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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
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No immediate measures could be taken by the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust to alleviate flooding in Maitland, said Aid. Skilton at last night's council meeting, in reply to a question by a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Forty residents of the flood-menaced town of Euabalong left their homes and are sheltering on higher ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If floods held up polling in any area at the State elections on Saturday, the poll in that area would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LITHGOW, Wednesday.—After having been out of production for about eight weeks because of flooding, Vale of Clwydd colliery is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Continuing heavy rain disrupted work at several coal mines on the northern field today. The wet weather caused more than half of the northern field…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Speero Bennis (57) of the Carlton Hotel, Newcastle, was swept oil the promenade by the southerly gale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: Dozens of families were rescued from their homes at Milperra today when a high tide forced the swollen George's River to overflow, flooding a large area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →People in danger areas at Louth Park, South Maitland and East Maitland were hurriedly packing up and evacuating their homes this afternoon as floodwaters rose. In pouring rain, pianos, lounge suites and other furniture, much of it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SCHOOLGIRLS wading through surface water in High-st., West Maitland. at noon to-day. With the river rising steadily Maitland has been warned to make preparations for a new flood. Below: Scene in Louth Park, Maitland. this morning, where a wide area was covered by surface water in places two feet deep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WITH HIS CHILD well rugged against driving wind and rain, Mr. N. McLennan, of Merleview-st., Belmont, carried the infant to safety when water threatened to flood the garage in which he and his family are living. At the time, water was lapping the floor level of the garage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fishing enthusiasts who continue their activities during the winter months, when fish are usually scarce even under normal weather conditions, can resign themselves to another lean period on inside grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →CADOMIN (Alberta), Thurs. (A.A.P.): Five men are trapped in a coalmine near here by floodwaters from the McLeod River. Thirty men were working in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Gales and floods seriously interrupted land, air and sea transport to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Health inspectors from the flood areas of the Hunter District left a series of refresher course lectures at Newcastle Technical College,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A year ago to-day Maitland district faced a flood which developed into the worst since 1893. The Hunter River topped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scenes from yesterday's floods at Maitland. Top: Traffic passes through the flooded High-street. Below: Patricia and Jan Kent, of Newcastle-road, Maitland, pack their dolls and school books. Right: Mr. Dong Lang, of Pitnacree-road, East Maitland, walks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All mineworkers, including safety men, at Aberdare Extended Colliery declined to go below yesterday because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.—At least 100,000 people in country and outer metropolitan electorates might not be able to vote…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the Hunter River at Maitland was running strongly at 34ft. 3in this afternoon and is expected to rise another 12 to 18 inches, there is a good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With N.S.W. race programmes disrupted, Maitland sportsmen today were hard put to find something on which to have their customary week-end "little fling."…
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