Opposition to Flood Plan
Cr. Scott, President of Port Stephens Shire at the July meeting of the Shire expressed concern…
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Floods & storms, 1955
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Another Big Flood Grant
Mr. R. H. Lanceley, president of the Muswellbrook Apex Club, has been notified by the National Emergency Committee of the Apex Movement of Australia, that the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley Conference At Muswellbrook Profosed Conference on Floodfree Railway
Representatives of tike Hunter Valley Association met at Muswellbrook on Saturday. The Association, with representatives from eacih. Municipal and Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Branch's Great Help in Flood Disaster Denman's Outstanding Role
In moving the adoption of the 41st. annual report and balance sheet of the Denman Red Cross Society, Mrs D…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Flood Problem United States Consul to Address Muswellbrook Citizens
On this Wednesday evening Mr. James H. Boulware, Agricultural Attache to the United States Embassy, will address a public meeting in the Muswellbrook Town Hall on the subject…
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The Aberdeen and District Flood Relief Appeal has been finalised, and all money distributed. A total of £3841…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Boat Appeal
The Muswellbrook Apex Club has launched an appeal to buy a flood boat. The boat, which would become…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Apex Movement's Great Gift £1550 for Muswellbrook Flood Relief
Highlight of Wednesday's meeting at the Town Hall was the ceremony of handing over a cheque-for £1550 for flood relief in the Muswellbrook area…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Cr. N. E. Wright's Proposals
In a minute to Monday's meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, the President (Cr. N. E. Wright) reported on his visit, together with Cr. J. R. Collins and the Shire Clerk (Mr. F. H. Phillips), to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Donation to Flood Boat
The Shire Council on Monday last decided that it would make a donation, of £10/10/- towards the appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley Dairy CO.'s Report Shows Loss of £47,077 After Flood Damage of £61,052
The annual report of the Hunter Valley Dairy Co. as presented to the annual meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Warning System
The flood warning system is to be extended by the installation of radio telephone on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Bring Difficulties For Dairy Company Hunter Valley Company Loss: £60,000 Chairman's Address at Annual Meeting
The disastrous floods in February last caused a direct loss to the company of £60,000, Mr. K. W. D. Humphries (chairman of directors) said at the annual meeting of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., held on Monday last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Merriwa Council's Flood Control Plan Municipality Supports Suggestions
The following correspondence, dealing with flood control, was received from the Merriwa Shire Council at the meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Company's Profit Floods Cause Drop in Production
Muswellbrook Coal Company's profit for the last financial year was £76,046. Dividend for the year was 10 per cent., absorbing £30,000. The directors reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Unable to Get Increased Subsidy Flood Damage Restoration Problem "Alarming Position Reached."
An alarming position had been reached in connection with flood damage restoration because the Department of Main Roads was unable to increase its normal subsidy owing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Symposium on Flood Mitigation Subject for Scone Conference
"Flood Mitigation and Water Conservation" would be the title of a symposium to be given during the tenth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.s. Wool Consumption Lowered by Flood Havoc
From Dalgety's Boston correspondent came news that will cause much disappointment in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Dissatisfied With Flood Grant "Unequal Distribution Throughout Valley Claimed"
The Municipal Council at its meeting this Week expressed dissatisfaction with the inequality of Governnment grants towards flood repair sworks. The Minister for Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →River Work at Denman, Aberdeen Proposals by the Committee of Advice on Flood Control and Mitigation to Be Implemented
The Minister for Conservation, Mr. A. G. Enticknap, has approved of the commencement of work on two of the short term measures recommended by the Committee of Advice on…
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