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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
387 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 20
In a letter to the Editor of the “Mercury,” Mr. P. J. Cunningham, of East Maitland, has suggested reconsideration of the 1913 plan to cut a canal from the most south-easterly point of Wallis Creek at Lochend through Ruthluba hills and Four Mile Creek to the Hexham-Minmi swamps—a distance of 6½ miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total flood damage to [?] throughout the city area and to council depots was £12,500, the city [?] (Mr. E. Brown) reported to a special meeting of [?] Council this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland [?] showed their appreciation of the wonderful work of the Mayor of Maitland, his senior officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Aero [?] will donate the proceeds of an air display it is organising on September 20 and 21, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGLETON: The towe Clerk (Mr. H. V. D[?]) said to-day that he had received no applications for flood relief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir.—In regard to Howes’ Lagoon scheme provided the; City Council can get about half the estimate of Mr. Brew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGLETON: The Mayor of Singleton (Aid. A. J. Dorsman) said last night that the Hunter Valley flood warning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to-day to be represented at a conference being called to urge some action by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A tentative estimate of £40,000 for restoration of flood damage in the Lower Hunter Shire has been placed before the Premier (Mr. J. i. Cahill) end Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw). The Shire Council has asked the State for financial assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two engineers of the Department of Public Works, Messrs Ford and Buckler, to-day visited Maitland to view flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a Mayoral Minute presented to the Singleton Municipal Council meeting at the Municipal Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland City Council has sent its thanks to the Mayor. Aldermen and staff of the Singleton Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After a large of three weeks, owing to floods, tennis in Maitland and district will again begin to function. The Saturday afternoon competition will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Referring to last Wednesday week's meeting of the Maitland City Council, Mr. Allen Fairhall, M.P. (Paterson) said it would be wrong if the plight of Maitland flood victims should become grounds for argument between those to whom people looked for assistance. Nevertheless, he felt obliged to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. W. S. Ward, of Durham Farm, Denman, writes under date 25th inst.:- Sir,—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Shire Engineer, Mr. G. S. Bailey, and ah officer of the Public Works Department yesterday completed a three day survey of flood damage in most parts of the Shire. The officers estimated that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Municipal? Council on Wednesday considered the attitude it should adopt in cases where people built homes and other structures in areas likely to be affected by floods. It was resolved that In such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SINGLETON: The Engineer (Mr. A. [?]) said yesterday that estimated damage to roads in the Patrick Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood damage throughout the Shire system of roads and bridges had not been as extensive as might have been feared, the Shire Engineer, Mr. Mclntyre, told the Shire. Council yesterday. He said that the estimated cost of the repairs to Shire roads was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage caused by the recent floods necessitated major alterations being carried out to Council's…
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