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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

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Hunter Flood 500 Without Homes 12 Days After Flood in Maitland

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 8

"Sunday Herald" states: About 500 people are homeless in Maitland, 12 days after the flood…

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Maitland Flood Relief Taree R.s.l. Donates £50

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 2

A special meeting of the executive of the Taree Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was held last Saturday night to consider the question of relief to flood victims in the…

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Maitland Flood Relief Taree R.S.L. Sub-branch Donates £50

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 2

A special meeting of the executive of the Taree Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was held last Saturday night to consider the question of relief to…

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Flood Relief Appeal Krambach Red Cross

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 1

In response to an appeal to the public for clothing and donations to the Maitland flood victims, Mrs. S. Bidner, treasurer of the above…

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Country People Help Flood Victims

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 6

Country people responded magnificently to the State-wide Red Cross appeal for food and clothing to relieve the plight of victims of…

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Silt From the Flood Of Poor Quality, Says Expert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 5

A major agricultural disaster of the flood had been the loss of thousands of acres of lucerne between Maitland and the coast, the district…

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Flood Stock Losses Not Very Great

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 3

"Considering the terrific flood, losses of stock were not very great," the Maitland Stock Inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) said in his report for…

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Estimate of Flood Damage Mayor's Figure, £82,450

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

In his mayoral minute before Maitland City Council's meeting. Aid. F. O. Fahey listed estimates of damage caused to council's services…

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Help From Rotary Clubs For Maitland Flood Victims

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 6

Sotary Clubs throughout Australia had given nearly £2500 to the Mayor of Maitland's Flood Appeal, the Treasurer (Mr. C. A. Johnston) said this…

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Local and General Smart Rain Storm

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

Forty-seven points of rain were recorded as the result of the storms which swept Kempsey late yesterday. This brings the…

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Current Topics Maitland Flood Relief

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

Mrs. J. C. Webeck has handed in an amount of £5 towards the Maitland Flood Relief Fund, collected by her at Copeland. Subscribers were:…

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Five Inches of Rain — Near Flooding. Town Cut Off by Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

Since It started to rain on Sunday night Gloucester, bad nearly fire Incites (487 pts.) of rain up' to 9 o'clock this morning. The…

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Manning River In Flood. 36-ft Rise At Mount George

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

Torrential rain, which commenced to fall on Sunday night has caused a big rise in the Manning River. At Mount George this morning…

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Flood Protection

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 5

Mr J. T. Connah, postmaster at Kempsey, writes: "Once again the spectacle of floods on the Macleay River give…

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Flood Rains on the Macleay Watershed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 4

Torrential rains and high winds swept the Macleay valley and central North Coast yesterday, last night and again to-day, bringing…

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Flood Danger on Manning River Rises Rapidly Following Torrential Rain

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

The heavy rain which set in early on Sunday evening, continued almost without pause throughout Monday and the night. There was a slight break…

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Flood Weather

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

After several beautiful Springlike days, rain set in in the Manning and surrounding districts on Sunday evening and increased to gale force…

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Flood Warnings

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Connah, Postmaster, Kempsey, writes: Once again the spectacle of floods on the Macleay River gives rise for the urgent need…

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Macleay Weather. Flood Waters From Walcha

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

A heavy rainstorm over the Macleay Valley on Sunday night brought 441 points of rain to Smoky Cape, 91 to Kempsey, 230 to Bellbrook, Comara…

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The Maitland Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 4

Early this month, Mr. Fred Turnbull, of St. Ethel's School, wrote his sisters, the Misses Turnbull. of Austral Eden, as follows, from Maitland:…

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