Counting The Cost Of The Flood
The estimate furnished by the Town Clerk of Maitland (Mr. S. J. Dunkley), that the flood has caused losses amounting to…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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£15,000 Flood Cheque For Maitland
A cheque for £15,000 from the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal was presented to the Maitland Committee yesterday…
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Newcastle Rugby League last night announced that it had allocated £100 to the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Fund…
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SHANGHAI, July 12. A.A.P.—Vast areas of central China are affected by the worst floods for 18 years…
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Some sections of Lake Macquarie Shire had suffered through floods, and were entitled to redress through flood relief funds, it…
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The Newcastle Rugby Football League today sent a cheque for £100 towards the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal…
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The G.O.C. Eastern Command (Lt.-Gen. Berryman) told the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) today that the Army was proud…
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HONGKONG, July 13. A.A.P.-Reuter.—China, from the Yellow River area to the Yangtse, and down to the West River in South…
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The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. F. O. Fahey) said today he was hopeful that the visit of the City Engineer (Mr. Brand) to…
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A bargain sale atmosphere prevailed at the Maitland Town Hall this morning as the clothing depot was thrown open to flood victims for the last time…
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SHANGHAI, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—The Yangtse River flood has driven an estimated 250,000 persons from their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belmont Band's £25 For Flood Relief
McEwan's Pipe Band, of Belmont, raised £25 for the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal, the Band's Publicity Officer (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Boys Tell Of Mate's Drowning In Flood Waters
A traffic story of the drowning of 16-year-old Noel Bertram Graves of Newcastle St., East Maitland, was told at the…
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At a meeting of Maitland Apex Club last night, the president (Mr. J. Morrisey) congratulated the Mayor, officers…
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Generosity of Newcastle Girl Guides and other friends throughout the State in subscribing £100 had enabled 32 children from flooded homes in Maitland to be sent to "Glengarry," the girl guide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Choked By Muddy Water, Huge Perch Is Being Preserved As Flood Memento
In the near future the preserved and mounted remains of a giant freshwater perch will be attached to the wall of the bar of an hotel at Maitland as a memento of the 1949 flood, one of the worst in the history of the Hunter Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Suburban and District Cardiff Wants State Aid For Flood Work
The State Government would be asked for a grant for work in Middle-street, Cardiff, to prevent flooding, Lake Macquarie Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Affected Rich Farmlands
Some of the richest farmlands in the Hunter Valley would be out of production for at least two years, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Appeal Target Has Been Passed
The target of £20,000, originally set when the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal was inaugurated…
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HONGKONG, July 18. A.A.P.—Reuter.—Twenty million Chinese are reported to be homeless as a result of the floods…
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