Letter To The Editor Our Almost Useless New Flood Gates
Sir,—After spending about £2500 on new flood gates, they are useless as far as I can see. In the first place, the old gates were not…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Starvation Danger in Flood Area
SYDNEY, Wed.—Police today warned that people In the flooded north west were in danger of starving to-death…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — The town of Mungindi, near the Queensland border, is having its worst floods in history…
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More than £30,000 to aid the rehabilitation of districts devastated by the floods was granted on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: Face The Facts About Dairying Hunter Reached Peak Last Night and Since Receded Floodgates Expected to Open To-morrow Rise In Backwaters Should Ease At Week-end
The flow of floodwaters from the Goulburn and Upper Hunter yesterday sent the river up at Maitland until it reached a maximum of 27 feet at midnight. Steady subsidence took place to-day and at 2 p.m. it had fallen to 26…
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The Mayor of Maitland’s Flood Relief Fund to-day received a donation of £6000 from the New South Wales Flood Victims’ Relief Fund…
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There are some high school girls from flooded farms who will not be able to pass their examinations this year unless they are accommodated in Maitland by friendly disposed families, said the acting principal of the Girls’ High…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2000 Spent on Lower Hunter Flood Damage
Expenditure on flood damage in Lower Hunter Shire is up to the present £2000. This was revealed by the shire…
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Kearstey Shire Council was informed on Tuesday night by the Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) of an interim grant of £2,000 for expenditure on immediate flood damage restoration works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Fodder Relief. the Australian P.p.u. Urges Supplies at Low Flat Rate Costs
In its recent annual State conference, the Australian Primary Producers' Union appointed a committee to consider in what direction the…
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BRISBANE, Friday. — Three stockmen are missing in the floods at Dirranbandi. A boat and plane searched…
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SYDNEY, Fri.— The N.S.W. Government will be asked arrange an insurance scheme to cover farmer, against flood…
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SYDNEY, Friday. —The Barwon River has reached a record height at Walgett, and a dramatic fight is being waged by townspeople to save…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodgates Open to Bring Relief Continuance of Fine Weather Give Hope to People
General satisfaction prevailed in Maitland this morning when it was announced that the flood sates at Wallis Creek had opened. With a steady drop in the Hunter river of slightly more than an inch on hoar, the volume of water…
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To the Government of this State and to East-West Airlines Ltd. is due the credit that the essential wealth of this flooded…
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Many dairy cattle were being sold for beef at Maitland saleyards, the District Stock Inspector, Mr. E. A. Lucas, said on Wednesday…
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For the second time within two days, a boat carrying South Maitland Railway employees across floodwaters yesterday met with a mishap. when the floodboat holed about 3.45 p.m., eight men…
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An endeavour will be made at a meeting of primary producers and citizens to-morrow night to secure strong organising…
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RAYMOND TERRACE, Monday.—The Port Stephens Shire Flood Relief Committee, which has already distributed £1910…
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The committee appointed at a recent public meeting for the purpose of arranging to carry out work in any flood emergency had…
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