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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

350 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 18

Claims for Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 2

About 2800 Claims for relief from the State Flood Relief Committee have already been lodged at Maitland…

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"The Flood Position "As It Looks To Me"" (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 4

Sir.—I read with disgust in the "Chronicle" of 5th inst. the arcicie "Town and Farm Resiting Plan." Well…

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Floods in Hunter River to Be Discussed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 1

Muswellbrook Apex Club is sponsoring a symposium at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 11th May…

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Repairing Flood Damage Conservation Service Assists Shire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

Speaking to his report to the Merriwa Shire Council meeting on Monday of last week, the Engineer (Mr. D. W. Rqbertson) referred to the assistance given by the Conservation…

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Flood Aid By Oddfellows

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

The executive council of the Grand united Order of Oddffellows has forwarded to lodges contribution for…

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Three Killed 1 Duck While on Flood Patrol Duties Crew Did Not Know If Power Lines Were Alive

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 3

Police had no official information that high tension power lines in South Maitland were alive or a police officer said to-day. He was giving evidence before Maitland Deputy…

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Support For Flood Emergency Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 1

Maitland City Council last night decided to approach the Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) to seek the establishment of a Newcastle flood emergency committee…

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Shire Thanked For Flood Relief

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 2

At a meeting of Gloucester Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. A. Howarth M.L.A. (Maitland), thanking…

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Drowned In Flood While On Mercy Errand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 4

A witness told Mart-land district coroner a graphic story of how a man was drowned on February 25 while helping to remove furniture from a home threatened by flood…

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Flood Losses and Sales Tax

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 3
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In the Federal House during the week, Mr. Allen Fairhall, M. H. R. for Paterson pointed out…

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Flood Relief Committee (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 3

Sir.—The Committee of the above organisation have requested me to write to you, expressing their sincere gratitude for your generous…

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Grants Made By Flood Relief Committee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

Maitland District Flood Relief Committee has distributed £147,576, the secretary (Mr. H. L. McGee) told committee members last night. Receipts totalled £465,399 and there was a…

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Will Not Face Flood Risk

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: Many people were prepared to live in primitive conditions on flood-free ground rather than stay…

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Coroner’s Verdict On Flood Victim

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

Maitland deputy coroner (Mr. V. R. Jenkins) to-day returned a finding of accidental drowning at the inquest…

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Belgian Storm Over Shipping Of Horses

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 4

ANTWERP: A small cargo ship which docked here from Eire in the winter gales last December with a load of Irish horses for human consumption, has raised a storm in Belgium…

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Flood Losses and Sales Tax

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 1

In the Federal House during the week, Mr. Allen Fairhall, M.P. for Paterson, pointed out that in the recent disastrous floods in N.S.W. business houses throughout the affected areas…

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Flood Affected Dairy Returns

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The Gloucester Dairy Co. disbursed to suppliers £76,857 for March. This was £14,000 below March…

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Flood Relief to Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 3

The following statement appeared in yesterday’s “Mercury”. “Considering that the…

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Flood Damage in Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: Flood damage to council buildings, main and Shire roads In Patrick Plains Shire has been estimated at…

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