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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1998

7 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Cr Bob Stuart reports Storm damage

Nota · Thursday 22 January 1998 · page 2

I want to acknowledge the action by council staff to clean up a very large amount of debris following a storm in Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens…

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Flood funds for Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Nota · Thursday 22 January 1998 · page 2

Bob Martin, Member for Port Stephens, today announced a grant of $500,000 to assist Hunter Catchment Management Trust undertake its flood plain…

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Red Cross gives to Katherine Flood Appeal

Nota · Thursday 19 February 1998 · page 6

Red Cross NSW has donated $25,000 from its Disaster Fund reserves to help thousands of flood victims tims in Katherine. “This is the worst such occurrence in the last 50…

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Myall Coast Nota Sport Stewart Gale is top life saver

Nota · Thursday 25 June 1998 · page 16

At the Newcastle Branch Surf life Saving’s presentation on June 13 Stewart Gale won the…

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Violent storm

Nota · Thursday 23 July 1998 · page 3

During the violent storms in June Bulahdelah VRA was called to Nerong village three times for storm and tempest jobs. One house had to be tarped and another had to…

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Flood funds for Port Stephens Council

Nota · Thursday 1 October 1998 · page 20

Bob Martin, Member for Port Stephens, today announced a grant of $45,000 to…

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Floodplain funds

Nota · Thursday 15 October 1998 · page 1

Minister for Land and Water Conservation and Minister for Agriculture, Richard Amery announced a $7000 grant to assist Great Lakes Council undertake its floodplain management…

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