Lower Hunter Council's Flood Debate
"The Hunter Valley has been visited by a flood the consequences of which probably have never been so serious,"…
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Floods & storms, 1950
987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 50
Heavy Layer Of Silt On Flooded Road
Floodwaters which poured through the break in Mudd's Dam at East Maitland three weeks ago have left a deposit of silt three to four feet deep on Pitnacree-rd…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland High Boys' Aid Flood Appeal
Seven hostel boys at Maitland High School were so concerned at the devastation caused by the recent flood that they decided to do something to help…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →"Sun-Herald-2KO" Flood Fund £7917
With the addition of £921 15s 6d from the 1949 Lord Mayor's Flood Appeal, the grand total of the "Sun"-"Herald"-2KO appeal is now £7917 4s 6d. Nurses and staff of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Governments Should Move on Floods
"It is about time Federal and State Governments made a move to alleviate the flood position in N.S.W.," Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Holiday For Flood Sufferers
Maitland flood victims appeared to be much more anxious this time to get away for a holiday than…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Channels Proposed To Lesson Maitland Flood Danger
If channels were cut through Howe's Lagoon as an alternate getaway for the Wallis Creek and Fishery Creek catchment areas, flooding in Maitland would not be so prolonged and disruption of road and rail transport' would be much less severe, it was claimed at a public meeting at the Maitland Town Hall last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Flood Grants
SYDNEY: Preliminary financial grants to councils participating In the Commonwealth-State aid plan for flood relief would be sent out within…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Teachers' Fine Work in Floods
School teachers in flooded areas had performed a magnificent public service, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shortland Gift to Flood Relief
Shortland Parents and Citizens' Association decided yesterday to add £2/2/ to the school flood relief collection which was then…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Intent To Rob Flooded Home
Leslie Rolland Cox, 19, labourer, and Arthur Mitchell, 20, labourer of Abercrombie-street, Redfern, were charged at Maitland Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Appeal Fund Now £7837
DONATIONS to the "Newcastle Herald"-"Newcastle Sun"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal reached £7837/12/…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Hits Kempsey Bridge
The ruin of Kempsey bridge, which carries the Sydney-Brisbane railway line. Last month the bridge was damaged by flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Urgent Report on Flood Damage
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Alarmed at the initial assessment of flood damage in New South Wales, Mr. J. Bate, M.H.R., to-night drafted an urgent report for Mr. Menzies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Workers Fight To Save Lachlan Town
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Forty council men worked round the clock to-day sandbagging a levee in an effort to prevent Hillston,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women's Bowls Gala for Flood Relief
Hamilton Women's Bowline Club will hold a gala on Saturday for flood relief. Prizes and certificates won by…
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"The Sun"-"Herald"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal reached £7982 this afternoon. About £350 of this figure represents donations promised by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Drown in Big U.s. Floods
[?] Wed. (A.A.P).—Rain - swollen creeks near here swelled to torrents today, drowning at least four people…
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