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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

607 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 31

Big Airship. Flight to Canada. Battle with Storm. London, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 5

Frequent wireless messages were received throughout the day and night telling of the progress of the big airship R100. The wireless…

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Flooded Mines. Government Aid Sought. Conference at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 2

The question of de-watering the flooded mines in the East Greta area was discussed at a conference of representatives of the Department of…

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'With Regret.' Flood Relief Appeal Rejected. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 8

Waratah, Lambton and Stockton Municipal Councils and Lake Macquarie Shire Council all arrived at the one decision when circular letters…

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Flooding of Mines. Federation Writes to Minister. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Federation has written the Minister for Mines, asking him to fix a date to receive representatives of the owners and…

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Repair of Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., got into touch with the Acting Premier, Mr. Buttenshaw, in connection with the decision of the Conference of…

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Chichester Main. Flood Does Little Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 7

The Chief Engineer, in a report to the Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board on the effect of the recent rain and flood in the Hunter River on…

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In the Far South. 70 Miles an Hour Gales. Sea "Ground Into Powder."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 8

Meteorology during the last hundred years has been lifted from the state of merely being "weather lore" to the status of it science, and, as…

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Flood Damage. Restoring Embankments. Minister Approached. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 6

The Mayor of West Maitland, Ald. R. L. Ponder, and Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day waited upon Mr. Tye, Secretary of tho Economic…

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Letter to the Editor Oakhampton Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of Monday night, 28th inst., appeared a report of a meeting held at Oakhampton on Sunday last in connection with flood…

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Maitland Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 4

When a letter was received from the Maitland Flood Relief Committee at the meeting of Adamstown Council it was decided to contribute £5/5/ to…

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Floods in India Villages Devastated

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 5

Calcutta, Tuesday.—A serious situation has developed in India owing to floods in the Upper Sind, where more than 100 villages have been washed…

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Mabel Yetman Wins Maitland Cup in Field of 18. Flight Over R100 at Mooring Mast. Battle With Storm. MONTREAL, August 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1930 · page 7

The dirigible R100 moored at St. Hubert airport at 4.20 this morning. The airship was over the airport at midnight, after encountering a storm…

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The Flooded. Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 4

The Northern Executive of the Miners' Fedoration has been informed that the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) would meet a deputation…

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Flooded Mines. Deputation to Minister. Danger Feared. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 5

That there was a sense of danger in the barrier between the Glen Ayr and Ayrfield collieries breaking as a result of having been weakened…

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Terrific Cyclone Tainus Swept by Chief Officer Washed Overboard. LONDON, Aug. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 7

A terrific three-day battle with a cyclone, in which the Tainus lost the first officer overboard and had five of the crew…

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N.z. Floods. Families Driven to Shelter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 5

Heavy rain in Canterbury, N.Z., has converted the rivers in the vicinity of Christehurch into bankers, and the Heathcote River has overflowed…

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Flood Relief Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 6

A splendid, result was achieved by the conceit at Morpeth, organised by Mrs. G. J. Mills, in aid of the flood relict fund. The receipts were £31/…

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Twenty Dead. Flood Sweeps Down From Hills

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 1

NOGABLES (Arizona), Aug. 7. Twenty are believed to have been killed in the twin cities of Nogables, located on the oppesite sides of the…

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A Good Turn. What the Flood Did, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 8

While the recent Maitland floods caused extensive damage to Kearsley shire roads, at least they removed a [?]…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 4

It is intimated elsewhere that applications form relief by way of seed orders are closed for the present…

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