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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

387 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 20

Flood Belief

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 6

The M.Z.D.C. is ready and willing to assist all its members who have suffered loss and damage by floods in the furtherance of…

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A.l.p. Move for Flood Conference

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the Maitland State Council of the Australian Labour Party on the floods, Mr. C. L. Robinson…

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R.S.L. Ball Proceeds For Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

Proceeds of this year’s Diggers ball to be staged in the Town Hall on Friday night of next week, will be devoted to Maitland’s flood victims. This was announced to–day by the president of…

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Flood Mitigation Committee Will Press Howe’s Lagoon Channel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

The members of the South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee at a special meeting agreed to most of the Mayor’s five–point plan, bur were some what surprised at one point, that of raising the…

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No Dredging on Any Big Scale “Feel” Of Flooding Put Into Words

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

Maitland Chamber of Commerce was to-day advised by the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust that some dredging may be carried out in the Hunter River for the discharge of floodwaters, but not on any…

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Migrants Praised By Minister For Aid During Flood

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA.—In the House of Representatives, the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beale) paid tribute to co-operation…

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State Gov't Promises £30,000 Flood relief

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 4

The State Government would grant £30,000 for flood relief in the Hunter and Macleay districts, Mr. Cahill said in Sydney. Mr. Cahill. the Premier, said ho had sent a telegram to Mr. Menzies, asking that the Commonwealth make a…

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Flood Drowns 30 GI's

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

Thirty members of the 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard were drowned on Monday when a sudden…

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Special Fund for Flood Free Link Mr. Sheahan's Recommendation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Crook in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Transport (Mr…

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Floods and More Floods

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 5

"The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy," said Ald…

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£30,000 Flood Grant for Hunter and Macleay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has announced that the State Government would grant £30,000 for flood relief in the…

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Two Aust. Girls Among Missing Devastating English Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 2

Two Australian girls from Victoria, at present touring Great Britain, are believed to be amongst the 40 add persons missing in the devastating floods of the Exmoor districts of Devon…

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Grant To Repair Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON Patrick Plains shire Council will seek a Government grant of about £3000 to repair…

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Australian Victims Of English Flood

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

LONDON: The bodies of [?] Oxley. 21, and Joyce Hiscock, 22, the two Melbourne girls drowned In the…

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Planning for Flood Mitigation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 5

“The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy.”…

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Scouts Help In Flood Clean-Up

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

Scouts from Moaman and the coalfields joined Maitland [?] at the week-end to help [?] clean up after…

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Repairing Flood Damaged Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

In the legislative Assembly Mr. Arthur Howrah M.L.A asked the premier (Mr. J. [?] and the minister for…

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Scouts Aid Flood CLEAN-Up Second Big Job In A Few Months

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

Sixteen Rover Scouts from Ist Mosman troop and about 20 Scouts from Cessnock and Karri Kurri…

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Forfeits, Byes, Rain and Floods Mar Second Round

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

Since the Scone match in the first round Singleton has not had a "happy" time. First Sunday after the…

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Letter to the Editor Flood Control

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 2

Sir—With one flood hardly past and anticipating the coming of the next. Maitland people are asking…

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