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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 17

No Flood Threat

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 4

Many of the residents of Carrowbrook have been cut off from the rest of the community following a rapid rise in the…

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Broom Millet Shortage Hunter Floods Snag

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 8

The present acute shortage in N.S.W. of fibre for making brooms has been aggravated by the recent floods on the…

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Flood-free Rail Link

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

The Minister for Transport advised Cessnock Council last night that he was still awaiting a technical report on the…

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Flood of Applications To Maitland without Supplies Again To-Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Hundreds of people, from centres as to apart as Casino and Wellington, have applied for licence to sell Sydney newspapers The four Sydney daily newspapers this morning…

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Floods From Dam Recedes. Communist Move Fails to Halt Advance. Tokyo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

United Nations' troops resumed their advance towards the Hwachon River reservoir, seven miles north of the 38th Parallel yesterday, as flood…

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Thunderstorms Are Likely

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: Unsettled weather, with some showers and scattered thunderstorms extending across southern, couth-eastern…

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To-day’s Leader District Representation Reds Turn, Fight Back Another Threat of Flood From Impounded Waters

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

TOKYO (A.A.P. Reuter): Chinese troops turned and fought furiously in Keyed yesterday, attempting to prevent the Allied advance reaching the huge Hwachan Reservoir, before they could unicash the full fury of its impounded…

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Drift From Land Deplored Farmers Facing Fodder Shortage and Dread of Further Floods

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

The report presented at the annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council last night deplored the fact that so many had left the industry. Others, ft was claimed, were on the verge of leaving their…

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Blizzards and Gales Lash Parts of State. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

Last night blizzards on the Alps and hailstorms and gate force winds in country centres gave the State its stormiest night this year. At Coraki,…

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Flood Mitigation Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee has convened a public meeting of those affected in the South Maitland flood areas…

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Flooding Retarded Scout Hall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

Floods in 1950 and early this year again restricted the activities of the group committee in the drive for funds tot the erection…

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Letter to the Editor Flood Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

Sir,—The action of the South Maitland Flood mitigation Committee in calling public meeting for Friday next to discuss the…

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Purchase of Flood Punts

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

Maitland City Council will Purchase three punts, at a cost of 250 each, for use for reasons work in narrow streets in the…

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Flood Relief At The Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Part Stepnson Shire Flood Relief Committee has received a small contribution from the…

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Floods Close N.z. Mine

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON (AAP-Reuter): The largest anthracite mine in New Zealand has been wiped out b y recent South Island floods…

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Flooding Report Awaited

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

Ald. H. T. Skilton, who is Maitland City Council’s representative on the Hunter Valley Trust, told last night’s…

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Chinese Reds Are Massing Again Bombing Of Floodgates To Retard Advance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

KOREA (A.A.P.-Reuter): United States navy dive-bombers, using aerial torpedoes, to-day punched holes in the Hwachon reservoir floodgates. Chinese Communists had closed the floodgates to dry…

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Flood Relief

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

The local Flood Committee has a small amount of money for distribution. This is has agreed too allocate to owner…

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25 Points of Rain From Storm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 3

Maltland post office registered 25 points of rain from the strom downpour of early yesterday afternoon…

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Likelihood Of Further Thunderstorms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: What and fog along the coast and tablelands with a few a showers. Some thunderstorms an central coast…

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