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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 17

Cyclone Lashes Coast

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: A cyclone, moving along the east coast towards Sydney this morning, was responsible for the NSW south coast being…

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Flood M[?]tigation Committee Will Press For Cutting Of Canal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

The almost continuous [?] memories of the disastrous [?] last year. With a cyclonic [?] week, many anxiously watch…

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Flood Insurance Proposal for Farms and Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

Hunter Volley Conservation Trust will investigate the establishment of a co-operative farm and crop flood insurance scheme for the Lower Hunter. In moving for the…

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Power Flood Boat

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A. has received the following from the Minister, for Local Government, Hen. J.J. Cahill, regarding the provision…

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Drains Flooding Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

An Immediate inspection will be made at Williamtown aerodrome to investigate complaints that drains are ruining adjoining properties…

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Flood Insurance Proposal For Farms And Crops

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

Hunter Valley Conservation Trust will investi-Sipux City, lowa, U. S. A» ® gate the establishment of a co-operative farm and crop flood insurance scheme for the Lower Hunter. In moving for the investiga…

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Flood Insurance Proposal for Farms and Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

The Hunter Valley Conservation Trust will investigate the establishment of a co-operative farm and crop flood insurance…

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Powered Flood Boat For Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 2

A grant of £200 towards the cost of a powered flood boat had been approved by the Minister for Local Government…

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Action Urged on Flood Building and Area Development Lismore Had Problems Common To Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 2

Maitland would soon have to take action similar to that already operating and contemplated , the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. J. Harvey) set out in a moyocol minute placed before last night's meeting of aldermen of Maitland…

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Question on Flood Money

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

Referring to an amount of £4000 flood relief money shown in the auditor's report for 1950, Ald. Foster asked at last night's…

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£200 Towards the Cost of a Flood Boat

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government through Mr. Fitzgerald, M.L.A. advised that £200 was approved for a power flood bout This was…

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Four Die in Storms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 5

GENIVA : Four people have died in severed stories which fire steeping Switzerland. Two men and a woman were…

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Record Floods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 5

TOPEKA (Kansas) : Recordbreaking floods surged over eastern and central Kansas Kansas [?]…

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Floods and Bad Weather Hampered Red Cross

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 4

Abnormal weather condition and floods had disrupted the activities of the Maitland branch of the Red Cross Society, the twenty-fifth annual report states. Only a few meetings were held during the year, the…

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Floods and Fire Bring Devastation to Kansas City

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK: Thirty-three helicopter took off from New York yesterday in answer to a call for their services in devastating Kansas floods, which already have claimed 12 victims, with several others missing…

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Second Flood Strikes Kansas City Damage Most Extensive in America’s History (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK: Fresh torrents of water pouring into the already flooded Kansas City are hindering the firemen fighting the oil fire that broke out when a floating 6000-gallons oil tank struck on electric power line…

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Victorian Flood Threat Eased

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, D[?] of serious [?] Qan in north eastern Vic [?]this morning as…

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Flood Expected at Tamworth

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Western and north-western parts of New South Wales are in danger of flooding as rivers swollen by rain continue…

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Fight Against Flood Almost Won. Fires Continue in Twin Cities. New York, Tues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

The twin cities Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, appear to be winning the fight against the disastrous floods…

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Water Floods Car

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

When Mr. W. Blake was crossing the flooded roadway near Edinglassie the water reached as high as the flooring near the…

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