Will Report on Flood Proposals
The Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has agreed to consider proposals for the development and…
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Floods & storms, 1955
350 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 18
Flood Mitgation (To the Editor)
Sir.—I read with much interest and very considerable concern that Mr. Fairhall. M. P., for Paterson condones and supports the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£34,000 Paid For Flood Relief Owner-farmer Claims Considered To-night £20,000 Available from Local Fund
The chairman of the Muswellbrook and District Flood Relief Committee, Ald. G. S. E. Adams, stated this morning that the committee had paid £34,269 to householders of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tremendous Volume Of Water In Flood 443,000 Cubic Feet Per Second at Singleton 1.42 Million Acre Feet of Water Through Maitland
The tremendous volume involved in the last Hunter Valley Hood was illustrated at Muswcllbraok on Thursday night, wtan those present were told that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters (Cont.). Committee's Terms of Reference
(a) To report and advise on the incidence and behaviour of the recent record flood and the…
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All areas of the State affected by the recent floods, will be visited by the Minister for Social…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Urged To Press Flood Claims "Force Government to Distribute Available Money," Delegates Declare
At yesterday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Primary Producers' Union District Council, delegates spoke strongly and condemned the Government's lack of action with reference…
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A programme of co-ordinated research into the flood mitigation and water conservation needs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital's Work During Flood Commission's Tribute to Staff
In a letter to Mr. Jefferson, chairman of The Brentwood Hospital Board, Mr. C. B. Stinson (Acting Chairman, Hospitals' Commission) said the Hospitals' Commission was well aware…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bowling Club's Help for Flood Relief OVER £500 RAISED
Mention was made at the Bowling Club on Saturday evening that by direct giving and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Research Into Flood Mitigation
A programme of cordinted research into the flood mitigation and water... conservation…
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Sir.—As pointed out in a previous letter, Mr. Robb is entitled to his opinions on flood mitigation even though they are…
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The Municipal Council received the following letter from the Minister for Publie Works, Mr. J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Surveys Useless (To the Editor)
Sir.—Mr. R. A. Young. Chief Commissioner of the Water and Irrigation Commision, reports that had the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Clarifies Flood Relief Finance
The Acting Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. Roger Nott, M.L.A., said it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Victims No Sales Tax Relief
A proposal to relieve flood victims of sales tax was not practicable, the Federal Treasurer (Sir Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wasted Hydro-Electric Potential Could Finance Flood Mitigation
"While probably a hundred million pounds is being invested in electricity development in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£1M For Flood Works In Hunter Valley State Government's Decision
State Cabinet has approved a programme of short-term flood mitigation work for the Hunter Valley. The programme will cost £1,020,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gift Bull for Two Flood Victims Victorian Breeder's Donation
During the last Royal Show, a representative of the Gippsland and Northern Co.-op. Co. Ltd. advised Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disturbing Features Of Flood Works Alderman Express Doubts on Taxing Authority People of Valley to Find £250,000 for Flood Prevention
At Wednesday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, Alderman Hoskin expressed doubts as to the wisdom of the N.S.W. Government's £1m. interim programme for flood prevention in the Hunter Valley. He believed that the people of the Valley…
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