3Ft. Of Floodwater Over Coal Railway
Prospects of restoring coal traffic on the South Maitland Railway showed no improvement today when water rose to a height of 3 feet 2½ inches over the line at East Greta Junction…
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Floods & storms, 1950
987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 50
Gift From Storm Blast
Mr. Shinso Hamai, Mayor of atom-bombed Hiroshima (right), presents to the Lord Mayor of London (Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floodgates May Open To-day
Officials of Maitland Council hope that Wallis Creek floodgates will re-open to-day and permit the huge volume of backwater to flow to the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Fund £10,146
THE "Herald"-"Sun"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal reached £10,146/10/8 yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks on Building in Flood Levels
The Chief Health Inspector of Maitland Council (Mr. J. Taylor) will confer with the County Planner to have a joint report…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bureau Warns: More Floods
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Weather Bureau said to-day that high levels would be maintained in inland rivers and streams, with serious flooding in parts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquiry Likely On Flood Fodder
SYDNEY.—Complaints that commission agents were making about £6 a ton on flood relief fodder will be investigated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Fund Now £10,399
Gifts to aid flood victims in the Hunter Valley are still being received at the office of 2KO Broadcasting Station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded Mitigation Scheme No Cure, Says Engineer
It was a shame on the country that floods should be allowed to do such unwarranted damage in an area the size of Maitland, the City Engineer (Mr. J. Brand) said at a meeting of Maitland City Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Months of rain and floods, Main Roads Department and Local Government engineers say, have meant: Huge Road Work Bill
The Local Government Association says repairs to weather-damaged roads in New South Wales will cost several million pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Fund £10,415
The "Herald"-"'Sun"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal reached £[?],415/[?]/11 yesterday. Donations included £20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tractor Ambulance Used In Floods
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A stationhand who set out at noon in a tractor to bring his wife, who is expecting a baby, 27 miles into Charleville over flood-damaged roads is being sought to-night by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Herald," "Sun," 2KO Flood Relief Appeal
Donations yesterday to the 'Herald"-"Sun"-2KO flood relief appeal were— £20: Newcastle Boys' High School…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Fund Now £10,455
Donations to the "Sun"-"Herald"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal today brought the total to £10,455…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boats Still Lead Trains Through Maitland Flood
Although parts of the track north of Maitland Station are well submerged by flood-waters, senior Railway officers are piloting all trains for the Tablelands and North Coast through the areas in a boat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodgates Open At Wallis Creek
With the opening of Wallis Creek floodgates early this morning, some relief is being experienced in the flooded South Maitland area. Although the slow fall in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Boost Sales Of Outboard Motors
SYDNEY.—Sales of outboard motors have jumped to record high figures, a spokesman of a leading machinery sales firm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Havoc Delays Show Work
New losses through flood damage would delay permanent improvement works on the Maitland Showground, the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Norfolk Island's £50 For Flood Fund
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Residents of Norfolk Island had raised £50 for flood victims, an official of the Lord Mayor's fund said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Fund £10,552
The "Newcastle Herald"-"Newcastle Sun"-2KO Flood Relief Appeal reached £10,552/8/5 yesterday…
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