Township Hit by Storm
GILGANDRA, Sat.—The little town of Mendooran suffered greatly in a fierce wind storm. Fifteen homes and two hotels…
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Floods & storms, 1950
807 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 41
M.z.d.c. Secretary Reg Smith Chases Up Lantana Bug Cyclone Affects Northern Insects
Energetic secretary of the M.Z.D.C. Dungog Branch, Mr. Reg Smith, recently wrote to Mr. S. R. Smith, of Nimbin, near Lismore, and to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner Monowai Hits Storm
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Several passengers were, slightly injured when a 70 m.p.h. gale battered the liner Monowal in the Tasman…
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Four New South Wales towns are preparing for minor, floodings within the next few days. They are Walgett (Barwon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners of Two Homes Seek Assistance To Move From Flood Areas
Maitland Wood Relief Committee has decided to pay £250 to two flood victims, to help enable them to have their homes moved to ground outside flood reach. These grants are conditional on…
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NEW FORECAST: Further light to moderate rain In western, central end southern districts, soon extending to the remainder…
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The Dutch approach to flood problems similar to those encountered countered in the Lower Hunter area, was brought under notice…
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NSW FORECAST: Fine and warm to hot over moat of the State, with variable winds, chiefly north-east to north-west…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Homes and shops were flooded and craters 20 feet deep torn in roads late yesterday during a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wilcannia Hit By Hail Storm
A hailstorm battered Wilcannia in a hurricane on Thursday afternoon last. Two people who were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Yielded 30 Point Of Rain
Thirty points of rain fell during Last night’s electric Storm, which, started shortly after 7 o’clock and lasted for about an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain in Parts Maitland’s Tally 164 Points
During the 24 hours preceding 9 o’clock this morning, heavy rain fell in the coastal areas, falls being heaviest at Port Macquarie and Laurieton. For the 48 hours to 9 a.m., Maitland had 164 points…
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SYDNEY, Saturday. — Floods in the north-west are holding up the inquiry at Inverell into the swabbing of Confidential at…
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FRESNO (California). Nov. 21. (AAP).—Floodwaters from more than 20 rivers and streams in the Central Valley of California…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Winter Gales, Floods
LONDON, May 22.— Europe’s first fierce gales of the winter surged in from the Atlantic yesterday, leaving at least one ship…
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LONDON Wednesday-Europe's first gales of the winter surged in from the Atlantic yesterday leaving at least…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lower Hunter, Farmers Again Have Heavy Loss Flooded River Overflows Through Embankment
The sudden flooding of farmlands around Maitland has meant further heavy losses to the man on the land. Many farmers, unable to carry on after a succession of floods in the past 18 months, will leave their land and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrabri Man Believed Drowned. Widespread Floods. Sydney
A Narrabri farmer is believed to have been drowned in the flooded river at Narrabri. The missing man, S. F. Skinner, disappeared after…
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Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A. for Liverpool Plains, has been advised by the Minister for Public Works and Local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Ruin Potatoes Worth £40,000
Maitland farmers lost potato crops valued at more than £40,000 when the Hunter River burst its banks and spread over the river…
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