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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

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Largs May Lose Its Flood Boat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

Unless Largs people are able to find a resident wilting to take care of the flood boot it may be lost to the area. Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer (Mr…

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Flood Relief

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

Further donations to the Flood Belief Appeal opened by the Mayor of Singleton (Aid. C. M. Bourke) at the…

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Church Sends Help To Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

Last Saturday the Maitland Seventh-day Adventist church, with all other Adventist churches in the North N. S. W…

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Seventh Day Adventist Flood Relief Effort

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Last Saturday, all Seventh-day Adventist churches in the North New South Wales Conference took up a special…

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Floodwaters No Bar Queensland Country People See Royal Couple Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Farmers in two districts of northern Queensland are using tractors to tow trailer loads of people through floodwaters so…

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Masts of flood warning radio here next weak

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Three 85ft., lons masts for the Hunter Valley flood warning system are expected to be delivered nest…

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Flood Relief

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

Further donations to the Singleton appeal for relief for the victims of the recent northern rivers flood disaster…

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Lower Hunter Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 1

The opinion of farmers on the effect of the flood seems to vary a great deal, says Raymond Terrace Examiner…

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Shire Seeks £7,000 Flood Damage Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 2

Wallarobba Shire Council decided last Tuesday to make application to the Department of Public Works for a grant of £7,000 to subsidise restoration works on roads and structures…

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Radio Flood Warning System

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Three radio masts art expected to arrive in Singleton next week for the Hunter Valley food nursing…

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Flood Relief

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

Further donations to the Mayor of Singleton's appeal for relief for those suffering loss in the recent northern…

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Donations to Flood Victims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

Donations amounting to £55 4s have been received by the Kearsley Shire Council in response to its appeal for funds…

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Northern Rivers Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. Tahey) acknowledges the following contributions to the Northern Rivers Flood Relief…

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Flood Grant

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

Howarth, MLA, has been notified by the Minister for Public Works of a £500 interim grant to Port Stephens…

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Another Move Towards Flood Protection

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

Maitland City Council decided lost night to ask Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) to have works approved for the Hunter River carried out without delay…

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Claims For Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 5

SIDNEY: The N.S.W. Government had received 550 claims for financial assistance from householders…

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Two brothers praised at flood drowning inquest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

The Maitland Deputy Coroner (Mr. V. R. Jenkins) yesterday commended the actions of two brothers in a double drowning in a flood at Morpeth on February 22. Mr. Jenkins found that one…

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Flood Relief

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Further gifts amounting to £10/3/ for Singleton's appeal for funds to assist the victims of the recent northern…

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Flood Relief Coraki Farmers' Appreciation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

The Mayor of Scone (Ald. J. M. Flint) and the President of the Upper Hunter Shire (Cr. F. A. King) this week received the following letter of appreciation from six farmers at Coraki, following the receipt of…

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Flood Cost Shire £6831

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Lower Hunter Shire Council engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) has reported that the February flood caused £[?]831…

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