Flood Damage in Kearsley Shire
It is estimated that damage to the extent of over £5000 has been, caused in the Kearsley Shire by the recent flood rains…
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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
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It is estimated that damage to the extent of over £5000 has been, caused in the Kearsley Shire by the recent flood rains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recently, on Ald. Dixon'e motion, the Council decided to hose Vincent-street on Tuesday and Friday nights. One can imagine that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Council's workmen are busily engaged repairing flood damage to roads and footpaths. In places groat ruts were made in both roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The main topic of conversation is the flood and the effects of it. The total rainfall for the week, as registered by Mr. Kelly at the school was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A charge by the local unemployed that the West Maitlan Municipal Council had endeavoured to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speaking to the motion for the adjournment of the legislative Assembly, Mr. W. P. O'Hearn referred to the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A great part of most streets is now free, and except around West Maitland station vehicular traffic is possible. Most of the residents, who left their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The combined Progress Association of East. West and South Cessnock. also Aberdare. met Cessnock Council in conference…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,-We, the undersigned, flood viotims, are in full accord with the action taken by the unomployed of West Maitland regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miller's Forest, which presented such a glowing picture two weeks ago, is now a land of desolation. All that remains of a verdant field, is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) said he would put into effect a suggestion made by Mr. O'Hearn and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious loss was occasioned to Mr. J. Dorney, of Eskdale, during the flood, when he had 15 of his dairy cows drowned. The cattle were being swmn to higher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The scene of devastation and desolation that marks the fall of the flood waters is heart breaking Ten days ago the lover Hunter vied with any part of the world…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rain sot in at Merriwa and other parts of the district at 9 a.m. to-day. Showers have also fallen in and around Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Except for a few light showers, fine weather since Sunday has prevailed, a relief after the wet conditions of last week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The condition of the embankments and drains on the Dunmore Estate, caused by the flood, was discussed at a meeting of farmers at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some concern was felt locally yesterday afternoon when a quantity of petrol escaped from two tanks at the Shell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. J. Shine, engineer to Kearsley Shire Council, estimates the damage to roads, bridges and culverts, in the shire, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commencing to rain on Sunday night, 19th April, the downpour continued incessantly until Saturday, when 1590 points were registered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Supply Bill was carried through all the stages in the Legislative. Assembly yesterday, and sent on to the Legislative Council. During the discussion Mr O'Hearn (Maitland) urged the Government to concentrate at once on a scheme of flood prevention for the…
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