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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 41

Wedding Ring Found After Flood

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 4

Thirty-six years ago on the property now owned by Mr. Jack Peterkin, or Taylor’s Arm, Macleay River, the late Mrs. Provost…

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More Fodder for Flooded Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) has acknowledged additional gifts of fodder for dairy farmers in the flooded…

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Occupation Forces Help Flood Fund

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

British Commonwealth Occupation Forces contributions to the New South Wales flood railed fund already total £205/7/10…

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B.C.O.F. Units Aid Flood Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 3

British Commonwealth Occupation, forces contributions to the New, South Wales flood relief fund already total £205/7/10. The fund…

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Urges National Flood Plan Federal Funds Sought

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 3

The recent flood disasters were so great that the Federal Government should co-operate with the States in long-term Hood control work and…

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Flood Damage Worries Councillors Cost of Repairs Beyond Council's Capacity. Funds for Ordinary Repairs Running Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

Mr. E. R. Brown (Shire Engineer) told the councillors yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Shire Council that it was impossible to estimate the cost of flood damage to the roads, and said repairs required on the roads were beyond the financial capacity of the council…

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Moonan Brook News School Flood Relief Effort

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

On Friday, July 25, the school children conducted a guessing competition and a tuck shop in aid of the Scone Flood Relief…

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Tired People Fight Off Big Flood

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

"The people are very tired, but they're keeping going somehow," police reported from flood threatened…

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Bourke Fears Week-end Flood

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Townspeople of Bourke, in far western NSW, have mobilised to meet a threat of floodings as the waters…

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"Worst Flood in Memory" News of Bellingen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

Details of the "worst flood in memory" at Bellingen on the North Coast of New South Wales are included in a letter to reach Singleton from a…

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Chichester Dam and Pipeline Repair of Damage Following Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

The Chief Engineer submitted report to last meeting of the Hunter District Water Board showing that subsequent to the recent heavy floods…

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Hybrid Maize Seed Lost In Floods

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 2

Some of the late maturing strains of Hybrid maize grown by registered seed growers on the north coast have been lost in the floods, reports…

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Flood-Free Road Would Be Costly

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

Construction of a length of Tocal-road, at Mindaribba Hollow, to enable traffic to use it during wet weather, would cost…

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Floods In Japan Cause Big Losses

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, August 17. — Flood caused damage totalling 21,387 million ye[?] (£21,887,000 sterling) to Japanese agriculture, forestry…

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Flood Relief Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 4

To-day’s donations to the Mayor of Maitland’s Flood Belief Fund include:— £ s d…

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Air Survey of N.S.W. Flood Areas

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 10

An aerial inspection had been arranged of flooded northern areas of New South Wales, the Minister for Health (Sir Earle Page) said…

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"Millions Of Pounds Damage In Flood Areas"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 5

Floods will cause millions of pounds damage in the Brewarrina, Walgett and Bourke districts, said the Minister for Lands (Mr…

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Flood Relief Dance At Dartook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 6

The citizens of Dartbrook last Friday night did a grand job in raising money for the Maitland Flood Relief Appeal…

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Further Flood Grants

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A farther allocation of £43,000 to 21 flood affected areas was decided on by the New South Wales Hood Belief…

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Flood Sends Shire's Overdraft Up

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 3

Because of flood damage to roads, Port Stephens Shire Council's general fund overdraft has reached £5,300. The Shire Engineer (Mr. A. L…

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