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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Flood Prevention. In Maitland District. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 5

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., placed before the Acting Premier, Mr. Buttenshaw, to-day, a request for further consideration for assistance and…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

Sir—There has been much discussion lately in the "Mercury" [?] the proposed sewerage scheme for Maitland district. a few weeks ago…

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Dairying Industry. and Flood Question Mr. O'hearn at Woodville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 3

The large gathering, of those engaged, in the dairying industry at Woodville on Wednesday, when Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., spoke from the…

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Flood Prevention in the Hunter. "Costly Work Extending Over Years." West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 8

Mr. R. Vowell, Director of Public Works, who visited Maitland shortly after the recent flood, has submitted a report dealing with the prevention or…

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The Forecast. Heavy Rain in North-east. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1930 · page 6

New South Wales: Chiefly fine in the far west and southern border districts; elsewhere unsettled, with further rain aud…

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Ten Killed. Air Liner Caught in Storm. Prague, Aur. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1930 · page 7

Ten were Killed when an airliner was caught in a storm and erashed at Atiglau , Czeche Slovakia…

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Heavy Rain. Likely to Spread to the Hunter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 5

Inspector Boland, of the West Maitland Police, received the following massage from Sydney to-day:—"Heavy rain is…

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Sheep Killed Violent Queensland Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 2

During a storm in the Dirranbandi district South-western Queensland, 50 sheep were killed by lightning, while 150 others were smothered an…

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Flood Damage. Deputation to Acting Premier. Tarro Disappointed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 2

The president of Tarro Shire (Councilor McCarthy) reported to the meeting of the Shire Council to-day upon the deputation to the…

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Hunter Flood Mitigation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 5

The Raymond Terrace branch tabled a motion to the effect that the Executive be urged to move in the matter of flood mitigation for the…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 4

The Raymond Terrace branch of the Primary Producers' Union, at the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District…

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High Pressure Flood Danger Passes. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 5

Light to moderate rains fell generally over the eastern part of the State, yesterday. The flood dangers on the North Coast are new past…

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Worried by Flood Damage Hunter Farmer's Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 1

Evidence was given at the inquest in Maitland on Monday afternoon, regards ing the death of Henry Lightfoot, a well-known farmer of the district, that…

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Flood Mitigation. Mr. Vowell's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 3

After giving a precis of the different schemes put before the Government by engineers from time to time, Mr. Vowell writes that: "In…

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Miller's Forest. Trustees and Crew for Flood-boat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 2

A very large and representative meeting of the residents of Alnwick and Lower Miller's forest, convened by the Miller's Forest Progress…

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Heat Wave. London Swelters. Storm Brings Relief. LONDON, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 September 1930 · page 1

A thunderstorm, which broke unexpectedly, brought the stifling heat-wave in London to a close curly this morning. vivid lightning…

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England's Heat Wave Twenty Seven Deaths in London Thunderstorm Brings Welcome Relief

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 September 1930 · page 1

A thunderstorm, which broke unexpectedly, brought the stifling heat-wave in London to a close early on Saturday morning. Vivid lightning lit up the skies, and a heavy wind was accompanied by a downpour of rain, reaching torrential limits in some parts of London…

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Flood Relief Meeting of Committee. Work Almost Completed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 8

For some weeks a committee of prominent district residents has been very quietly but effectively carrying out splendid work in…

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Terrifying Storm. Damage in Ireland. Lightning Kills Cattle. London. Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 1

One of the worst thunderstorms which had over broken over Ireland continued without cessation for 13 hours, lighting lit up the city…

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Fierce Thunderstorm in Ireland. Widespread Havoc Reported (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 1

One of the worst thunderstorms in the history of Ireland broke over Dublin, and continued without cessation for 13 hours…

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