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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

607 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 31

Flood Prevention in Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 7

Recently Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., and Ald. Hunter (Mayor of Cessnock) interviewed the Deputy Director of Public Works regarding the…

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Work Stopped. East Maitland Flood Embankment. No License From Water Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 2

Representations were made to Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day in connection with advice received by the East Maitland Council and the…

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Maitland Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 4

The final meeting of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee will be held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday next, October 8, at 8 p.m., to receive…

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Storm at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

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

After six week's spoil of dry weather which caused anxiety to pastoralists, farmers, and dairymen, a light storm from the west brought…

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Fierce Storms Two Man Killed by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 8

Two persons were struck and killed lightning in Victoria. John Francis Mitchell, 44, farmer of Wharpar[?]a, was rising through…

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Flood Danger Barrage in River Channel Tarro Shire Move

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

Tarro Shire Council decided at its meeting to-day to write to the Premier. Mr. Bavin, and the Minister for Works, in protesting…

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Relief Work Sixty-Six Men Employed On Flood Embankments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 8

In a report to Tarro Shire Council to-day, the shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) stated that, on Monday, September 29, 66 men were…

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Storms in Victoria Two Men Killed by Lightning

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 1

Two persons were struck and killed by lightning in Victoria on Monday. John Francis Mitchell, 44, farmer, of Wharparilla, was riding through a…

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Flood Danger Important Questions (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 4

Sir,—All along the Hinton side of the Paterson River an embankment is being built to save the land around Hinton from floods…

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Fine Record of Work Maitland Flood Relief Committee Generous Assistance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 2

A well-deserved tribute to the officers and to all who were associated with the splendid work of the Maitland Flood Belief Committee, was paid at the final meeting held at the Town Hall last evening. The actual relief work involved an expenditure o…

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Floods Now Drought Broken in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 8

Heavy rains during the last few days have caused floods in the Wangaratta, Wondnga and Traralgon district, Vic. Damage has been done to…

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Flood Protection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 4

Officers of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission met members of the East Maitland Municipal Council and…

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Flood Prevention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 4

Speaking at the social function at the School of Morpeth, Morpeth, last night, Mr. O'Hearn said that the first and most important work that would…

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A Flood Message

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 6

A message thrown into the Hunter at Singleton during the flood in June by Miss Violet Faulkner, of Georgestreet, has been found by Mr W. Vesey,…

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Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 1

In June last, during the flood, a message was thrown into the Hunter River at Singleton by Miss Violet Fa[?]kner, of…

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Flood Damage (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Evidently your correspondent, "Balance," has suddenly awakened from a prolonged siesta. He quotes in your issue of 8th…

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Work to Commence at Flooded Mines Good News Ayrfield and Glen Greta To Resume Pumps Win Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 1

Both the Aryfield pits and Glen Greta are expected to resume operations shortly. The flood at the end of June…

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Rain Passes Westerly Winds Have Harmful Effect Flood Danger in South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 5

Weather conditions underwent a quick change at the week-end, the beneficial downpour being followed by a boisterious blow…

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Floods Likely in Murray Area Hume Dam Quite Safe. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 3

Light to heavy rain was recorded generally during the week-end over the whole State; with the exception of the northern section of the western…

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Flood Prevention (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 2

Sir,—I notice Mr. Woods is at it again regarding the few pounds that are being dragged from the Government for the great work, of…

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