Conference On Flood Mitigation
Lower Hunter Shire Council last night asked Maitland City Council to convene a conference of all public bodies Interested In…
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Floods & storms, 1948
306 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 16
Communists Storm the City Hall in Berlin Thousands Stage Counter Demonstration
BERLIN, August 27.—Thousands of Berlin anti-Communists poured into “Republic Square” in the British sector of Berlin yesterday to stage a counter demonstration to that made by Communist mobs, who, earlier in the day stormed the City Hall in what…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maintenance of Wallis Creek Floodgates
Kearsley Shire Council was advised by Maitland City Council on Tuesday night that its share of the estimated annual costs of maintaining the wallis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boisterous Storm Brought Little Moisture
Preceded by one of the most perfect of Spring mornings, which later changed to a windy afternoon. conditions developed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freak Storm Brought Wind, Rain and Hail
A freak storm over Maitland district last night was accompanied by thunder, lightning, boisterous winds, sharp bursts of rain and, is some…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Repair gangs have begun clearing up thousands of tons of wreckage left when the hurricane cut a path of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Victims of Gale
MELBOURNE), Thursday—Four people have lost their lives in tho gale which has raged since the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Report on Flood Mitigation Scheme for the Lower Hunter Area
The scheme at present outlined by Mr. R. J. Richardson in a report submitted to the Chamber of Commerce on the 6th last, insofar as [?] taffects the Lower Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in India
NEW DELHI, Sept. 11.—Floods have obliterated about 1000 villages in the Benares, Ghazipur and Ballia districts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms Likely
NSW Forecast: Unsettled, with Isolated thunderstorms with local severe squalls over eastern and northern central sections,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oxford Streets Flooded
LONDON, Sept. 13.—Torrential rain flooded the streets of Oxford yesterday. The water rose, above car exhausts and motorists…
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Crs. T. McCarthy . and U. Mc Rae will represent Lower Hunter Shire Council at a conference on Hunter Valley flood mitigation…
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One of the worst rainstorms for 30 years flooded roads throughout the west of Scotland, cut telephone communications,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peeps into the Past SINGLETON 50, 25, & 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended September 18, 1898). Hunter River Flood Preventions
The Government has given some consideration lately to the question of flood prevention in the Hunter River district. As…
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NSW Forecast: Generally fine Isolated light rain and thun[?] storms In the north-east [?] with warmer temperatures…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Floodgates on Wallis Creek Department’s Approval To Demolition Sought
The works committee reported to the meeting of Maitland City Council last night that a quotation had been received for work in connection with the demolition and removal of old floodgates on Wallis Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain And Storms In North East
NSW Forecast: Unsettled in the eastern half, with rain and thunderstorms contracting to the northeast quarter to-morrow ;…
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Sir—In his report on the Flood Mitigation Scheme to the Chamber of Commerce recently Cr. Richardson's sixth point was "Dredging and removing snags—of obvious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain In Many Parts
Heavy rain fell in many parts of the State last night and today. The falls, which began in south-eastern areas, spread…
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