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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

228 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 12

C.W.A. sends flood relief to Europe

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

A fund for the relief of flood victims in Great Britain and Holland has been opened by the Country Women's Association of New South Wales…

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Main Storm Centre Moves Out to Sea Two More Days’ Rain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Officials said to-day that if heavy continued to fail over the State, crops would suffer large-scale destruction and floods would menace are several town…

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Flooding Still Likely in the North

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

NEW SOUTH WALES FORECAST: Rain continuing on the far north coast and tablelands and at times…

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European Flood Relief Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 3

The Mayor (Aid. M. J. Clyde), acknowledges the following contributions to the European flood appeal:—…

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Rivers Rising Rapidly North Coast Deluge Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 12

Reports from the far north coast towns to-day indicate that the Tweed and Richmond Rivers and their tributaries had risen…

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Home Secretary Gives Britain’s Flood Toll High Tides Maintain Danger For Month

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON: Britain’s reason floods in which 307 [?] were test will cost the country £40,000,000 to £50,000,00 [?] The was [?] by Houses Secretary, Sir…

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European Flood Relief Fund

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

The following additional, donations have been received to the European Flood Relief Food:…

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Major Flooding Seems Inevitable Northern Rivers Are Bursting Their Banks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

LISMORE: Police and town authorities have reported that swollen riven m the north east corner of N.S.W. are bursting their banks this afternoon, and a major flood seems inevitable…

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Floods in U.K. cost more than £40 million LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Britain's recent floods in which 307 lives were lost will cost the country between £40 find £50 million sterling…

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Flood In Liner’s Engine Room

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON: The P. and O. liner, Maloja, developed e list of eight degrees In King George Y flock yesterday, when…

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Duck Crews Train For Flood Rescue

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

For several days Army transport drivers been taking service “ducks” into the Nepean River [?]…

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Training for flood rescue

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

For several days Army transport drivers have been taking service "ducks" into the Nepean River, near…

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Big flood losses in north SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Floodwaters are swirling through low-lying areas near Goondlwindi, on the N.S.W.-Queensland border,…

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Merriwa Gets Increase Flood Damage Grant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A.), in further reference to Mr. R. B. Nott's representations on behalf…

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Toll of Floods Thousands Of Sheep Killed Or Trapped

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Official estimated to-day that the floods have killed or trapped about 250,000 sheep in the Richmond Macintyre and Upper Barwon districts The officials said the floods had [?] away…

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Flood Appeal To Show Association

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: The Northern Agricultural Association will not contribute towards the appeal, for flood victims in Great…

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Heavy Rain For Coast Near Manning

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

N.S.W. FORECAST: More rain end moderate to strong south to south-east winds along the lower…

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Engineers Favour Reservoir’s for Flood Mitigation Levees Alone Will Not Give Protection

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

Engineers have tuned more and more to the Construction of reservoirs or a means of flood suitigatian said the secretary of the Huster Valley Conservation Trust (Mr. W. C. Hawks)…

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C.W.A. Stall for flood Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Pro[?] From the stall organised yesterday by the Singleton branch of tha CWA for the Great Britain…

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Flood victims await "mercy planes" SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

More than 400 people marooned by floodwaters in northern N.S.W. are awaiting food and…

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