Deputation on Flood Threat Being Sought Criticism of Lack of Activity
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 2
Maitland City Council is to seek a deputation to the Minister for Works (Mr. Renshaw) to seek action to obviate the constant flood threat to the low-lying areas of Maitland. This decision was reached at last night's meeting of aldermen, after the…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY: The effects of the recent floods were in evidence at the Sydney, vegetable markets to-day, when prices…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3
MELBOURNE: Three hundred people were saved from floodwaters which swept up to 12 feet deep through low lying…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY: Wellington, Cano[?] and [?]are threatened by floodwaters. More heavy rain is “forecast…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 4
The works committee of Maitland City Council was informed last night by the city engineer (Mr. E. Brown) that…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 6
The recent floods in. New South Wales 'Have lei: the Australian Broadcasting Commission to begin a two…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2
More than 100 families have been forced from their homes in Dubbo by the flooded Macquarie River. Two main…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 7
The century-old struggle against floods in the Hunter River Valley is at last making some headway. The stages of public protests and Government promises have been passed, and the stage of action reached…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 5
More than 100 families have been forced from their homes at Dubbo by the flooded Macquarie River…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY: Police today at [?]tabllshed that a young need hero, Allan Williams, who d[?]ed in Cow[?] Ho[?]pl[?] on…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 5
SYDNEY: The Weather Bureau today issued a storm warning to shipping off N.S.W. coast…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY: A. So millea[?] hard gale which lashed Sydney and the N.S.W. coast last night and again this morning…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1
N . S . W FORECAST MORE rain along the coast and tablelands but some heavy falls on the central and…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2
The Sydney Weather Bureau today warned of further heavy rain and increased danger of flooding in the Hunter River system. The Bureau said that the rain would be…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3
By early this afternoon, some of the farmland the Louth Park area was under water again for second time in less than two months. This was the result of more than seven inches…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2
Army ducks today rescued a man. his wife and two children, who had spent the night marooned…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY: Army ducks to-day were being used to carry urgently floted feed for stock marooned in the flooded…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 3
The police will make a five miles dash down the flooded Hawkesbury river to Kurrajong today to bring two…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY : Further Serious flooding along the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers Was, forecast to-day by the Weather…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2
Further serious flooding has been forecast for near city areas over the week-end and in the Riverina. The Weather Bureau…
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