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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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New Trials for Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

MARIETTA (Ohjo): Freezing weather brought, new hardships yesterday to more than 8000 refugees who have…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

City, engineer (Mr. Brown) said to–day that work would start on restoring the floodgate at Wall’s Creek within…

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To Pay Share Of Flood Warning System

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Singleton Municipal Council will pay one-fifth of the half share cost asked by the Government for maintaining an efficient flood warning system on the Hunter River…

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South Maitland Flood Funds

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee has received the following donations: E. Harmin 10/, M. Whybin 10/…

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Letter To The Editor Flood Mitigation Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

Sir,—In an article in Friday’s Issue on the South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee’s meeting, it was…

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2HD Offers Aid In Flood Warning System

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

An offer made by Airsaies Broadcasting Co. Pty., Ltd. (Station 2FID) flood Learning system in the Funter Valley…

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Cyclone Closes Port

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

NICOSIA (Cyprus):Cyprus Porta suspended all operations during an ley cuclone which lashed the Island…

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Fire, Flood Insurance

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

Sydney: Mr. J. G. Beale, M.L.A. for the South Coast, said last night would ask the Minister for Agricultures,…

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Won’t Flood Market With Nylons

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Secretary of the British ho[?]ery and kintwear export group, A. E. Clark, says It is not true that Britain is…

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Flood Embankments

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. A. Cock) submitted to the Port Stephens Shire Council the sped[?]cations in [?]ction with…

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Phone Services Cut by Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 1

Telephone services between Maitland and Allynbrook-Eccleston district were put out of order by a fierce electrical storm which swept…

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Howe’s Lagoon Canal to Hunter River Flood Mitigation Committee Puts Case

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 2

The South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee has, for the part two years, been advocating the immediate implementation of a canal through Howe’s Lagoon to the river at Morpeth to give relief to…

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24 Deaths in U.s.a. Storms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

BOSTON, Yesterday 2¼ deaths were reported is the worst storm of the winter in north-eastern United States…

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Fifteen Lost in Atlantic Gales Chatham (Mass.) Wed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

Sixty-nine men out of 84 who this week rode out a raging storm on sections of two American…

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News From Food Front. Higher Bread Butter & Milk Prices Likely. Graziers Hit by Floods and Fires. Canberra, Tues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr McEwan, said to-day there was nothing to support the rumour of a 2/- rise…

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Danger Of Floods On North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A Weather Bureau official said to-day there was a danger of local flooding if heavy rain continued on northern coastal areas. Heavy to moderate falls have been predicted for…

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Storm Damage in Cuba

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 5

HAVANA: Heavy property damage was reported yesterday in Havana and on the Cuban north coast when a…

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U.s. Storm Havoc

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK—Blizzards, tornadoes, and rain storms have cut a wide path of damage across the Eastern…

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Heavy Rain at Quart Pot River Up Five Feet

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

Heavy rain on Monday afternoon and evening at Quart Pot and surrounding areas, caused the Williams River to rise and flow over the…

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Isolated Evening Storms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: Generally fine at first apart from isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the highlands…

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