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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

607 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 31

Flood Relief Meeting of Committee. Extending Operations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 7

The Question of the extension of the operations of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee was discussed at a meeting at the Town Hall last…

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Maitland Flood Relief

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

Rev. C, W. J, Gumbley, persident of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee, informed us to-day that it had been decided to continue the…

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The Singleton Argus WEDNESDAY, 2nd JULY, 1930. Local and General News Grant for Flood Damage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A., was in Singleton' to-day, and carried the good news to the Municipal Council that the Government had granted £300 for the…

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Flood Mitigation. Departmental Officers at Work Chamber of Commerce Decision

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

The proposal to carry out a scheme of flood mitigation was referred to by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., at the annual meeting of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce last evening…

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Letter to the Editor Flood Boat Crews

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 5

Sir,—Whilst one hears on all sides, comment on the efficiency and courtesy of the boat crows during the recent flood, it seems a niggardly…

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Outlet Wanted. Coalfields in Flood Time. Councils Confer. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 6

A conference of Cessnock, Kearsley, and Tarro Councils was held in Kearsley Shire Chambers last night, to Consider the question of…

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East Maitland Flood Belief Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 6

At a meeting of the East Maitland Ratepayers' Defence Association, it was decided to enter "an emphatic protest against the money…

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Special Grants for Flood Damage

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 1

The Hon. W. Bennett, M. L. A., has been informed by the Hon. Minister for Local Government that he lias made the following special grants available to the…

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Flood Relief

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 3

The Committee on Monday night, presided over by the Mayor, decided to enlarge the Committee, by including all the aldermen and their wives. Those who are…

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Flood Relief

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon a meeting by request of the Mayoress of Newcastle, Mrs. Blackhall, was convened by the May or (Aid. Feeney), in tho Shire Chambers,…

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Grant for Flood Relief

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 3

Mr. T. H. Fearse, President of the District Council, P. P. U. Hunter and Glou[?]s [?] Districts, when in Sydney, on Tuesday had all interview with the Centra…

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Floods and Economic Crises. Do They Follow Each Other?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

Do floods follow economic crises? "It is a curious coincidence, remarked the Rev. Reay Campbell, at Monday night's meeting "that the…

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Flood Damage. the Embankments. Bolwarra Shirk Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

"While we escaped on this occasion lower portion of portion of Bolwarra suffered very severely," said the President, Councillor E. Bowden, in…

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Grant for Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

The Municipal Council was informed yesterday by Mr. W. Camoron, M.L.A that the Government had granted £300 for the purpose of repairing flood…

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Felief For. Flood Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

In response to an appeal made by the Singleton branch of the Country Women's Association for assistance to the district people of Maitland,…

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Flood Belief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

A public mooting of citizens of Maitland and district will be held in the Town Hall, West Maitland, on Monday next, July 7, at 8 p.m.,…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

Mr, W. Bennett, M.L.A., advises that Mr. H. H, Bare, Commissioner of the Water Conservation and Irrisgation Commission, has been…

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Maitland Flood Relief Local Activities

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 2

Dungog Branch of the Country Women's Association advertised the fact on Monday night that members would be in attendance at the Rest…

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More Flood Rains?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 2

A special forecast issued yesterday evening makes ominous reading: Further heavy rains in the Lower Hunter; further flood falls…

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Mr. Kelly Predicts Another Flood

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 5

A tropical cyclone off the Queensland southern areas of that State, and the coast still favours more rain in the northeast quarter of New South Wales,…

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