Maitland District the Flood Waters
Although twelve days have passed since the flood waters of the Mulbring and Deep creeks deluged the lowlands to the south of West Maitland, an enormous area of…
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Floods & storms, 1927
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Flood Damage at Weston
A public meeting of ratepayers was held at the Kline-street Bridge on Thursday evening to discuss the position regarding the damage to the Kline-street and…
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To Hamilton Council the overseer of works (Mr. S. B. Hassall) reported that the recent floods in the Newcastle district had caused a great deal of drainage to the surface of the streets…
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The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Fitzgerald, was not available in Sydney on Friday, when a deputation representing both…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fever Outbreak Epidemic on Coalfields Floods Blamed
A slight epidemic of both diphtheria and typhoid fever now pervails on the coalfields. There are four diphtheria cases…
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A deputation from Weston rate payers yesterday, asked Mr. Booth, M.L.A., to urge the Government to provide funds to repair flood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crops Swept Away Swan Reach Flood Damage
The recent fresh in the river caused severe losses to farming land and crops at Swan Reach, near Hinton. Extensive crops of tomatoes and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Damage Effect of Heavy Rain Water Board Report
The chief engineer reported at the Water Board to-day, in connection with the effect of the recent heavy rainfall on the Board's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Not Aunt Sally Water Board Objects to Being Blamed Flood Damage Government Asked to Carry Out Drainage Schemes
The Hunter Water Board members resent the "popular idea" that they and not the State Government, are to blame for the inadequate stormwater drainage system, and the resulting floods. "We cannot allow the Water Board to be an "Aunt Sally" to…
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Parliament resumed to-day, amid a flood of questions. A Newcastle member drew the Premier's attention to the series of floods…
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The recent floodings which followed the heavy rain in the Newcastle district formed the subject of questions asked in the Legislative Assembly to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Residents Unite Hamilton Flood Damage New Progress Body
Arising out of the flooding of a portion of Hamilton municipality, a new progress body, called the Central Hamilton Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Damage Tarro Shire Losses
The recent rains have resulted in serious damage in many localities Tarro Shire, Kurri-road, via Mulbring to the Lake, has been badly washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Floods Enlarging Stormwater Drains SYDNEY
Mr. Connell was informed by the Minister for works that the Public Works Department was inquiring into the question of enlarging the…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Connell asked Mr. Flannery, the Minister for Works and Railways, if his attention had been drawn to the serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevention Scheme at Cessnock Engineer's Opinion
Reporting to Cessnock Provisional Municipal Council on hla tour of inspection, in company with Mr. Vowell, chief engineer of the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Prevention Difficulties at Carrington Engineer's Scheme
Doran and Victoria streets, Carrington, suffered considerably during the recent heavy rain, and the engineer (Mr. Horton) submitted a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief Bellbird Race Club's Offer
Bollbird Racing Club, at Cessnock, has offered to conduct a day's racing for the benefit of those who suffered by the recent floods…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some Musical "Storms."
There are two ways of describing a storm at sea in music, one by experiencing it anti the other by imagining it. Hadyn wrote a very effective description by the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flood Drainage Questions in Assembly. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Booth. M.P., asked Mr. Fitzgerald, the Minister for Local Government, if he had given further consideration to the…
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