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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

350 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 18

Aberdeen Flood Relief Appeal to Close Soon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1

The hon. treasurer, Mr. E: Heath, has announced that the Aberdeen and district flood relief appeal will…

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Submission Of Flood Claims

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 2

Any person who has not yet submitted a flood relief claim in respect to damage to house or furniture, is asked to do so…

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Flood Donation From Africa

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A Kenya (East Africa) woman. Mrs. S. M. Van Dyk, has sent a donation to Singleton flood relief fund…

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Flood Debris Blocks Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: Traffic from Jerry’s Plains has to make a detour of 55 miles through Muswellbrook to reach…

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Bolwarra Man Says: Flooded Farms Will Not Produce Again Before Next Spring

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 April 1955 · page 1

A Bolwarra former to-day refuted claims by the Minister for Conservation (Mr. A. G. En tic knap) that “most flood-damaged farms in the Hunter Valley could be brought back Into production fairly quickly.”…

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Association Lost Records In Flood

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 April 1955 · page 3

Bolwarra Parents and Citizen’s Association lost all its records when the home of the secretary was washed away in…

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Problem of Floods in Hunter Stabilising Works In Catchment Area

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1955 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Crago, of the Newcastle Teachers’ College, addressing Maitland Rotary Club an the problems of water conservation and flood mitigation in the Hunter Valley, said that much Ink had flowed…

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Valley Authority Urged to Replace State Flood Body

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1955 · page 1

The Hunter Volley Urban end Rural Association to-night will seek the disbandment of a State committee set up to investigate flood problems. It will press for the establishment of a Hunter…

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Beats Carry Names Of Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: Three new flood reason hare bees named [?] afternoon who were Killed [?]out [?] work at…

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Arts Group For Flood Areas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Arts Council of N.S.W. acting group has left for flood areas, where they will play in [?]…

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Electricity Mains To Be Placed Above Serious Flood Reach

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 2

Maitland City Council will hare an aerial surrey mode of the Hunter river as part of a plan to re-site its electricity supply mains above the reach of serious flood damage…

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Flood Co-ordination Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Aid. Purdue) announced last night that arrangements were well…

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Shire Considers Radio for Flood Use

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 4

It was decided at the meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council that enquiries would be…

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Communication Equipment In Flood Time

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 3

The clerk (Mr. C. L. Monkley) reported to Port Stephens Shire Council that enquiries had been made in…

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Visit By Flood Control Committee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 2

The State Government Committee of Advice on Flood Control, headed by a Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Permanent Flood Committee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK.— Cessnock Municipal Council decided to support the suggestion of Lake Macquarie Shire Council that…

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Committee To Discuss Flood Control

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

A committee, appointed by the NSW Government, to advise on flood control measures, will visit Maitland next week…

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Repairs To Flood-Damaged Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 3

A programme, estimated to cost £23.200, has been prepared by Port Stephens Shire Council’s engineer (Mr. L…

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Valley Move On Flood Reconstruction

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 3

A public meeting in Maitland on Sunday will ask people of Maitland to support a seven-point move flood reconstruction. The meeting has been…

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Furniture For Flood Damaged Homes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 2

Members of the building trades department at the Sydney Technical College are producing household furniture…

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