New Lambton Scouts Aid Flood Relief
A cheque for £22 for the Maitland Flood Relief Appeal was presented to the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) at the 25th birthday…
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Floods & storms, 1949
685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 35
Emergency Help For Flood Victims
Newcastle Emergency Association, at its inaugural meeting at the City Hall last night, decided to organise working parties to aid flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters To The Editor Maitland Floods
I CAN go back to the 1893 and 1913 floods in Maitland. In 1893 my eldest sister (Mrs. B. J. Oilver) spent the night on Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Cardiff Gift to Flood Relief
Goods, clothing and £8/12/ have been collected in South Cardiff and sent to the Lord Mayor's flood relief fund by Mrs. S…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ex-Airmen's Flood Relief Fund
The State headquarters of the Air Force Association advised Newcastle branch yesterday it would allocate £200 for flood relief among…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →119 Flood Relief Cheques Posted
With the posting today of 119 cheques worth £2380, a total of £4859 has now been distributed from the Mayor of Maitland's…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Lord Mayor Thanks Army For Flood Aid
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) has written to Lieut.-General F. H. Berryman, Commanding: Officer of Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mattresses For Flood Victims
At the fibrous plaster factory of B. Pryor & Sons at Maitland last night. 50 volunteers began the task of assembling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Estimates Flood Caused £414,000 Damage
An estimate of £332,000 for flood damage at Maitland was give yesterday by the Town Clerk of Maitland (Mr. S. J. Dunkley)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clothing Need In Flood Areas
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) told Merewether-Junction Red Cross branch yesterday that men's clothing was still required in flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cat, Still Alive, Behind Wall In Flood Area
As Paul Prendergast was cleaning down the asbestos walls of his father's home in Devonshire-street, Maitland, this week, he heard the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage To Water Works "Slight"
Little damage to water supply and sewerage installations had been caused by the flood, the President of the Hunter District Water Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early Start On Flood Dam On Hunter Urged
General agreement was reached on the need to set up a local authority to control the use of land and for general cooperation between all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.s.l. Thanked for Flood Aid
The generous way in which R.5.L. sub-branches had supported the Lord Mayor's appeal was an outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plane Picked Up By Gale; Carried Mile
WELLINGTON (N.Z.). July 1. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A 86-mile-an-hour gale picked up a Dakota training aircraft anchored on concrete blocks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Women... Guides Seek Toys For "Flood Children"
Charlestown Girl Guides are appealing for cast. aside or slightly damaged toys for children of Hunter River flood victims. Their Captain (Mrs. Bellis)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sand 'Feet Deep' After Floods
The recent floods in the Hunter Valley had covered valuable properties with sand several feet deep, the District Agronomist (Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Musicians' Dance for Flood Relief
Between £175 and £200 was raised for the Flood Relief Appeal by a dance sponsored by Newcastle branch of the Musicians Union…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrestlers Willing to Aid Flood Appeal
Leo Jensen today offered to put on a "show" with boys from his gym in aid of the Lord Mayer's Flood Relief Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Injured Man Taken Through Flood On Lorry
A motor-lorry conveyed Keith Marquet, 21, of Hampton Court Flats, Maitland, through flood waters to an ambulance in…
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