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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

306 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 16

Floods Will Cut Butter Production By Half

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 10

Floods in the north and the inundation or low-lying areas in all dairying districts will cut butter production at least…

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Flood Water 20 Ft. Deep in Lismore . Many Homeless

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

Flood waters 20 feet deep swirled through Lismore on Wednesday morning, carrying with them trees and other debris…

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Loss of Life Feared in North Coast Floods

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 1

LISMORE. Saturday. — Led by Constable Stanley, of Sydney's famous 21 Division, Lismore police today launched an intensive search…

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1000 Drowned in Floods

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

SHANGHAI, June 21. — Floods in the Foochow area have drowned 1000 and destroyed 10,000 homes…

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Planes Drop Food and Clothing Plight of Flood Victims On North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

LISMORE, Monday.—Thousands of valuable cattle are stranded in mud and water in the mid-Richmond area and are desperately in need of fodder. Unless they are fed soon they will eat mud-polluted…

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Cattle Now the "Baby" of North Coast Floods. Fodder Being Rushed to Marooned Beasts

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 1

Aircraft to-day dropped baled hay to 2000 head of stock marooned at Buckendool Hill, near Evans Head. Attempts to reach the stranded cattle by boat during the week-end failed…

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Two Years to Make Up for Flood Damage Banana Crop Affected

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

It will take many North Coast banana growers at least two years to make good damage caused by the present…

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Relief for Flood Victims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 3

The Red Cross will wild £800 of relief supplies to the flood ureas in the North Coast. This supplements £1000 worth of goods sent on…

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'Flu Hits Flood Victims. Emergency. Hospital in Operation. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

Influenza is taking its toll in North Coast towns as the aftermath of last week's floods. At Woodburn, one of the towns hardest hit by the floods,…

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Shortest Day. and Floods Predicted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 2

Monday, 21st June, was the shortest day of the year and officially ushered in Winter. After a spell of torrid weather, Monday was a nice bright…

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Channel Would Only Transfer Flood Danger

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 3

Without another outlet from the lower areas, the proposal to cut a channel through McRae’s Hollow and Howe’s Lagoon would Increase…

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Two Years to Make Up for Flood Damage Banana Crop Affected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 5

It will take many North Coast banana growers at least two years to make good damage caused by the present floods…

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Three Councils to Eradicate Hyacinth Proposal To Share Cost of New Floodgates Maintenance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 4

A representative Conference at Maitland Town Hall yesterday afternoon decided to recommend that Maitland City, Lower Hunter and Kearsley Councils contribute on a pro rate basis towards the cost of eradicating water…

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Flood Sidelights

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 1

While last week's disastrous floods on the far northern rivers were a grim experience for hundreds of people, they also had their lighter side, as…

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Rift Between Communists Widens Tito the Centre of Big Storm

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

The rift between European Communist has widened with the Communists in Britain, Austria, and Albania throwing…

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Invention Saves Fences From Floods

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

Loss during floods of fences worth thousands of pounds can be prevented, according to Mr. A. H. Green, a Swan Creek…

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75 Miles An Hour Gale

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two-man crew of a Bateman’s Bay punt barely escaped with their lives last night when a 75-mile-an-hour gale…

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Israel Troops Storm IN

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 4

A late message from Jerusalem says Israel troops stormed into the U.N.O. occupied Kins David Hotel late…

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Letters To The Editor Wallis Creek Floodgates

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

Sir,—I think the time is opportune for Maitland City Council to adopt a Afferent attitude to correspondence forwarded by…

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Invention Saves Fences From Floods

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

Loss during floods of fences worth thousands of pounds can be prevented, according to Mr. A. H. Green, a Swan Creek…

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