Want Flood Warning
Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association is seeking to have established reliable flood warning stations on…
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Floods & storms, 1950
807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 41
“Maitland Centre of Great Production” Mayor Reviews Destruction After Major Floods
In an address on the potentialities of Maitland and district to Newcastle Business Men’s Club, the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. A. S. McDonald) said he felt that something should be said first regarding the recent floods in the Hunter,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Hundreds of flood isolated—families in the north-west are anxiously waiting for food supplies to…
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At the recent meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, It was agreed that a public meeting would be called for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Backwaters Rise Perceptibly In South Maitland Hundreds of Homes Are Surrounded Again Residents Welcome Opening of Floodgates As River Drops
Residents of South Maitland and Louth Park have been under a heavy strain for nearly two months, with flood waters encroaching and receding at various stages of the long drawn-out flooding from the backwaters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodgates Open This Afternoon River Drops to 23ft. 4in
Welcome news to residents of Maitland was announced by the town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) this afternoon, when he stated that the flood gates at Wallis Creek entrance to the river had opened allowing a good flow out of water…
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Amounts received towards the Maitland Flood Relief Fund today brought the total to more than £20,000…
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Although it is almost, two months since some people in the low-lying areas of Matt land left their homes, it is unlikely that many of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wants American Adviser On Flood Mitigation (To the Editor.)
Sir,—After every flood at Maitland enthusta[?] suggestions have been put forward to cut out an future [?]oods, but as soon as the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Red Cross Thanks Muswellbrook. Flood Victims Receive Clothing
The Mayor, Ald. E. C. Humphries, has received the following letter from N. McCallum, president of the Grafton branch of the Red Cross:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North-west Floods. Weather Hampers Air-lift. Sydney
Bad weather to-day interfered with the dropping of food to starving stock in northern N.S.W. Fifteen planes are based at Tamworth and Moree, but,…
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flood mitigation authority, to be known as the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust will be set up under proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Response for Fodder Appeal Flood Victims To Benefit District Farmers and Agents Supply 5 Trucks
Response to the Primary Producers' Union appeal for fodder to go to farmers who have been the victims of recent floods, district farmers and stock agents have promised over five trucks of fodder to date…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bogus Flood Relief Collector Working in Scone District Police Warning to Residents
It is alleged that a bogus woman flood relief collector is at present working in the Scone district, receiving sums of money which, she states, will be handed over to the Food Relief Appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ANOTHER £30,000 Flood Grant Three Councils In Maitland Area To Divide £13,500
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Government flood relief authority has granted another £30,000 for distribution to flood victims. The management committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Backwaters Recede Two Inches Overnight Light Rain Over Hunter May Close Floodgates
Residents of Maitland yesterday had their first glimpse of fine weather for some weeks, and with the announcement that the flood gates had opened at Wallis Creek there was hope that the backwaters would recede sufficiently to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boat for Use in Floods at Raymond Terrace
At the recent meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, it was agreed that a public mooting would bo called for the purpose of organising a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ward's River Responds to Appeals Flood Belief and Uno Children
At a Public Meeting sponsored by the local schoolmaster, Mr. K. Edmonds, it was decided to launch a direct appeal for funds to help NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Rises Again to Shut Floodgates Switch Around In Backwaters Sees Spread of Three Inches Fine Weather Gives Promise of Relief
Fallowing steady rain in fit Upper Hunter catchment area yesterday the river rose from 22 feet 8 inches yesterday, In gradual stages, until the reading at Belmore bridge at 9 a.m. was 25 feet 6 inches. At noon the reading was 25 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1500 Dairy Cows Killed for Meat Flood Conditions Are Severe Blow To Industry
Many dairy cattle were being sold for beef at Maitland saleyards, the District Stack inspector, Mr. E. A. Lucas, said to-day. Since the June flood, about 1500 dairy cattle had been…
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