Drama Of Pit Flood
LONDON, Fri. (AAP): A wall of water seven feel high swept through Dean Pit in…
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Floods & storms, 1949
685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 35
1875 Flood Tragedy On The Paterson
THE DEVASTATION and distress caused last month by flood water from the Hunter River have been heart-breaking to a great…
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The Prime Minister's reply to Mr. Abbott's request for a further grant for flood relief passes the initiative to the Government of…
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LONDON, July 1. A.A.P.—A wall of water 7ft. high swept through a pit in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire…
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Gregory Morris, aged 2 years and 11 months, who had been taken from his home at Trappaud-road, Loath Park, Maitland, because of…
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The hundreds of applications already submitted for relief payments from the Mayor of Maitland's Flood Relief Fund kept members of the investigating committee busy at the week-end…
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Two Newcastle women have decided to collect £44,350 to help the flood victims of Maitland. They are Mrs. W. J. Harvey, proprietor of a large boarding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Editorial a Storm Within The Storm
IF the United Kingdom, the sterling bastion of a great part of the world, cannot meet her commitments and pay for essential imports it is not only going to be very bad for the United…
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Yesterday, a cheque for the Maitland flood relief fund was received by Station 2HD from Western Australia. The cheque, for £2, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1000 Flood Relief Claims Expected
More than 1000 claims were expected to be made on the Mayor of Maitland's Flood Relief Committee, the Town Clerk of Maitland (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) told a meeting of the committee yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Survey Flood Breach To-day At Oakhampton
A survey of damage to the Hunter River embankment at Jenkins property at Oakhampton will begin to-day…
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The telephones staff had done a remarkable job maintaining essential telephone services at Maitland during the floods, the District…
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Maitland floods —through children's eyes by Beverley Laurie, 13, of Ridgeway-road, and the other by Joyee Blanch, 12, of Rodgers-street, Carrington (below)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ironworkers' View On Flood Relief
The Committee of Management of Newcastle branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association decided yesterday to tell the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Flood Appeal Closes
The Red Cross flood victims' emergency appeal, which distributed £6000 worth of food parcels and more than 80 tons…
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The speedy clean up of flood debris in Maitland had been responsible for the complete absence of infectious diseases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Brief Three McDonalds At Flood Talks Charges Of Ballot Irregularities
The Clan McDonald was well to the fore at yesterday's meeting at Maitland flood relief committee. With an attendance of 14 men three bore the name McDonald. They were: Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gymkhana Held for Flood Relief
There was a large attendance at the gymkhana organised by the Newcastle Hunt Club in aid of the Maitland Flood…
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Practically the whole of the money raised by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle's appeal would be available for flood victims in Maitland, the Deputy Mayor (Ald. G. W. McDonald) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flooding Damaged Pastures, Crops
Floods in the Lower Hunter have done "untold damage" to pastures and crops, according to Mr. J. W. G. Smith, the Department of Agriculture's Dairy Officer in the Hunter River district…
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