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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

837 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 42

Thunderstorm Causes Damage On Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 3

An electrical storm swept over Maitland list night, total of 35 points being registered. The Intensity of the storm…

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Floods In Paris

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

Floods at the week-end marooned in their homes 5000 inhabitants of Cherbourg (Normandy)…

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Storm Damage at Denman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 5

DENMAN, Tuesday.—Reports coming from various parts of the district indicate that damage done by the severe hailstorm on…

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They Braved the Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

It's hard to keep golfers away from their game. Last Sunday afternoon's game was a mixed foursomes handicap, in which about eight players com…

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More Heavy Weather Rain and Hail Cause Damage

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

In keeping with the conditions of the elements for some time past—a series of storms has visited many parts of the State—there…

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Storm Caused Much Damage Calves Killed Lucerne Destroyed by Hail. Vegetable Growers Lose Heavily

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

Shop windows were flooded, vegetable gardens ruined, and property damaged on Sunday in one of the worst storms within living memory in…

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Flood Damage Severe in Italy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

ROEM, Nov. 29.—Heavy flood damage followed a week-end of gales and storms in Italy. Flests of small boats were out…

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Share Cost of Floodgates Request To Lower Hunter Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 3

Lower H outer Shire Council will be asked to contribute towards the cost of repairing Walls Creek floodgates, Maitland City Council decided…

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Storm Damage at Denman

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 6

Reports coming from various parts of the Denman district on Tuesday indicated that damage done by the severe hailstorm on…

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Floods Recede in Vancouver

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

VANCOUVER Dec 18 — Floodwaters in the Caption and Seymour rivers results from gales last week-end receded eight to…

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Gale In North Germany Leaves Trail of Death

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Dec. 5.—Eight people were killed and hundreds of others made homeless in a great gale which lashed north Germany…

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Deathe Roll Mounts In Gale People Crushed Under Falling Debris

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 2

Wind of over 70-miles-an-hour brought death and destruction in Northern Germany yesterday The death roll has not been assessed, but in Berlin two people were killed and at least nine…

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Official Letters Flood Warnings and Votes For Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 5

Mr, R. B. Nott, MLA for Liverpool Plains, forwards the following self-explanatory letters, under date 30/11/'49:-…

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Criticism of Handling of Flood Relief Money £4000 In “Cold Storage” Could Be Used For Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 1

Two members of Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day criticised the handling of moneys which had been contributed to assist victims of the disastrous flood of June fast. The council Ion were Crs. L. F. Monkley and M. McRae…

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Flood Grant To Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wed. — Kearsley Shire Council has been notified by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) of a grant…

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Local and General News Noisy Storm Yesterday

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

Rain which commenced with the noisy electrical storm yesterday afternoon yielded 77 points in Singleton. Heavy falls…

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£11,000 Grant for Flood Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 9

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cabill) informed Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that a grant of £11,000 had been approved for the…

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Gift To Army Men For Rescue of Bus Passengers From Flood

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 6

SINGLETON. Friday.—Praising the organisation and courage of th[?]se concerned, the Mayor of Singleton (Ald. J. McGrogan)…

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Army Ducks Preferred To Floodboats

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 December 1949 · page 2

Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce was advised at its monthly meeting by the Department of Local Government that…

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Showers and Storms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: Scattered lowers and thunderstorms with [?]squalli,and probable hall [?]the north-east quarter. A…

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