Some Flood Victims Back Home
Although the backwater flooding at Maitland dropped nearly four inches yesterday, enabling some householders to clean out their…
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Floods & storms, 1951
334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 17
Northern Floods Receding
SYDNEY: Widespread floods in the Richmond and Tweed areas are now reported to be slowly falling…
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BRISBANE: High winds, another cyclone and continuous rain today caused futher storm damage in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trains Get Through Flood Water
Transhipping of train passengers over the flood waters at Maitland ceased yesterday when the Sydney-Brisbane express, via Wallangarra,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lismore Flood Receding
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Richmond River, which reached a peak of 27ft. lin. in Lismore yesterday, is falling…
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BRISABNE, Sunday.—Hundreds of starving rats are invading homes and gardens at flood-bound Muttaburra,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Storms Hit Queensland
BRISBANE, Monday.—Renewed gales to-night struck Queensland, which suffered )£500,000 damage in a cyclone at the week-end. Late to-night a violent cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.W.D. To Pay For New Flood Bank At Bolwarra
The Public Works Department has accepted responsibility for the cost of a new embankment at Bolwarra to replace the one destroyed by flood. The District Engineer (Mr.,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cattle Starve In Far North Coast Floods
SYDNEY.—Unexpected rises in the Richmond River at Coraki and Woodburn yesterday has accentuated flood danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods Threaten 12 Families
BRISBANE: Twelve families who refused to leave their homes yesterday were in danger today from the flooded Maroochy River. Private gauges have record-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£3000 To Shire For Flood Relief
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) advised Lower Hunter Shire Council today that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Floodgates On Fire
Maitland Fire Brigade was called late yesterday to put out a fire in the water-soaked wooden girders of the old floodgates on Wallis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sports Oval Flooding At Belmont
Belmont Urban Area Committee will ask the Lake Shire Engineer (Mr. Webb) for advice on flood prevention at the Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Make Lucerne "Too Costly"
Many farmers would not grow lucerne again because it was becoming a costly crop where replanting of the same area was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brisbane River Flooding Nearing Peak
BRISBANE, Thursday.—Brisbane river is expected to reach its highest city reach level for 20 years early to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Ease in Queensland
BRISBANE. — Blue skies and a hot sun today gave Brisbane residents hope of finer and drier conditions from now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harbour Flood Silt 5M. Tons
The 1950 floods had deposited 5 million tons of silt in Newcastle harbour, the Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) said yesterday. About 2 million tons were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooded Farmer Handfeeds Stock For Show
A Maitland dairyfarmer, although flooded out, is handfeeding his stud cattle to exhibit them at Maitland Show this month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Lashed By Gales
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): Sixty m.p.h. winds swept Britain yesterday and…
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NEW YORK, Feb. 4. A.A.P.—Four thousand people in south-eastern Kentucky fled their homes today in freezing weather to escape…
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