Flood Victims Soldiers Believed Drowned
Those known to be dead in the floods are: George Gardiner (25) and Basil Clifton (15), farm…
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Floods & storms, 1949
837 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 42
Disastrous N.s.w. Floods Hunter at Record Level at Maitland Many Hundreds Homes Inundated, Singleton's Narrow Escape
The Hunter River at Maitland on Saturday reached the all - time record height of 36 feet, broke its banks, and soon submerged thousands of acres of land, taking the greater part of the city itself in its swilling,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor Appeals For Flood Relief
The Mayor of Maitland (Aid. F. O. Fahey) yesterday afternoon sent a telegram to the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured During The Flood
Working under difficulties, with the cars garaged at Maitland General Hospital, officers of Maitland District Ambulance did…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scenes Of Desolation As Flood Recedes Home: Losses Estimated at £750, 000
[?]ew the devastating flood wafers surged into Maitland during the grimest June 17 night in 56 years and 99 days, and how the deluge commenced to subside during last night, is now post history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Gates Did Not Function
Mr, J. Brand, City Engineer, this afternoon told a “Mercury” representative that the new floodgates, at the mouth of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relief
Centres Have been opened throughout Maitland for the reception of clothing for flood victims. The centres are as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Damage Will Run to Millions
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A Government spokesman said to-day that, whilet it was too [?]rly yet to reach any acourate estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Sidelights. on Again, Back Again
Bill Brown, cigar-smoking secretary of Cessnock Show, broadcaster and champion talker, was on the train and enjoyed himself. Of course, his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C.w.a. Younger Set Dance for Flood Appeal
The C.W.A. Younger Set have arranged to hold a dance in Wallarobba Hall on Friday. 24th June, for the Maitland Flood Appeal. The Younger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland "Mercury" Suffers Flood Damage
The Hood has put Maitland "Mercury" out of action and it is feared that, it will be several days before an edition will appear. We offer our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Along Coast Have Disastrous Results Hunter Valley Suffers Most
On Thursday night a cyclonic disturbance moved up from the South Coast and caused floodings in rivers running to the seaboard. Goaford…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayoral Appeal for Mainland's Flood Victims
His Worship the Mayor, Aid. F. H. Robinson, has launched an appeal for help for the residents of Maitland who suffered in the recent Hood disaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Receding Flood Waters Reveal the Scars
As the sea of flood waters continued to steadily recede to-day, more and more of the scare of the slimy deluge became visible throughout the city. Numbers of the homeless, who have been cured for at relief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Toppled in Flood Waters
The aid double-storey dwelling in Walker-street, South Maitland, at one time occupied by well-known identity of [?]ther…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Mitigation on Hunter
SYDNEY: The State Government has approved a flood mitigation programme for the Hunter Valley to cost more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Did Not Divert Dairyman from His Duty Stood by Community During the Crisis
Here is the simple story of a flood episode which, from the viewpoint of the men and women who toil year in, year out, in the dairying industry in the Singleton district may appear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broke's Worst Recorded Flood Victims Rescued And Sheltered
The 1857 Wollombi Creek flood, which is beyond living memory, is the only one which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Looting Singleton Man Suffers
As in all crises, the recent flood brought all that was fine in human nature and, conversely the base side of it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Christening
Mr. John Doherty, Bruce Small Pty. Ltd., Singleton manager, had a flood christening to the town on his arrival…
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