New Floodgates Rises in River Delay Work
It was expected that the new floodgates at the mouth of Wallis Creek would have been completed towards the end of nest month, bint rises in…
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Floods & storms, 1941
278 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 14
Big Flood in Macquarie River Thousands of Acres Under Water. the Situation on the Northern Line. Sydney
A message received to-day revealed that the flood waters which broke over the banks of the Macquarie River at Dubbo have now moved on to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Light Rain Falls Along The Coast Flood Position Sydney
During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day the weather in New South Wales was still cloudy on the coast, but clear skies prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Areas Position Improves SYDNEY
The flood crisis in the States’s river system appeared to be past and the only prospect of conditions becoming more serious would be in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lady Blamey to Join Husband a Storm of Protests. Sydney
Sir Charles Marr, U.A.P., House of Representatives, referring to the action of the War Council in allowing Lady Blarney to leave Australia to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food by Planes Queensland Floods BRISBANE
Private planes dropped rations to homesteads in all flood bound western areas Reports tell of widespread isolation. and traffic dictation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melville Bridge Slightly Damaged By Flood
The bridge at Melville was slightly damaged by the flood in the Hunter River last week which washed away several bridges in the Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Flood Threat
More floods on the central and north-western slopes are likely to follow heavy rain which is expected to move east from Central Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood-bound Western Queensland Areas Rations by Plane
Private planes dropped rations on Saturday to home steads in all the flood-bound western areas. Reports from the west tell of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Dinger In North-eastern Quarter Heavy Rain Sydney
The State Meterologist Mr Mares Stated to-day that indications were that rainy conditions were developing over the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£3500. Storm Damage to Upper Hunter Shire Roads
The engineer, Mr. B. G. Millard, at Thursday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, reported that his estimate of the cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hunter Shire Council Monthly Meeting Heavy Storm Damage
The first monthly meeting for the year of the above was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Crs. A. A. McDonald (President), Jno. Riley, S. C. Collison, A. E. Hardy, R. H. Strong, and J. R. C. Davies; also Messrs. B. G. Millard and W. J. Moxham, Engineer and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage in Shire Bridge at Bowman's Crossing Closed to Traffic. £1000 Needed for Repairs
The following report dealing with flood damage in the district was submitted by Mr. E. R. Brown (Shire Engineer) at yesterday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Floodings Expected. Rainy Conditions Developing. SYDNEY
The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day that indications were that rainy conditions were developing over the whole of Australia, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood-Bound Western Queensland Areas Rations by Plane
Private planes dropped rations on Saturday at homesteads in all the flood-bound western areas. Reports from the west tell of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain On The North Coast Some Thunder Sydney
Light to moderate rain with many heavy falls was recorded almost generally in the north-east area of the State in the past 24…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struggle Through Floods Adelaide
Black-trackers, camels, and radio are being used by station owners in the north-east of South Australia to help a girl of 15 suffering from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Walcha Flooded Apsley River Breaks Its banks WALCHA
The Apsiey River, which runs through the town, burst its banks last night, and water entered houses and threatened business premises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council Meets Flood Damage Muswellbrook, Wed
At the monthly meeting of the shire council it was reported that the candidate at a recent by election had failed to sign the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Patrick Plains Shire Council Unfairly Criticised in Muswellbrook COUNCILLOR A. C. Marshall Replies to Misleading Assertions Concerning Flood Damage
Critics of the Patrick Plains Shire Council appear to have been speaking out of their turn at Muswellbrook. These include the President of the Muswellbrook Shire Council (Councillor James White), who is also a director of the Denman…
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