Flood Mitigation Conference
RAYMOND TERRACE, Wed.— The Department of Public Works will not be represented at the flood mitigation…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Floods Cut Down Major Operations Outlook For Overcoming Lag Not Bright
Due to hold-up in coal supplies, as the result of floods, there was considerable interference with the work of the operating theatres, and major operations of Maitland Hospital for the 12 months ended June 30 last had been down…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — Implying to Mr. Beale (Lib., South Coast) in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for…
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CASABLANCA, Sept. 29. — Floods killed 86 people and washed away whole villages east of Fez (Morocco), on Tuesday…
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Last night’s meeting of Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council decided to ask headquarters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter To The Editor Flood Plans
Sir,—Maybe your paper was a bit hard—in the leading article of last Wednesday’s date — on State Government Ministers who…
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N.S.W. FORECAST: Further rain over most of the State, with some heavy falls and isolated thunderstorms. Warm and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Buck-Passing” Over Floods at Maitland Milk Board Chief Says Action Should Be Demanded
SYDNEY, Monday.—The fact that the main railway line at Maitland should be covered every time there was excessive rain was a reflection on those who ought to [?] the line, said the chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. W…
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The Rotary Club of Newport, England, has forwarded a cheque for £10 (sterling) to the Maitland Rotary Club as a…
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Disappointment was expressed by General J. O. Richardson, In opening the flood mitigation conference convened by the Hunter…
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A meeting at Raymond Terrace yesterday, called by the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company to consider flood mitigation matters on the Hunter and its tributaries, decided to advise the Government that the clearing of silt…
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Although it is 15 weeks since this year’s prolonged flooding of Maitland commenced, Maitland City Council says that it has received “practically no funds from the Government for flood restoration work.”…
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DUBBO, Thurs.—A shortage of water is expected in Dubbo this Bummer because the town’s filtration plant ban been…
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Evening hailstorm yesterday was only the prelude to a heavier storm late last night. Mr. J. G. Cardell, at Wattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action to Ease Anzac Avenue Flooding Creek Straightening Suggested
The straightening of the creek at Anzac Avenue between Old Maitland Road and Government Road to alleviate the flooding of…
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“The Minister says that it be difficult to legislate, for one section of the community, but apparently there is no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallis Creek Floodgates Closed
A slight fresh in the Hunter River, caused the flood gates at Wallis. Creek to close yesterday. The height of the river at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers’ Flood Claims to Be Re-assessed £10,000 Still In Refief Fund For Distribution
Flood losses of farmers in the Maitland area ore to be re-assessed by investigators of Maitland Flood Relief Committee for the purpose of additional relief payments. This was decided at a meeting this morning of…
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WELLINGTON, Oct 7 — The Bell River flooded large areas of the Wellington flats causing £3000 damage to potato,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denman Streets Flooded. Ogilvie Street Under Water
Denman had its worst flooding on Saturday afternoon when a storm broke over the town. Although only about an inch of rain fell, the main…
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