1,500 Missing in Gale Off Ceylon
COLOMBO, Wednesday.— Nearly 1,500 fishermen and 600 canoes are missing since a 42 miles an hour gale swept the…
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Floods & storms, 1950
807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 41
First Flood Cheques Have Been Posted
Some people in Maitland and district to-day received the first batch of cheques sent out from the Maitland Flood Relief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opportunity Lost For After-Flood Repair Work
A good -opportunity to proceed with after-flood repair work had been lost as the army, when encamped at East Maitland, had not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen Discuss Floods in Valley Move For A Company Plan For An Insurance Fund
Suppliers to Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. yesterday instructed the directors to investigate some scheme of insurance against losses through floods, fires and droughts. It was recommended that the company itself formulate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Insurance Fund. Dairy Co. Chairman's Suggestion
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. on Wednesday, Mr. J. D. Richardson (chairman) said it may not be too…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Can Lake Eyre Be Kept Full? Theory Of Flood Control
That Lake Eyre country in the centre of Australia is under a heavy curse. For nearly a century, scientists, so-called experts, and city journalists have been telling the rest of Australia living in the coastal cities that Lake Eyre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Critic of Government,s Flood Relief Delays "Co-operative Companies Could Help to Save Many Animals"
Criticism of the New South Wales State Government's procedure in dealing with flood relief was voiced by the chairman of the directors, Mr. J. D. Richardson, at Wednesday's annual general meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood-free Rail Service Plan
Letters have been rceived by Singleton Chamber of Commerce from Mr, D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., and the Minister for Transport, relative to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£20,372 Distributed in Flood Relief 463 Householder Claimed On State Fund
Up to to-day, £20,372 had been distributed as relief to victims from the Maitland Flood Appeal Fund. This involved payment of 763 claims. Approximately £17,000 remains in the fund for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Farmers’ Losses From Flood
The secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council (Mr. L. C. Turton) reported to a meeting of the executive committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputation to State Minister Maitiand Council Will Discuss Flood Problems
The Minister for Conservation,. Mr. G. Weir, will receive a deputation from Maitland City Council at noon on Thursday, September 14, at Parliament House, Sydney. The council will place its views on flood relief steps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Useful Truck in Floods Reo's Underwater Engine
With the thought of recent floods still present, the news from the United States of a truck that can be operated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Committee
Two members of the State Flood Relief Committee will be attending the meeting of the Maitland Flood Relief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta Protest On Flooded Roads
A combined meeting of East Greta Progress Association and the . P. and C. Association will he held at Edmunds’ garage East…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—Federal Cabinet will consider e request for a special flood relief grant to the States of £6,954,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women’s Club Raised £2265 for Flood Fund
CESSNOCK, Thursday. — Cessnock 2CK Women’s Club at Its monthly meeting wound up its food relief appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Change with Some Storms
N.S.W. FORECAST: Isolated rain and thunderstorms followed by cooler conditions which are now over the eastern section of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Effort Of Women's Club £1,015 for Flood Appeal
Maitland Flood Appeal will benefit to the extent of £1,015 as a result of an appeal started by the 2CK Women's Club…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Suggested Flood-Free Red Link Committee to Investigate
Mr. J. W. Crook, M.L.A., has been Informed by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Shea[?]) that the proposal for the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Flood Losses States Ask For £6,954,000
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, on Wednesday agreed to consider a request for a special grant of £6,954,000 to…
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