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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

607 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 31

Pictures of the Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 2

Excellent photographic views of the Maitland floods taken by Mr. A. G. Coughlan were exhibited at last night's public meeting held to take steps to…

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Relief for Flood Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of siugliton branch of the Country Women's Association Mrs, Stady (president appeaied to [?] to do all possible…

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The Late Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 6

Roads have suffered considerably as a result of the late flood, and many farmers have lost land by big erosions. A large part of the cuitivation…

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Flood Relief Funds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 4

A war bridge and social will be held at the Ambulance Station, West Maitland, on July 10, aid of flood relief fund…

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Grants for Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., who yesterday, wired the State Treasurer, Mr Stevens, urging that £20,000 be made available for the district, last…

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Flood Relief Committees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 4

An important meeting of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee will he held at the Town Hall to-night. (Tuesday), at 8 o'clock. Through an…

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Dairy Outlook. Defect of Flood Rains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 7

Coastal dairymen would all appreciate at least a mouth of fine weather, according to the reports for May of the dairy lastructiors…

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Flood Relief Muswellbrook Helps. Over £50 Raised. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 5

A meeting, convened by the Mayor, Alderman Humphries, was held here last night, for the purpose of raising funds to assist in alleviation of the…

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Flood Relief Fund. Meeting at Olympia Theatre

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 2

The extensive damage and great loss and suffering occasioned by the recent flood on the Lower Hunter, especially around Maitland—much greater,…

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Flood Relief. Fund Opened Locally

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 2

In common with many other provincial centres, a fund has been, opened in Scone for the relief of those who have been rendered homeless and placed in…

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Not Yet Discarded Old Maitland Road Trafficable in Flood Time

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

When the main road to Maitland was constructed through Kurri Kurri the old Maitland road, via Sawyer's Gully, was almost discarded…

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South Cessnock Dam Municipal Council Wants it Drained. a Nuisance in Flood Time

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 3

It is the intention of the Cessnock Municipal Council to ask the Caledonian Colliery Company to drain the South Cessnock dam, which is…

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Lorn Embankments Meeting of Ratepayers. Making Embankments Floodworthy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

A large meeting of the ratepayers of lorn was held in the Nillo School last night, to consider the advisableness of…

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Flood Damage. Hillsborough Suffers Severely. Roads Impassable. (Contributed.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 3

Little of the extensive damage wrought by the recent disastrous. flood, in the vicinities of Hillsboroueh, Dalwood and Melville, has…

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£3000 Needed. Flood Damage on the Manning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

The Manning Shire Council at a special meeting, decided after hearing a report from the engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomory). to apply for a…

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Flood Sufferers Tarro Shire Minute. Appreciation of Relief Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 6

The President of Tarro Shire (Cr. T. McCarthy), at a meeting of the council held yesterday, submitted a minute stating that Tarro Shire, in…

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Collecting for Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

The matter of persons collecting for Hood relief at the huge wash away at Oakhampton, was referred to by the Rev. C. W. J. Gumbley, at…

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Flood Provention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

A letter wan read from Mr, W, F. O'Hearn, M.L.A,, at the meeting of ratepayers in Lora last night, called to consider the advisableness of…

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Flood Boats Criticism of Mayor's Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 6

Council discussed at lough, and at times hoatedly, the question of the flood. boats at East Maitland, and criticism of the Mayor's action…

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P.P. Union Grant for Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

When in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. T. H. Pearse, district president of the Primary Producers' Union, In-terviewed the executive,…

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