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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

387 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 20

Flood Forecast For Near City Areas

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Further serious Hooding has been forecast for near city areas over the week-end and in the Riverina. The Weather Bureau has renewed warnings to…

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Bureau Forecasts Further Floods

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday (AUP).— Further serious flooding has been forecast for near city areas over the weekend…

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Means To Avert Floods, But No Action

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY : Mr. H. J. [?] M.P., who is the Commonwealth representative on the Flood Relief Committee, said last night that dom authorities in New South Wales had the meant of averting many…

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Flood Undermining Five Homes In Windsor District

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. (AUP)— Five homes near Windsor are in danger of being undermined by rain and…

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No Relief From Storms Urgent Flood Warnings Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 2

Gale force winds and torrential rain have caused still more fears of widespread floodings in the near-Sydney rural areas. A gale…

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Weather Round Up: No Relief Can Be Expected Fears Of Widespread Floods Near Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Gale-fore winds and torrential ram caused still more fears of widespread flooding in the near-Sydney rural areas. The gale, which swept the city areas late last…

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Heavy Rain Watercourses Rising

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

Heavy rain with strong wind is making conditions unpleasant in Dungog and district Our Postmaster…

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Flood Appears Inevitable police Have Arranged For Ducks And Evacuees' Accommodation

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 3

With the hunter river approaching the danger mark at Maitland and with the backwater basin filling rapidly this afternoon, another flood for Maitland appears inevitable. Heavy, wind-lashed rain, which fell in torrents this…

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Warning of Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Weather bureau today issued a special flood warning for the Hunter River…

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Flood-free City First' Essential Mitigation Preferable To "Fancy" Boulevarde

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

During discussion at lost night's meeting of Maitland City Council en the master plan for the city, a number of oldermen stated that relief from (load was of more importance then the boulevar which is the salient feature the master plait…

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Boys' Invention Causes T.v. Storm

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

LONDON.—John Lowrie, 15-years-old schoolboy who has invented a revolutionary low-slung double-deck…

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Local Flooding Subway Bridge Covered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Along with the remainder of the Hunter Valley, the Muswellbrook district suffered local flooding after the continuous rain of the past week. Large areas of grazing land were completely covered…

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Floods Will Benefit Fishing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

As result of flooding of the Hunter and numerous other rivers and creeks fishermen will eventually benefit…

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Flood Scene Moves to Devastation, Once More, Described As Staggering

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

With the threat of inundation of a Maitland overted, the flood scene has turned to section tower down the Hunter River, where thousands of aeries of agricultural land have been swamped by muddier water Many families are out their homes in the Morpeth Hinton phoenix park Wallalong Miller’s…

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Cadet Camp To Go On Despite Flooding

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Despite flooding in the district, arrangements are proceeding at Singleton for the State's biggest cadet camp. Most of the first of 2500…

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Flood Report Continued

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

Mr. Bill Burston who remained behind in the second house had to clean mud and slush from his linoleum as he…

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Spill-Over At Glenridding Believed To Have Saved Town From Flooding

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Singleton was saved from a serious flood early yesterday morning by the river bank at Glenridding close to the town breaking and diverting a huge volume of water across the back flats towards Whittingham. The river flooded across the Glenridding Road through the…

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Hunter Valley Radio Amateurs Relay Flood Information

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

Hunter Valley radio amateurs are playing a big part in keeping the public informed with accurate information on river heights…

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Flood Position Easing at Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

The flood position at Maitland started to ease early this morning when the river started to drop very gradually…

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Flood Holds Up Magistrate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

Owing to the flood position in Maitland the Magistrate (Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M.) was unable to attend the usual sitting of…

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