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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
837 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 42
A state of emergency exists m Maitland to-day as the Hunter River steadily rises to bursting point, breaks already having occurred at Oakhampton and East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood waters tearing through the small valley near the Long Bridge have only two feet to go before reaching the maximum…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State member for the district, Mr. D'Arcy Rose phoned Singleton on Saturday asking if there was anything he could do for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most remarkable feature of the flood in the Hunter which reached Singleton in the early hours of Saturday morning was the extraordinary speed at which the river rose. According to old hands such a phenomenon had not occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton fatalities were George Edward Gardiner, 25 years, married, and Douglas Clifton 15, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The tragic nature of the deaths of the three victims of the flood caused a shadow of gloom over the communities in which they resided. Meanwhile, reports continue to come in of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 1949 flood has emphasised once again—and all too clearly, Singleton's disgraceful lack of adequate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the flood waters receded at Whittingham racecourse farm yesterday morning, over 20 cows and 17 calves were hanging drowned in all sorts of grotesque positions, up trees, over bails, on fences,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway station at, Maitland is still under water but the danger has now passed. Floodwaters in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although flood waters, which cover about two-thirds of the Maitland area, continued to recede slowly this morning, between five and six thousand people are still homeless, and it is expected that a good percentage of these will be forced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALTHOUGH engineers from the two councils in the district have not yet been able to inspect all damage caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The normal transport of the workmen to their respective working places was in operation on Friday morning at Aberdare Extended colliery. When the transport reached No. 2 East the power on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Red Cross, with the kind cooperation of Station 2CK and Cessnock Municipal Council, is conducting an appeal to-day for the flood victims…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A number of companies on the South Maitland, conifield [?] a long period of idleness hemline of because of damage to pits and washaways on the South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The State Government has approved a flood mitigation programme for the Hunter Valley to cost more than £10 million…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Twelve members of the Young Farmers' League from New Zealand who are visiting New South Wales reached Muswellbrook on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The record floods of last week exacted a heavy toll in human life, three drownings having occurred in the Upper Hunter. DOUBLE FATLAITY AT MAISON DIEU…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While Muswellbrook escaped, it has felt the effects of the floods. The low-level bridge spanning Muscle Creek in Gerald Park was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The floods which swept the Lower Hunter, extending to Wyong, Gosford and Windsor, were the worst in the State's history…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said last night that the Commonwealth Government would grant up to…
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