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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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Flood Damage in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

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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Flood Humour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · 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…

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Repairing Flood Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 3

The Council's workmen are busily engaged repairing flood damage to roads and footpaths. In places groat ruts were made in both roads and…

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SEAHAM Disastrous Effects the Flood Seaham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 6

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…

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Flood Victims Attack on Council Baseless Rumour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 4

A charge by the local unemployed that the West Maitlan Municipal Council had endeavoured to remove…

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Flood Damage Distress in Maitland £5000 Asked for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 8

Speaking to the motion for the adjournment of the legislative Assembly, Mr. W. P. O'Hearn referred to the damage…

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Flood Waters Receding Through Traffic Resumed. Trains Go Through Slowly

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 3

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…

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Preventing Floods Better Drainage Required Conference Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 8

The combined Progress Association of East. West and South Cessnock. also Aberdare. met Cessnock Council in conference…

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Flood Victims (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

Sir,-We, the undersigned, flood viotims, are in full accord with the action taken by the unomployed of West Maitland regarding the…

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Heavy Losses At Miller's Forest Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1931 · 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…

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Flood Victims Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 5

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…

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Flood Losses

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

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…

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The Flood

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

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…

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Heavy Rain at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 7

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…

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STANHOPE Fine Weather Now Floods Recede Stanhope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

Except for a few light showers, fine weather since Sunday has prevailed, a relief after the wet conditions of last week…

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Flood Damage At Dunmore Advisory Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

The condition of the embankments and drains on the Dunmore Estate, caused by the flood, was discussed at a meeting of farmers at…

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Needless Alarm Leaking Petrol Tanks Sequel to Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 4

Some concern was felt locally yesterday afternoon when a quantity of petrol escaped from two tanks at the Shell…

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£10,000 DAMAGE Kearsley Shire Roads Effect of Flood Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. J. Shine, engineer to Kearsley Shire Council, estimates the damage to roads, bridges and culverts, in the shire, by the…

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Myall Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

Commencing to rain on Sunday night, 19th April, the downpour continued incessantly until Saturday, when 1590 points were registered…

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Supply Bill All Stages Passed in Assembly Flood Mitigation for Hunter Urged

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1931 · 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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