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Flood-Damaged Musical Instruments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

Messrs. T. J. Wilts and Son, next Mohan's, intimate that flood damaged pianos, Players and organs, can be re-conditioned an new by the…

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East Maitland Flood Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

The Mayor of East Maitland, Alderman Baker, intimates that a flood relief fund has been opened, for the purpose of affording relief to those…

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Flood Funds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

Various comments have been made regarding the use of money for flood relief purposes left over from funds raised when previous disasters swept…

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Ministers View Flood Damage Appalled at Desolation. Government Will Consider Position. Relief Committees Praised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

The State Treasurer, Mr. Stevens, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, visited the district to-day. They received several deputations and inspected the parts affected by the flood…

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Flood Devastation at Maitland Deplorable Sights

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 1

As the flood waters rocedes at Maitland people whose homes have become free of water have returned to begin cleaning operations, only to find huge…

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More Flood Messages

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 3

The following flood messages were found by P. Mason, of Bulga, on 20th June, at Wambo.— "This bottle was thrown in…

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Flood Damage. Greta Council's Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

The Greta Council to-day communicated with Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. asking that a grant of £300 he made available to the council for…

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Flood Relief. Muswellbrook Help. Public Meeting Convened. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

The Mayor, Mr. J. C. Humphries, is convening a public meeting for the purpose of making arrangements to raise funds here to assist in…

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