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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 16

Flood Danger Passing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 1

LISMORE: The acute flood danger on the North Coast has now abated. Many evacuated families have returned to their…

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Heavy Rain Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 3

NSW FORECAST: Scattered rain on tablelands and slopes, clearing temporarily. Rain at times on central and south…

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Heavy Storm in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Sydney was deluged by a storm this morning. The downpour drenched…

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Extracts From ‘Mercury’ Files 50 Years Ago July 19, 1904 More New Floodgates

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 2

A letter read at the fortnightly meeting of the West Borough Council informed aldermen that…

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Floods In India

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 4

LONDON: The River Kosi, India's “River of Sorrow” has burst its banks and made about 135,000 people homeless…

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Hungarians seek Soviet aid as floods ravage country GENEVA

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

The Hungarian Government has appealed to the Soviet authorities for troops to help stem the…

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Flood Mi[?] Ton Works D[?] Reports Use[?]use By Works D[?]

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

It was obvious that som[?] back in the breaches” and using[?] for not doing flood mi[?]gation wor[?] If the authorities can[?] work are…

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Flood Warning System

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

SINGLETON: The Hunter Valley flood warning system has been , completed. Inaugural calls have been…

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Hunter Flood Warning System

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 2

The secretary of the Maitland flood warning committee (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) said today he hoped the Hunter Valley…

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Flood warning system can be used in emergency

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 3

Although a few details had to be finalised, the Hunter Valley flood warning radio system could be…

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Flood Warning System On Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Hunter Valley flood warning radio system coold be used now in an emergence although a few…

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Paterson Allyn Flood Warning

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 3

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to-day to ask the Hunter Valley flood. Warning Committee what part council…

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Devastating Indian Flood

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 1

PATNA (North-East India) Nine flooded. rivers spread death and destruction among a million Indians and swept…

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Indian Rivers in Flood

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Rivers swollen by monsoon rains and melted Himalayan snows have burst their banks and swept away…

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Lower Hunter Shire offers aid to flood warning body

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to ask the Hunter Valley Flood Warning Committee what help…

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Hunter Has The First Flood Warning System

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 2

The first comprehensive flood warning communicator system in New South Wales has now been installed in the Hunter Volley. This was announced last…

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Grants For Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) has informed Mr. W. A. Howarth, M.L.A., that a…

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Statement by Minister on flood radio

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 2

A complete high-frequency radio communication network had been installed in the Hunter Valley to give…

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Radio Link-Up For Flood Warnings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

THE NSW MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION, MR. ENTICKNAP ANNOUNCED TO-DAY THAT A COMPLETE HIGH - FREQUENCY RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAS NOW BEEN…

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Public, Bodies Should Force Showdown On Flood Mitigation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

The secretary of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. W. Hutchinson) last, night urged the Maitland Chamber of Commerce to force a showdown on Hunter Valley flood mitigation works…

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