Threat of Flood Did Not Deter Rotarians. Over 150 Delegates at Conference
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 3
Despite the threat of floods on Friday and Saturday most delegates were present for the first session of the annual conference of the 32nd District of Rotary which was held at Cessnock for the first time…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 3
Backwaters, which have flowed through from a breach at Fishery Creek, on Mr. J. Enright’s property, rose this morning in an area near Maitland railway station, causing crop losses on Mr. C. F. K. Benton’s…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 2
SINGLETON: A [?] built to prevent river bank cave[?] from destroying approaches to the Dunolly…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 5
The Netherlands Minister for Social Services estimated in a recent statement that repair to houses and farms…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1
Port Stephens Shire Council is not satisfied with the information available during flood time concerning river…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1
MARSHALL (Texas): a airliner [?] to the ground in a wood nest here during a blinding thunderstorm…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1
NEW ORLEANS: A storm, moving along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico yesterday killed at least four people,…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1
SYDNEY: Three ships are battling “their way against strong westerly, gales 200 miles from the coast…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 2
Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairyman’s Council will protest against the inadequacy of the flood warning service to farmers in the lower Hunter Members complained last night that little interest…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 4
Chanced float! conditions in the lower Hunter should be investigated by exports Without delay, McCarthy told Lower Hunter Shire Council. During the recent flood when water reached a…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8
City engineer (Mr E. [?] was last night asked by the weeks committee of Maitland City Council…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 1
At a meeting of Maitland Branch of the Milk Zone Dairy men's Council it was decided to protest against the…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2
A state flood relief and assistance scheme will be granted on the same basis as earlier flood relief schemes…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1
LONDON: Three persons were killed by lightning and 34 people Were hurt at Birmingham when lightning blinded the driver of a packed double-decker bus as violent “tropical” storms hit the British Isles…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2
Thousands of excited sightseers, packing London's West End, last night saw the dull twilight blaze into brilliant light when the Coronation floodlighting was switched on for a ten second test which…
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Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 1
Though the last flood in the Hunter was not as high at Maitland by three feet as the '49 flood it invaded homes in some…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1
ROME: Rainstorms sweeping Northern and Central Italy last night endangered the small margin by which…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 6
CORNER OF QUEEN AND CHURCH STREETS, 1929 FLOOD. —Photo by courtesy of Gloucester "Advocate." Although there was a big flood in the Williams that…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2
RAYMOND TERRACE: Port Stephens Shire Council decided yesterday to set up its own flood warning…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1
Lower Hunter Shire Council satisfied with the present flood warning system it is discussed this morning…
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