Yachts Struck Heavy Gale
SYDNEY: All yachts in the Sydney-Noumea race are reported battling against a south-east gale, and-all hands…
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Floods & storms, 1953
228 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 12
Liberian Freighter Sank Atlantic Gale
LONDON A 6000-ton Liberian freighter sank the Atlantic Ocean fait night in mountainous waves 700 miles from The Hague. The freighter, Greenville, sank, shortly after her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodlinghting for Denman Oval
PARK IMPROVEMENTS At the annual meeting of the Denman Park Improvement Committee, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greyhound Racing Dual Success to Little Storm—real Jazz Registers Another Victory—snowy Marble Wins Re-run of Maiden Stakes
Starting at 2 to 1 and 6 to 4, respectively, Little Storm, trained by C. R, Nean, of Newcastle, scored a double at Saturday…
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The South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee will discuss the report on the Howe’s Lagoon proposal at a meeting…
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CANBERRA: Mr. A. N. Fuller (Lab., N.S.W.) said in the House of Representatives that farmers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →36 Points In Storm
In the sudden storm last night 36 points of rain, the largest single fall in two months, was recorded at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Cause Deaths
LONDON: Cloudbursts and floods yesterday caused deaths of 23 people, blocked reads end flooded towns in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rooms soaked during sudden storm
The rooms of many Singleton homes were soaked when a surprise severe wind and rain storm blew…
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The Deportment of Conservation advised lest night’s meeting of Maitland City Council that it was expected to complete installation of the radio flood woring system for the Hunter Valley by the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Lashed By Storms
LONDON: Storms, galeforce winds and [?] lashed Britain day [?] yesterday from [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost Should Not stop Flood Channel
The South Maitland Flood Mitigation Committee considers that cost of any scheme for flood relief in Louth Park and South Maitland should not be taken into consideration…
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Lower Hunter Shire Council decided this morning that maintenance, repairs and painting of flood boats and sheds housing them was the responsibility of residents benefiting from the boats…
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COWRA: Plumbers, brick[?] and carpenters began to-day to repair £20,000 worth [?] damage caused by a storm…
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No damage was reported in Singleton or the Patrick Plains Shire as a result of the freak storms which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£20,000 Storm Damage COWRA
Plumbers, bricklayers and carpenters began to-day to repair £20,000 worth of damage caused by the storm last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Seek Deputation on Flood Drainage Aldermen Decide To Support Original Scheme
Maitland City Council is to again make an approach to the premier (Mr. Cahill) asking him to arrange to meet a deputation for the purpose of hearing the case for implementation of the major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Mitigation in Italy
PISA (Italy): The River Arno whose annual floods have, plagued Pisa’s Countryside for centuries, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Carruthers Gets Flood Of Offers
SYDNEY: During the week-end, Jimmy Carruthers received a flood of offers to defend his world bantamweight title,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt To Flood American Market With Illegal Heroin
WASHINGTON: The United States Government has “very definite proof” that Communist Chine is trying to flood the American market with illegal heroin…
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