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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Ten Drowned, Many Missing In North Sea Gales LONDON, Mon

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

Ten seamen were drowned and many more are missing from three ships which are believed to have sunk off…

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10 Seamen Browned, 49 Missing In North Sea Gale

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

LONDON: At least ten seamen were drowned And 49 more are missing from three ships, believed to have…

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Bridge Could Stand Up To Floods

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 2

The Transport Department knew no reason why the present Belmore Bridge should not continue to withstand…

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Tinkers In Trouble In Gale

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

NORFOLK (Virginia): A gale raging oft Cape Henry yesterday cracked the hulls of two tankers…

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Flood Warning Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 4

RAYMOND T E R R A C E: Port Stephen’s Shire Council has decided to [?] by a previous decision that…

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Rom Drought to Flood

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE: Gympie’s worst drought since 1902 has been turned to flood within the last three days…

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Aldermen Want To Know Further Details of Flood Warning Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 2

Before alderman of Maitland City Council express any opinion on an offer mode by the Slate Flood Worming Committee, two of council’s representatives, the Mayor (Aid. J. Harvey) and Aid, F. O…

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Flood Warning

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 2

The Municipal Council last night agreed to accept an offer by radio station 2HD to service the flood warning…

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Mainly Fine, But Some Thunderstorms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 1

NEW FORECAST: Continuing warm, humid and unset, tied, in most districts, but mainly [?] in the far west…

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222 Lives Lost in Storms and Floods

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The American Red Cross today raised to 222 its estimate of the number of persons killed by storms and floods in six southern States at the week-end…

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Good Rain Brightens Winter Prospects Cloudburst Floods Singleton Streets

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

Soaking rain throughout the Singleton district at the week-end brightened farmers' prospects of a good winter season. All areas reported good falls, and there was…

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New Bridge Work Withstood Flood

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: A heavy cloudburst occurred at Forbesdale, and brought the Gloucester River down in flood…

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Storms on the Highlands

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: Warm to hot and humid, with freed northeast to north-west winds, strong in south at…

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Heavy Rain At Gosford

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: In the 24 hours ended at o’clock this morning Gosford had a rainfall registration or 630 points…

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Floods Destroy New Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

SWIFT: CURRENT (Saskatchewan): A new 1,000,000 duller bridge which had taken two years to build was swept…

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Missouri Valley Flood Threat

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK : America’s Missouri valley and other places [?] their worst flood threats in 70 years as the Missouri…

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Hunter Valley Farms Need Heavy Rain

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 4

The main part of the Hunter district still required substantial rain soon to secure winter fodder, the District Agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) said in his review for the Hunter and Central Coast…

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Storm Over Radio Debate On Co-Ops

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

The Australian Broadcasting Commission has postponed to-night's, scheduled forum of the Air debate entitled…

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Missouri’s Worst Flood in 70 Years

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK: The worst flood in 70 years rolled down the Missouri VaIley yesterday, as thousands of persons prepared to flee or battle to raise threatened levees…

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Scattered Rain And Storms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: Further rain in southern border and south-east districts, gradually becoming…

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