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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

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Three Die in Floods

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 4

LONDON, April 18—At least three people have lost their lives in floods which have swent through Morocco…

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Roads Damaged By Floods

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 6

Wallarobba Shire Council decided to ask the Minister for Works to receive a deputat on when a request will be made for…

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Conservation and Flood Mitigation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Conservation (Mr. G. Weir) has approved of the constitution of an Interim Conservation Advisory…

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Heavy Rain Developing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 1

NSW Forecast: Showers along the coast and adjacent table lands, with some moderate to heavy falls developing. Mild day,…

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New Approach On Wallis Creek Flood Gates

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 4

Fresh representation ii to be made the Minister tar Local Government requesting that he recurring with expedition a deputation on the…

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Conservation and Flood Mitigation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Conservation ((Mr. G. Weir) has approved of the constitution of an Interim Conservation Advisory…

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Storm Over Art Criticism

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, April 30.—Remarks by. the President of the Royal Academy (Sir Alfred Munnings) last night have caused a…

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To-day’s Leader: Olympics In Australia Heavy Rain Spoils Princess’s Plans Leaving For Rome On

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, May 2. — Princess Margaret’s five days’ visit to the Isle of Capri, now nearing its close, had another setback yesterday when pouring rain—the first for nearly five months—spoiled her plans for another day on the…

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£90,000 Damage by Floods

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

CASABLANCA, May 2. — Six Arabs were drowned at Missour, and damage estimated at £90,000 was caused In the desert region…

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Unusual Rain Storm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 2

A rain storm struck Singleton at three o'clock this afternoon from the west, accompanied by a strong wind…

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New Roads Will Hold Back Flood Water

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 2

The Lower Hunter Flood Mitigation and Soli Conservation Committee, at a meeting In Maitland yesterday afternoon,…

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Storm at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thursday. — A heavy storm yesterday afternoon resulted in 45 points of rain being recorded…

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33 Points in Storm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

A heavy storm late yesterday afternoon, and showers daring the night, were followed by a sharp drop in temperature…

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Flood Mitigation

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Lower Hunter Flood M[?]gation Committee at Maitland on Tuesday, General Richardson advocated more outlet at Hexham for flood waters, by less…

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Floods in the Po Valley

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

ROME, May.—Large areas of the Po Valley were flooded when the river P-o burst its banks near Turist yesterday after a week of…

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Floods Not Controlled

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

Chichester Dam on the Hunter River has no effect in controlling floods, and cannot be used for that purpose, the Hunter District Water…

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Gale Ruined Fishing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

Fishing at Lemon Tree Passage last week-end was spoilt by rain and a gale. Very few [?] out and only three parties got results. They were…

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Roads Damaged by Floods

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday—Extensive damage to roads hat followed floodings in the Gosford and Wyong districts, where more than…

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Some Storms Likely

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST. Cloudy, with scattered rain and isolated thunderstones in the central, southern border and south-eastern districts…

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Holiday-makers Escape From Floods on Horseback

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Many of the 200 holiday-makers, stranded at Burragorang Valley at week-end, managed to get away from the flooded area on horseback today They had to leave their luggage behind, but it will be tent bto them as soon as the rood Id clear…

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