Worst Flood in Its History
The Macleay river has been subject to the worst flood in its history, greater than 1893, which was a record. Enormous damage has been done, and thousands of dairy…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Flood a National Disaster
KEMPSEY, Thursday. — Describing the flood as a major national disaster, Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., to-day called on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention of Floods in Louth Park Minister Asked To Pay Visit of Inspection
A committee fast night formed at a meeting which discussed methods for the prevention and mitigation of flooding in the South Maitland, Louth Pork and Lochend areas decided to ask the Minister for Water and Conserve…
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A Flood Relief Appeal for victimes in the Kempsey area has been opened by the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. [?] Brown)…
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The President of the Cessnock Rotary Club (Mr. S. E. Woodgate) announced at the weekly luncheon last night that the Directors had agreed…
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The State Government's grant of £20,000 for Hood relief may be increased when the Premier, Mr. McGirr, returns from his tour of…
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Dairy fanners representatives and State Department of Agriculture experts, said on Wednesday…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. — .The president of Cessnock Rotary Club (Mr. S. Woodgate) announced last night that the directors…
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A dance for flood victims’ appeal, arranged by Alan Cairnes and his Music Makers, will be held in the Literary Institute,…
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The Minister for Works and Local Government has advised Mr. A. Howarth, MLA, that he has referred to the Flood Relief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Tennis Courts Ready For Play Soon
In two weeks Maitland Tennis Association’s 12 courts on Maitland Park, which were badly damaged in the June flood, will be ready for play. the secretary (Mr. D. Mcllwain) announced to-day…
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A party of 15, for whose safety fears were' entertained, was located on Wednesday in a dairy shed on the Maria River…
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One great benefit from the recent flood in the Armidale district was the drowning of thousands of rabbits, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plan To Replace 15,000 Cattle Lost in Flood May Be Adopted in Hunter Valley
A plan designed to replace the estimated loss of 15,000 head of dairy cattle on the Macleay River, in the recent Kempsey floods, may become the pattern, of help from farmer to farmer in coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Flood Victims Sad and Disheartened
At distribution centres flood victims are receiving food and clothing in Kempsey. Army "ducks" and lorries are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Affected Milk Production Intake At Bowthorne
With milk production at 4,817,345 gallons—less by 97,947 than the previous year—Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. would have reached the figures of the year before but for the June flood, it was stated at the…
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KEMPSEY, Monday. — The body of 12-years-old James Plummer, one of the eight victims of the Kempsey flood, was…
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“Maitland’s flood was just small compared with that at Kempsey,” Mr. J. A. Robertson, who returned from three days’ tour in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleon District Will Help Flood Vlctims Fund Opens To-day: Shire Council Sends Truck and Crew
First steps in a two point plan aimed at providing relief for the victims of the recent catastrophic flood in the Macleay River were taken at Singleton over the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plan to Replace 15,000 Cattle Lost in Flood. May Be Adopted in Hunter Valley
A plan designed to replace the estimated loss of 15,000 head of dairy cattle on the Macleay River, in the recent Kempsey floods, may become…
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