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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 17

Child Drowned In Well Uncovered By Floodwaters

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

A finding of death by drowning was returned by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. V. R. Jenkins, at the Inquest yesterday into the death of Roberts Farrelly, at Maitland. The child, six years of age, fell down a well, from which the…

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Flood Threat to Forbes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Forbes is preparing to meet the treat of its fifth flood place April—this time ca[?]eed by melting soon…

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Flood Threat

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

The flooded Lachlan River is expected to drive hundreds of Forbes residents from their homes. Latest news on the flood…

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Fifth Big Flood in 15 Months. Precautions at Forbes. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

The Lachlan River at Forbes this morning reached 34 feet, which is only six inches below the record flood level reached…

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Forbes Floodwaters Just Below Record Thousands Of Pounds Loss To Vegetable Growers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 3

FORBES: The Lachlan River at Forbes this morning reached 34 feet, which it only six inches below the record flood level reached last October. More than 40 families have been evacuated from their…

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Proposal for Flood Insurance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

The Hunter Valley Conservation Trust with ask the Lower Hunter Liaison Committee to Investigate the question or flood…

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Supplies By Air To Flooded Areas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Food and medical supplies will be dropped by air to residents of flood-bound Bedgerebong, on the [?]…

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Floods Cause Havoc

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

GENEVA: Two lives have been last and great havoc caused in serious floods, which followed a deluge of rainstorms in Eastern…

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Gales in the South-east

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Gales are stilt sweeping meet of south-east Australia Snow is falling in Tasmania, Victoria and many areas of New…

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Repairing Storm Damage

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The department of Building Materials will render every assistance to owners of dwellings who wish to obtain salvaged [?]ron to…

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Gale Caused Damage to Property Kurri Business Section Worst Hit

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 5

Yesterday's westerly gale, one of the strongest to strike the Coalfields for years, caused a great deal of damage to property. At one stage the wind was estimated to be travelling at…

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Australian Toys For Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

WASHINGTON: About 200lb. of toys for [?] victims of the recent floods have reached Washington by air from Australia…

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Earth Tremours, Floods In Europe, Heat Wave In America

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Earth tremors, torrents of rain, hailstorms and river floods were Europe’s summer weather yesterday, and a death roll of more than 27 has resulted. In the United States a…

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Deluge Causes Deaths In Northern Italy

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 1

ROME: After a 48 hours’ deluge, 26 bodies were recovered yesterday, as floods receded In the take Como district of North…

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Flooded River Delayed Professor

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 3

FRANCISTOWN (Bechuanaland) Professes William [?] Millian 65 whom London papers had reports missing on an…

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Floods Destroy Jute Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

NEW DELHI: Floods in Assam, in July destroyed or damaged jute crops worth £45,625,000…

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Bread Dropped To Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

GENEVA: A Swiss army bomber yesterday dropped more than 2000lb. of bread to two villages in a valley of Lugano,…

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“Storms” In A Hangar

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 5

LONDON: Artificial sandstorms and mock thunder showers have been produced in a hangar at Derby during an…

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Housing Council Floodboats

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

Efforts to house two floodboats purchased from the Maitland City Council will be made by Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer…

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Last Year’s Cricket Registrations Down Flood and Lack of Interest Had Effect

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

The Hunter River District Cricket Association accepted 242 fewer registration for the 1950–51. season than it did during the previous year. This was revealed in the fifty–third annual report…

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