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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 14

Heavy Rain Washes Out Gallops Pools of Water at Rand wick Restrict Activities

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Heavy rain washed out the majority of gallops on Sydney tracks this morning, and the few who did work were almost blotted from the sight of track watchers…

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Late Australian News Deluge in Sydney Suburbs Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

Traffic was brought to a standstill. Shops and factories' were flooded, and damage estimated at many thousand pounds…

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Torrential, Storm Lashes Sydney. Early Moring Experiences. Stirring Story of Flood Damages. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

Traffic was brought almost to a standstill, shops, homes and factories were flooded, and damage estimated at many thousands of pounds resulted…

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Heavy Damage Results From Deluge in Sydney Amazing Scenes In Many parts of the City

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Traffic was brought almost to a standstill shops, homes and factories were flooded, and damage estimated at many thousands of pounds resulted from heavy rain which fell over 600 are miles of the…

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£250,000 for British Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

AUCKLAND (NZ), Tuesday.— Business companies and many other organisations, as well as individuals , are expected to…

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Chetniks Storm Train And Rescue Criminals

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

ROME, April 23.—One thousand Chelniks, followers of the late General Mikhailovitch, stormed a train at Formia railway station, overpowered the Allied guards and seized 17 Chetnik criminals…

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£100,000 Storm Damage In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed. — Damage caused by yesterday’s rain is estimated at more than £100,000 in the metropolitan area…

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Trawler Lost in Gale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 1

LONDON, April 25.—Latest victim of the 80-mile an hour gale, which has been lashing the United Kingdom and shipping…

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Tax Concession for Flood Donations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday. — Red Cross donations to British flood victims would now be allowed by the Commonwealth…

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Flood Rains and Motoring

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sat—Although holdup is sometimes unavoidance during flood rain, motorists can often prevent wet igotition by taking…

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Cyclone Strikes Lower Burma

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

A cyclone struck 28 villages In Lower Burma during the week-end, where 5000 houses were destroyed In and around the harbour town of Ye…

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5000 Homes Destroyed By Cyclone

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

RANGOON, April 28.—A cyclone struck 28 villages in Lower Burma Five thousand and houses were destroyed in…

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Storm If Protest Against Us. Relief Bill Inclusion of Soviet-Dominated Countries Questioned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, April 30.—A storm of protest against the inclusion of “Soviet-dominated” countries as beneficiaries under the projected Relief Bill to replace aid formerly furnished by UNRRA in Europe and China marked the debate on the measure in…

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Available Flood Coupons

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 2

MEAT: Black, 36 to 39, current to May 25; 40 to 42 available May 12, current to May 25. Green, 41 and 43, current to May 25; 45…

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Red Cross Donates £50 to Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wednesday.—At the monthly meeting of the Singleton branch of the Red Cross Society, it was decided to donate £50 to the…

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Red Cross Makes £50 Donation for British Flood Victims

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Yesterday's meeting of the local branch of the Red Cross decided to vote £50 by way of a donation to the British Flood Victims' Relief…

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Aid For Britain's Flood-stricken Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

The farmers of Britain are making impressive efforts to get their flooded lands back into cultivation. It is evident, however, that if the heavy…

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£59/0/3. Result of Red Cross Street Stall. for Flood Relief Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

Members of the local branch of the Red Cross Society held a successful street stall on Saturday last (election day). As a result of their efforts, and…

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Flood Victims’ Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 1

DENMAN: Red Cross Flood Victims’ appeal has been launched in Denman and donations will be received at M. Campbell and…

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Thunderstorm Over Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 3

Shortly after noon today thunderstorm approached Maitland from [?] direction, bringing [?] [?]of ram…

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