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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 35

Maitland Flood Damage "Deep Shock" to Mr. Baddeley

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 4

The Deputy Premier (Mr. Baddeley), after being taken on an inspection tour of flood ravaged Maitland yesterday afternoon, told the Mayor (Ald. F. O. Fahey) he was deeply shocked by the damage…

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Flood Victims Get First Haircut—Free

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 9

More than 100 Mattland Hood refugees, mostly children at Greta Camp, yesterday had their first hair cut since being…

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Sightseers Give £175 To Flood Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

The traffic blockade of sightseers at three points leading into Maitland yesterday gave members of…

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Horse Sports for Flood Relief Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 10

Newcastle Hunt Club will hold a horse sports next Sunday in aid of the Flood Relief fund…

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Flood Victims At Maitland Retain Sense Of Humor

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 6

Flood victims at Maitland have lost a lot, but they still cling to their sense of humor. This was remarked on yesterday by one of the Newcastle…

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Flood Damage to Wallsend Canal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 4

Following the drop of floodwaters in the Wallsend stormwater channel it has been found that extensive damage has…

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Lambton R.s.l. Flood Relief Gifts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 5

Lambton-New Lambton R.S.L. contributed, by individual gifts, a total of £8 10s for the Flood Relief fund…

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Storm Exposes Bare Rock at Newcastle Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 3

Last week's storm moved a great part of the sand of Newcastle Beach. Much of the beach is now exposed rock. The fallen…

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Donations For Flood Relief Mounting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

DONATIONS yesterday to the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal totalled £723/18/2, bringing the total to £12,886/…

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Flood Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

Newcastle and district have made a response to the Lord Mayor's appeal for the relief of flood victims which indicates a deep…

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Flood Silts Up Channels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 3

Flooding in the Hunter River has deposited silt about six feet deep in most channels in Newcastle Harbour…

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Stores Delivered By Packhorse In Flooded District

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY.—Ex-Army Colonel R. R. Taylor is now delivering foodstuffs and essential goods by packhorse to isolated farms…

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Flood Relief Forms Now Availale At Cessnock Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 10

Application forms for flood relief are now available at Cessnock and Kearsley Shire Council Chambers. The forms were left by the…

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No Looting Of Flooded Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 3

The special squad of police which was sent to Maitland to guard against possible looting of flooded homes returned to…

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Flood Ruin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 7

FLOOD SIDELIGHTS.—Top Left: Residents examining one of the undermined houses in Oakhampton Rd., Maitland. Top Right; This piano came to pieces when it was moved by a flood clean-up gang. There was a 2ft. snake inside the piano…

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Day's Meetings Lost More Coal Than Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Miners' stopwork meetings on June 16 caused a greater coal loss than the dislocation of production caused…

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1893 Flood Still Holds Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 3

Pictures of Maltland's 1893 flood showing (top) Belmore Bridge and (bottom) Bourke-street corner. The pictures, provide a…

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Flood Banks "Should Not Be Allowed"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 4

Flood embankments should not be allowed on any part of the river Cr. L. F. Monkley declared at Lower Hunter Shire Council meeting today. "If the banks had held at Maitland we would have had…

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Stop Press Flood Relief

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 12

CANBERRA: The Commonwealth would provide more money for flood relief In N.S.W. if it were deemed necessary by the select committee on…

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Cessnock Pays Tribute To Floodworkers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 3

Cessnock Council last night paid a tribute to the police, townspeople and council employees who assisted local…

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