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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

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Flood Relief Work At Gresford

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1955 · page 1

When the flood was at its height Gresford had a public meeting and formed the Gresford District Flood…

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Average Flood Loss £455 Per Home

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1955 · page 1

The average flood loss per Maitland home, based on claims considered to dote, was £455, the Maitland flood Relief Committee was told yesterday. All claims for relief must be submitted before…

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Muswellbrook Rotary Club Flood Relief Gift From England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 5

The president of the club [?] received the sum of £31/ [?]from the Rotary Club of her borne, Dorsetshire…

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Golf Season Opens Social Evening Helps Flood Victi[?]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 8

About 40 players took part in Saturday mixed Canadian foursomes, which marked the official opening of the 1955/ 56 season. At afternoon tea the…

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Congress to Seek Finance for Flood Prevention

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 5

Cessnock Council will get in touch with Maitland, Mus well brook Singleton, Patrick Plains, Lower…

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Trust Member Said Flood Caused by Man-Made Interference

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 3

A member of the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust to-day blamed man-made interference for the intensity of last month’s flood. He said the destruction caused by the flood had…

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Donations To 2KO Flood Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2

Further donations to [?] Lord [?] flood relief [?] mooned the followings:— Toronto Hotel, £268;…

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Offer To House Flood Refugees

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 1

Woolgoolga Flood Relief committee will house 300 people from Maitland area who need accommodation…

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Control Measures for Hunter Floods Committee of Advice to Prepare Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 2

Flood control end mitigation measures in the Hunter Valley should have priority over rest of the State, the Penner (Mr. Cahill) said hi the Legislative Assembly…

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Flood Relief for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 3

The farmer was not receiving the same liberality In flood relief as the town resident, Cr. T. McCarthy said…

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Children's Flood Relief

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 4

Melbourne High School has offered to assist children in Raymond Terrace and district…

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Wallabadah Flood Relief Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 2

QUIRINDI: As the result of an appeal for flood relief in the Wallabadah area , the sum of £568/12/6 was raised, in…

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Canberra's Reaction to Hunter Flood (By a Staff Reporter)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 2

CANBERRA: In contest to the sporting contributes of the Commonwealth and N. S. W Garments towards flood relief, the people of Canberra have been outstanding in their response to appeals…

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Flood Body Formed Soon

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: A flood remedy committee [?] be formed shortly. The Legislative Assembly…

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Flood Free Land or New City Site Shire Council Agrees to Transfer 1000 Acres

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) said to-day [?] Lower Hunter Shire Council’s decision to transfer [?]000 acres of flood-free free to Maitland Council [?]ved the way for the re-sitting of the city…

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Flood Relief Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 1

A report of last night's general meeting of the Flood Relief Committee will appear in our next issue…

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Builders' Offer to Flood Victims

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 2

Newcastle branch of the Master Builders' Association has offered to provide labor for the restoration of…

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Flood Relief Dance at Borambil Net Result Over £115

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 2

A dance held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Borambil on Saturday night, in aid of the Merriwa-Cassilis Flood Relief Fund, was remarkably successful, the net result being…

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Big Cycling Carnival To-morrow Help for Flood Relief

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 9

Muswellbrook Cycle Club will conduct a carnival on the club arrena to-morrow (Saturday) night in aid of…

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Flood Damage to Roads in Merriwa Shire Engineer's Report to Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 7

The Shire engineer (Mr. D. W. Robertson) submitted a report to Monday's meeting of the Council on flood damage to roads, bridges and culverts in the shire…

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