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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
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MAITLAND, Tuesday.—The Hunter River is rising again at Maitland and threats of further floods are still serious, the Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) warned today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A dairy farmer, Claude Googe, 37, single, was drowned yesterday in floodwaters at Wybong Creek, Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stark reality of flooding became tragically pronounced in Maitland today for the second time in just over 12 months, when a listless population once more began the trek from homes in the same despondent spirit reminiscent of the tragic days of June, 1949…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A 10-months-old baby, Peter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hickey, of Berry Park, near Morpeth, was drowned in 2ft. 6in. of water whilst his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday—Flood waters are rising in the residential area of South Maitland and flowing freely over the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Wed. — In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Allan Fairhall (Liberal, Paterson), asked the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A truck, carrying an injured man to a waiting ambulance, stalled while travelling through several feet of water on the East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rim Boy and Foxzami, favourites respectively for the Doomben Ten Thousand and the Doomben Cup, have been delayed in their departure to Brisbane because of floods in Maitland and bad weather in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As was the ease a year ago, Army ducks have been the unsung heroes of Mainland’s current flooding. The captain in charge of the ducks said to-day that more than 50 people had been rescued from marooned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mayor (Alderman A. S. McDonald) reports that at noon to-day, the level of the river at Belmore Bridge had fallen slowly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whereas Singleton escaped the floods Maitland was not so lucky. In East Maitland and low-lying areas around the city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greatest casualty of the recent heavy rains in Singleton is the municipal road system. Extensive damage has been caused to most of the roads though no estimates has yet been made. Major repairs are not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crews of two army “ducks” have been rendering yeoman service during the flood in the last week, and in unobtrusive fashion they are rivalling the deeds of members in last year’s disaster. Captain E. L. Stooke is in charge of one “duck” and Warrant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man slipped in flood water and wounded his leg on some bricks yesterday He is Mr. Clarence Sams, 33,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A cyclonic storm with flooding rain and winds up to 80 m.p.h. hit Brisbane and the North-East corner of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A cyclonic storm, with flooding ra[?] and winds of up to 80 miles per hour, hit Brisbane and the north-east corner of New South Wales last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A cyclonic storm, with flooding rain and winds up to 80 m.p.h., hit Brisbane and the North-East corner of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It's an ill wind that blows no good! Travellers stranded during the recent flooding of the lower portion of Denman are loud in their praises of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It would not be possible to ease milk rationing this week as planned because of the suspension of North Coast train services as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mayor of Maitland, Ald. A. S. McDonald, suggested today that to prevent future Maitland floods, a channel should be cut…
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