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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

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Motors Affected By Flood

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 3

The engineer manager of Maitland City Council’s electricity supply department (Mr. D.C. Meves) reports that the…

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Floods in Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 3

BRISBANE: Thomson, Landsborough and Berooo rivers, Cooperoe, Torrens and other creeks have overflowed…

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Exceptional Seasonal Prospects Married By Flood Losses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 4

If it were not for the flood disaster that has befallen the rich pastoral towns and lands along the Hunter, and…

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Apex Club's Good Work During Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

The Apex Club last Thursday night organised a "cleaning up" party for an unoccupied house in lower…

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R.S.L. Help for Flood Victims State President and Secretary at Muswellbrook Additional Donation of £200 Made by R.S.L. AND R.S.L. CLUB

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 2

Mr. W. Yeo (State President of the R.S.L.) and Mr. J. R. Lewis (General Secretary) visited Muswellbrook yesterday to gather information relating to the needs of members affected by…

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Denman Flood Belief Sub-Committee Appointed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 6

A public meeting was held in the Memorial Hall, Denman, on Monday March 7, to deal with flood relief in…

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Raaf's Big Aid for Flood Victims Dropped 52,000 lbs. of Food

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 5

In the first ten days of the N.S.W. flood disaster, the R.A.A.F. dropped more than 52,000 lbs of food, 50,000 sandbags, 1200 blankets, 4000 lbs medical supplies,…

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Pictures at Morpeth For Flood Fund

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 4

Special films which were screened at the Astor Theatre, Morpeth, on Sunday brought over £75 for the flood appeal…

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Gloucester Flood Relief Fund

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The local flood relief fund has reached £1461/16/6, and Ward’s River £220…

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R.SL. Opens Flood Relief Fund

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 3

At last night’s meeting, the East Maitland branch opened a flood relief fund for the assistance of…

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Offer For Children From Flooded Homes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 3

Members of Dee Why Swiming Club are caring for about 15 children of members of Maitland SwimmingClub…

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Effect Of Flood On Bowling Greens

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE: Bowls have been out for members of Raymond Terrace for the pe[?] three weeks owing to…

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Flood Relief Grants To Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 1

Maitland will receive £500,000 from the funds of the Flood Relief Committee. Mr. W. A. Howarth, M.L.A…

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Parliament Will Soon Debate Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Premier (Mr. i. J. Cohill) fold the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he would soon move a motion that would enable ell members to discuss the recent floods and make proposals to…

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Flood Relief at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 2

The Singleton Flood Re[?] Committee now has mare Stan £40,000 for distribution and more money is expected…

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Goods, Food For Flood Victims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 2

SYDNEY: Goods worth more than £217,000 have teen distributed by the Hood Belief Committee since the…

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Flood Relief Funds

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 2

MAITLAND—indeed, all the flood areas should be very grateful for the hundreds of thousands of pounds which hove been poured into flood relief appeals from all parts of Australia…

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Heavy Rain Overnight

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: Further showers on the coast and ranges. Some heavy falls overnight on the central section…

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Doubts on Tunnel in Flood

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 4

Reports indicated, said Mr. Martin of the A. W. U. that the tunnel at Glenbawn Dam had not…

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Floods

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 6

A former resident and one-time Mayor of Raymond Terrace, Mr. J. P. Hanlon writes:…

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