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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 17

Flood Free Rail Link

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday night. It was decided to seek the co-operation of all the…

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U.S. Floods

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

The swirling flood waters began to recede in the Pacific north-west of U.S.A. after taking eight lives and causing…

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Gale Damages Apple Crop Hobart

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 6

Damage to hop and apple crops In the Haon Valley Settlemented at £80,000 was caused by a north-westerly gale which reached a…

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Engineer To Report On Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

The Lower Hunter Shire engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) will compile a list of additional flood damage within the area to enable…

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Storm in Tokyo Bay Washington

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

Five American vessels were washed aground by a atom in Tokyo Bay on Wednesday. No loss of life was reported in…

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Heavy Rain Slows Traffic Katoomba

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 3

Heavy rain and mist slowed traffic down to a crawl on the Blue Mountains last night. The roads were strewn with…

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Floods in Victoria Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

Serious flooding has occurred Gippsland and central Victoria following torrential rains during the weekend…

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Heavy Rain Near Nowra SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

A small, township four miles from Nowra recorded 10.75 Inches of rain in-nine hours on Sunday night…

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Heavy Rain in Britain Is Ruining Crops London

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

Farmers throughout Britain race the possibility of the worst crop failures for years because of continued heavy rain…

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Sultry, with Some Storms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: Further [?] with few moderate to heavy falls in central, eastern and south-east sections. Some night…

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Flood In Windsor Castle Grounds LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

Parts of Windsor Castle grounds and Eton College playing fields are under water from the Th[?]mes, as nine English counties…

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Gippsland Flood. MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

About 60 families have been evacuated from the flood-bound town of Traralgon, in Gippsland. More serious flooding is expected,…

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Flood Plans Being Investigated

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

Experts were Inquiring Into recommendations made to the Hunter Valley Trust with the object of providing alleviation…

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Floods On South Coast And Highlands SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

Camden district is experiecing floods for the sixth time in ten months. The Nopean River is nearly a…

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Letter To The Editor Streets and Flooded Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

Sir,—I intend to retrain from going to the Maitland Show as a protest against the Maitland City Council’s action in having men…

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Week-End Thunderstorms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: Fine weather in most of the State. Few further showers on northern half of the coast and parts of the…

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Flood Warnings in South Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

Sydney Weather Bureau Issued a flood warning at 8 p.m. yesterday for the Shoalhaven, Nepean, Maequatle, Lachian, and other…

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Floods Send Butter Output Down

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

A decline in butter production is likely, particularly on the North Coast, owing to the recent floods—a spokesman for…

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Grant To Shire For Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 3

The Minister tor Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has advised Mr. G. Booth, MLA, that he has approved a…

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Flood Relief Telegram to Minister

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

Maitland Flood Relief Committee yesterday asked the Mayor of Maitland (Aid. J. Harvey) to spend an urgent telegram to the…

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