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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

528 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 27

Pit Dam Damage from Flooding Relief Sought Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

Thirty-one residents of Darwin and Chartion-streets, Cessnock signed a petition, which was received by Cessnock Council last evening…

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Flood Fares On Cessnock 'Buses Council Motion Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

The increase in 'bus fares during the period the South Maitland railways were not running owing to the flood, was raised at Cessnock Council…

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Flood Damage Request for Grant CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, has advised Cessnock Council that council's request for a grant for flood…

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Flood Damage Council Wants Grant for Repairs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

Recently the Cessnock Council wrote to Mr. Baddeley (Minister for Labor and Industry), requesting that the Government make a grant for…

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DEPUTATIONS Meet Mr. W. F. O'Hearn Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. W. P. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day met deputations from flood sufferers and from unemployed. A deputation from Homeville and…

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Wallarobba Shire Flood Damage Report by Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 2

In a report to Wallarobba Shire Council on damage caused by the flood, the engineer estimated that the reconstruction…

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Farms Flooded In Lower Hunter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 11

Speaking at the conference of the Hunter River and Lower North Coast branch of the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales, Mr. S. O. Masters…

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Flood Damage In Tarro Shire Engineer's Estimate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 11

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, engineer to the Tarro Shire Council, at the council meeting stated that he had not yet…

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Flood Damage At Dunmore Advisory Board

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 10

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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HINTON Flood Waters Subside Heavy Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 3

Flood waters have now practically disappeared except on low ground dammed-in areas, hut flood signs are still only too apparent…

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Milk Van Through the Flood East Greta Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 4

For the first time for nearly a fortnight, a vehicle travelled the East Greta road between Mullins and the Fishery Creek…

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SEAHAM Effect of Flood Dairy Herds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 8

Just when the farms were beginning to dry somewhat, further rain came to put back the farmers' plans. Many dairy herds are away in bush…

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Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 8

During the flood, a drifting bottle containing a message was picked up by Mr. Goff O'Dea at Eskdale. The note was written by Miss Mary Getts…

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Maitland District Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

In the Assembly on Wednesday last the Hon. W. Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture:—Is he aware that as a result of the recent floods…

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Flood Messages

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

Master Frank Maguire, son of Mr and Mrs W. A. Maguire, of Georgestreet, has received a note stating that a flood message, thrown into the river…

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Flood Menace (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 4

Sir,-Another flood has come and gone leaving widespread destruction in its course, and still the Government in power to-day will not…

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Maitland District Floods

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 2

In the Assembly on Wednesday week last the Hon. W. Bonnet asked the Minister for Agriculture:—"Is he aware that as a result of the recent floods on the Hunter many of…

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S.S. "ABERDARE" In Heavy Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

Captain Hampton, of the S.S. [?]erdare," reports striking rough weather and heavy rain coming [?] the "Sea of April." In all his…

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Flood Damage Kearsley Shire Engineer's Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

Cr. A. Burns presided over the meeting of Kearsley Shire Council last evening. ENGINEER'S REPORT…

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Tester's Hollow Delays Through Floods Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

Mr, J. Shine, engineer to Kearsley Shire Council, last night submitted a report dealing with the inconvenience caused to residents of the coalfields…

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