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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 41

Flood Plans of the Early Years Address In 1898 Traversed Series of Investigations

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 2

There is much valuable information in the records of early investigation of flood prevention in the Maitland district, and it would appear that some of the schemes to be introduced are those advocated half a century ago…

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Newcastle Deluge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—In a 50 minutes’ deluge this morning 278 points of rain were recorded. The rain flooded parts of…

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Isolated Thunderstorms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST.—Rain or showers continuing along the coast and tablelands and on parts of the western slopes and…

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Newcastle Shops Flooded

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Cloudbursts at Newcastle and the Sydney suburbs of Collaroy and Narrabeen this morning seriously…

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There Are Floods Still Out West Wilcannia Isolated

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 2

Floodwaters have isolated more than 1,500 people in western N.S.W. At Wilcannia (population…

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Foxground Had Deluge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Many areas on the South Coast are inundated following storm deluges yesterday…

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Heavy Rain Caused Rail and Bus Restrictions Over Five Inches At Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

Road and rail traffic between Cessnock and Maitland has been cut off following yesterday's heavy rain in which 540 points were recorded at the Cessnock Post Office. A derailment near Neath railway station caused the…

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Deluge Over Flood Basin Causes Rise of Six Feet in Backwaters Houses in Low-Lying Areas Submerged and People Remove Furniture Hunter River Rise Causes Floodgates to Close and Cause Alarm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

With knowledge of a rainfall registration of more than nine inches at Mulbring, an overnight me, and continuation this morning, of backwaters, the closure of Wallis Creek floodgates and possibility of further rain, Maitland residents were to-day pondering…

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Renewed Flooding in Lower Hunter. Torrential Rains. Sydney, Tues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

Torrential rain in coastal districts has flooded large areas of land and stopped the haulage of gas coal from South Maitland field, and endangered…

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Homes Flooded After Relief Inspection

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

Yesterday Messrs. G. Jolly and H. J. Hendy, of the State Relief Committee, paid a visit to Maitland and, accompanied by Mr. A…

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Americans Storm Strategic Hill North Koreans Driven Off After Bitter Battle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 2

TOKIO, Sept. 12 (A.A.P. Reuter).—American forces secured a valuable anchor on their, right flank when they stormed and captured an important hill eight miles north of Taegu…

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Flood Damage to Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

The engineer (Mr. A. L. Cook) reported to Fort Stephens Shire Council that estimate of works necessary, following damage to…

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Flood Relief In Port Stephens Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE, Wed.— further £8000 has been allocated by the Port Stephens Shire Relief Committee, making…

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Flood Aid Request to Mr. Menzies

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Premier, Mr. MeGirr, said to-day that the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, would refer to Cabinet a…

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Darling River Flood Continues

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The flooded Darling River has forced more than 50 people to leave their homes near Menindee, far…

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Flood Fund Donations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 4

Additional donations to the Mayor of Maitland’s Flood Relief Fund include: Previously…

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Railway Bridges Affected by Floods. Official Inspection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 4

A party of engineers from the Railway Department, led by Major-General Fewtrell, Chief Engineer, visited the district on Wednesday last…

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Grafton Has Had 27 Floods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 3

Since 1839 Grafton and the Clarence district have suffered 27 floods—four of them occurred in 1890 and three in 1893. Between…

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Thunderstorms To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: Scattered rain and a few thunderstorms, hail and local heavy falls in central and south-east districts…

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Board Chairman Tells of Floods’ Effect On Milk Production

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 5

In his address to shareholders of Bowthorne Cooperative Butter factory at the annual meeting to-day, the chairman of directors (Mr. H. Young) said that the production of the company had decreased by 1,40,000 gallons…

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