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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 11

Floods Affect Milk Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 3

Milk supplies to the Bowthorne factory at Morpeth and the Hunter Valley’ factory at Hexham have not been affected as much…

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Floods Affect Butter Yield

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

The New South Wales floods would cause an immediate and serious decline in Australia's total butter production the Minister for Commerce…

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Reminiscenses of Floods

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

During the meeting of the members of the "Over 70" Club on Wednesday last. there was no special subject for entertainment, and for half…

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Floods on the North Coast Thousands Still Homeless

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

Receding floodwaters have left Lismore's business section coated with slimy mud. In hundreds of private homes…

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Best June Rain Since 1930 Flood First Break in Weather for Over a Week

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

Not since the flood of 1930, when the registration was 1213 points, has so much rain fallen in this district during June than…

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Floods Mean Less Milk

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

Rationing of milk to householders and shops in Sydney and Newcastle is to be increased from one pint in 14 to one pint in four. The new…

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Flood Victims Buried Pathetic Scenes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 3

CASINO Saturday.—The bodies of Mrs. Mavis Hermann and three of her children, who were drowned on Monday, were burled…

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Aftermath of Floods at Morpeth

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 2

The flooded areas of the Lower Hunter are gradually draining off. At Phoenix Park a muddy terrain is interposed with pools…

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The Lesson of The Floods

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 2

WITH the terrible story of the North Coast floods fresh in the minds of most people, and the knowledge…

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To-day’s Leader: The Lesson of The Floods Efforts To Settle Deputies’ Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday—Unless efforts which are being made in Sydney to-day to secure settlement of the dispute which has…

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Flood Rains In West Australia

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 5

PERTH Tuesday,— General rain, which began in the southern half of Western Australia on June 9, continued over the…

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Floods Recede

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

The waters from the flood of last week have almost receded, only the lowest portion new being under water. The Millers Forest-Duckenfield area was dry, the…

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Cyclone at the Rocks a Never-To-Be-Forgotten Sea Raged Crowds Watched the Coweambah's Grim-fight

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

We have had one of the most disastrous weeks at the Rocks for many years. The cyclone hit us full in the face, boats were torn from their…

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Farms Flooded From Creek

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 2

Fishery Creek broke its banks yesterday afternoon at Mt. Dee, near West Maitland and flooded a considerable area of farm land…

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Flood at Perth

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 6

PERTH, Sat.—The Swan River banked up by strong westerly winds and augmented by huge quantities of water from inland…

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Compensation Sought for Crop Losses Damage By The Recent Flood

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 2

The Hunter District Fruit and, Vegetable, Growers Association, at a meeting in West Maitland last night decided to request the annual conference of the Vegetable Growers Association of New South Wales to seek compontation for…

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Women Storm Shoe Shop

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON June 26. — Nearly 1000 women, forming a queue, which began at midnight, night caused a minor riot at…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates Operations in Recent Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 3

The works committee reported to the meeting of the Maitland Municipal Council last night that during the recent flood in the…

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Flood Assistance

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

Mr. H. W. Morgan, Shire President, has received the following letter from Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A.: "In Sydney on Thursday, I discussed…

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Sunspot Caused Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

Mr. Inigo Jones, Queensland Meteorologist, said that a large eruptive sunspot was responsible for the flood rains in N.S. Wales. He forecasts that…

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