Three Deaths In Northern Floods
Three people lost their lives in the flood at Grafton at the week-end. The flood made more than 2000 people homeless and inundated two-thirds of the city…
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Floods & storms, 1950
987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 50
Flood Stops Many From Voting
Only five voters attended the polling place at the floodbound Miller's Forest School on Saturday when voting for the Maitland…
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More than 10,000 people are homeless in Northern New South Wales a mongst the worst floods on record. Last night it was estimated…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.— After an appeal to the Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis). by Sir Earle Page,…
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Construction of a railway from Cockle Creek through Cessnock to Minimbah was the only way to prevent coal supplies being cut off…
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GRAFTON: Another man was drowned and 500 more people were evacuated from their homes…
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An opportunity for the people of the Newcastle district to express their practical sympathy with their flood-stricken neighbours in the towns of the Hunter Valley is given by the launching today of…
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No complaints were made by any of the 200 flood victims billeted at St. Mary's Hall and the Maitland Public and Infants' Schools, the Chief City Health Inspector (Mr. J. Taylor) said after making an inspection this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Danger Passing At Kempsey And Lismore Position Still Critical At Maitland
After reaching a peak of 35 feet &£ inches at 10 a.m. today, the Hunter River at Maitland had fallen three inches by this afternoon. The position is still grave, however, owing to the weakened state of Jenkins's…
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With floodwaters threatening to break through at Jenkins's Dam the position was grave at Maitland today. "Meanwhile the surface water from the South Maitland and East Maitland areas continues to rise. Picture shows a see ne in High St., looking towards Maitland Post Office, where surface water was one foot deep today. Pedestrians made their way along…
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With the floodwaters still rising over the South Maitland Railways line, it is impossible to say when Cessnock's normal train services will be restored. The lowest part of the line between East Greta Junction…
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Tears trickled from the eyes of a 91-year-old Maitland flood victim when I asked him where he lived. "I have no home of my own now," he said. "My home at…
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Three Newcastle Aero Club planes left Williamtown aerodrome today with blankets, yeast and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Battering Erodes Beaches
Storms and rain have wreaked havoc on Newcastle's beaches. Top: At Newcastle South Beach, the ramp leading down from the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—An initial flood relief grant of £120,000 is being sought by the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Finnan),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Cuts Off Bananas; Prices Soar
When the present supply of bananas at Steel-street markets is sold, there would be no more till after the floods, the Manager of…
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Three Newcastle Aero Club planes and a Dakota transport yesterday dropped blankets and food to North Coast centres isolated by the flood. This was the beginning of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal For Flood Victims
Two of 20 girls who handled a flow of telephone calls last night from people wishing to assist the "Newcastle Morning Herald", "Newcastle Sun" and 2KO combined appeal for flood victims were Miss Jean Davies (left) and Miss Elaine Coulter, both of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Voluntary Collectors Canvass for Flood Relief Appeal
Many Newcastle people have become voluntary collectors for the Flood Relief Appeal and are canvassing street-by-street to help those made homeless by the floodwaters…
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