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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 41

R.s.l. Dance Raises £16 for Flood Helife

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 3

An R.S.L. dance held in the James Theatre on Thursday night realised £16 3s. 6d. This money will be given by the committee to the current flood…

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Sydney Sympathy for Victims of Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 5

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. E. E. O'Dea) wrote to today’s, meeting o£ Lower Hunter Shire Council conveying deep…

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Difficulties of Milk Cartage During Flood Related Request to Council to Consolidate Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 5

Seemingly insurmountable difficulties under which milk was conveyed to the populations of Newcastle and Sydney during the recent disastrous flood- were related today by Mr. J. B. Timbs, manager of Bowthorne Butter…

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New Australian’s Donation to Flood Fund

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 5

A New Australian from the Migrant Centre No. 2. Greta to-day sent a donation of £2 to the Mayor of Maitland’s flood relief…

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Electricity Department Work in Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 5

In a report to a meeting of the electric light committee of Maitland city Council last night, the engineer-manager (Mr. E…

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Flood Warning Experiments Radio Tests At Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

Singleton may prove to be the focal point of a new flood-warning system in connection with which…

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State Primier on Flood Relief 'Clear and Specific Charter' Assisting the Primary Producers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 1

A "clear and specific charter" for the New South Wales Government's Flood Relief Committee (on which the Commonwealth Government is represented) is outlined in a statement just released by…

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Flood Free Rail Through Hunter Valley Transport Minister's Promise at Cessnock Meeting Yesterday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

The first step towards establishing a flood-free rail route through the Hunter Valley was taken last night at a representative meeting in Cessnock when the Transport Miister (Mr. W. Sheahan) and the…

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Flood Silt Is of Harmful Nature

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

“Sand deposits left by this flood will not be of a beneficial type, and farmers affected will be confronted by a tremendous…

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Ratepayers Voice Flood Worries Letters to Works Committee of Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

Ratepayers vrote in some force to the meeting test night of the works committee of Maitland City Council, voicing worries which had been caused by the flood. Even people on the high hills have their complaints…

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Wallarobba Shire Flood Appeal Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

Convened by Wallarobba Shire, in response to a special appeal to all shires by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, a public meeting was…

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The Mayor’s Flood Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 4

Members of the Pilton Women’s Committee have sent a donation of £5 to the Mayor of Maitland’s Relief Fund. In a…

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Letters to the Editor Coastal Floods

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 6

Sir,—The recent foods in the coastal areas, the Hunter Valley and the north-west, coming as they did after disastrous floods…

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Milk Subsidy of 3d. a Gal Sought Suppliers Seek State Aid After Flood Losses

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 4

A Government subsidy of 3d a gallon on all milk produced until the end of September and a continuation of the present winter extra price until summer ore being sought by Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council…

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Flood Relief. Unauthorised Collectors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. E. C. Humphries) has pointed out for the information and guidance of contributors that no persons have been authorised to make…

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Flood Free Rail Through Hunter Valley Transport Minister's Promise at Cessnock Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

The first step towards establishing a flood-free rail route through the Hunter Valley was taken at a representative meeting in Cessnock when the Transport Minister (Mr. W. Sheahan) and the Director of Transport and Highways (Mr. R. Winsor) both promised…

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Report of Flood Damage. Engineer's Recommendations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Following the recent floods considerable damage had occurred in several parts of the Municipality, Mr. E. R. Brown (supervising engineer.)…

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Picture Show for Flood Victims

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Messrs Wall Bros. will present a picture entertainment at the Piazza Theatre on Thursday, 27th July, to aid the flood victims…

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Hunter Valley Floods. (To The Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 4

Sir.—The recent floods in the coastal areas, the Hunter Valley and the north-west, coming as they did after disastrous floods, last year, have…

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The Tragedy of the Floods. State Government's Action

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 10

I feel that it is a duty I owe to the people of the State to tell them just what action was taken by their Government in the past months to assist…

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