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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 17

£12,070 Flood Grant for Kearsley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

A preliminary grant of £12,070 to repair flood damage in Kearaley Shire has been approved by the Minister for…

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Stroud Shire Flood Damage Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 2

A grant of £1,250 has been made by the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr.Cahill, to the Stroud Shire Council towards a flood damage…

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Flood Damage. £6890 Grant for Merriwa Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 5

Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Works, Hon. J. J. Cahill, M.L. A.:—…

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To Pay for Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

Consumers of electricity in Lismore will In future be liable tor damage to Meters caused by flood waters…

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Flood Damage at Kempsey Kempsey

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

If another major food threatens the approaches to the railway bridge will be blown up and to lessen damage to the town and…

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— Flood Relief Application

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

Applications from [?] claiming Hood taller [?] made by March [?] They can be last at Maitland Town Hall or the…

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Effect of Floods

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

"Unfortunately, floods and bad weather have heavily reduced production, but about 225,000 treelings will still be…

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Grant For Repairing Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

Through Mr. A. Howarth, MLA, Maitland City Council has received from the Minister for Works and Local Government,…

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Flood Relief Applications

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 2

The chairman of the Commonwealth-State Flood Relief Committee (Mr. D. P. Witheriff) has announced that the committee…

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Grants Total Over £13,000 Flood Damage and Road Maintenance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

A letter to Mr. D'Arcy Hose, M.L.A., received from the Minister for Works and Local Government, read at yesterday's meeting…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Grant For Flood Damage

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 5

The following letter, received by Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., from the Minister for Public Works and Local Government, speaks for…

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Minister For Development Will Raise Flood Matters

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Notional Development (Mr. R. G. Casey) has advised the Member for Paterson (Mr. Allen Fairhall) that he intends raising the matter of long-term flood prevention measures in discussions he will Be having…

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Flood Committee Criticises Trust Representative

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee at Its meeting last night discussed at length statements attributed to Maitland…

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Six Killed by Gales in Channel London

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1

Six persons were killed in France yesterday during capes which left behind a vast trall of damage after having France and…

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Council’s Floodboats

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 7

In a report to the worst committee of Maitland City Council last night on the condition of foldboats. the engineer stated…

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Early Show Crowd Caught In Storm SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 1

A sudden shower drenched early arrivals at the chow this morning and sent them scurrying for shelter In doorways and under…

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Proclamation Dissolving Parliament Signed Lull This Week Before Bitter Election Storm CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

Governor-General McKell, at 9 a.m. to-day, signed the proclamation dissolving the 19th Australian Parliament. The proclamation was countersigned by Prime Minister Menzies and was gazetted just after mid-day. It it the prelude to one of the briefest and expectedly bitterest election…

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Flood Warning for Far North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: [?] In the north-east quarter of the State, between, the North Coast end North-west Plains. Further heavy…

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Central Coast Flood Warning Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

Flood danger is increasing on the Central N.S.W. coast, where further heavy rain is expected…

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Maize Seed Crops Destroyed Maitland Floods

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

The last flooding of the Hunter at Maitland completely wiped out the crops of three registered growers of hybrid maize…

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