At Singleton Flood Enters Streets
At Singleton, where the Hunter has risen to 42ft 3in, floodwater has encroached on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1952
437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 22
Flood-Free Coal Line, Road Urged
SYDNEY: The need for all-weather road and rail facilities from the coalfields had never been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warring Storms Brought Respite From Rain
A rain-free sky over the Hunter Valley yesterday morning was a welcome sight, but few people realised the battle that took place during the night to bring that about. While most of the people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Grant Demanded
Newcastle Trades Hall Council decided last night to demand from the Federal Government that £20 million be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Held Up The Milk
Two Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd. milk lorries made a vain effort yesterday to get through from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Hold Up Food Supplies
Floods have disrupted supplies of fruit and vegetables to Newcastle markets. Most produce was short at the markets yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Cut by Flood
Kempsey has been cut in two by the Macleay River, which is still rising. About 150 Kempsey residents are out of their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Flood In The Hunter
Renewed flooding in the Hunter River will complete the devastation of farm lands in low-lying areas and,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Make Maitland Group Of Islands
These R.A.A.F. pictures of flooded Maitland yesterday show areas of land emerging as islands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Shop Is Floodproof
Some shops in Maitland did not open yesterday because of the flood. Among those that did was a floodproof men's wear store, built after the 1949 flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wyong Course Not Flooded
The Secretary of Wyong Race Club (Mr., Frank Akhusrt), said last night that as a result of the lifting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parade Ground Floods Delay Troop Movements
More than 500 National Service trainees and school cadets were among train passengers who transhipped outside Maitland because of floods yesterday. The Brigade Major of 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Shops Flooded
Many shops are flooded and water is in the main street of Kempsey, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swirling Flood Invades Maitland's Main Street 37 Feet 9 Inches At Midday—Dropping Now Record River Breaks Banks At Maitland: Shops Flooded
After reaching a record height of 37 feet 9 inches shortly before midday, the Hunter River at Maitland began to fall and in an hour had dropped 3 inches. There was no change at 3 p.m. The river broke its banks behind the shopping centre of Maitland at 6.45 a.m. when the level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Clear Of Floods
Singleton was clear of floodwater this morning as the Hunter River dropped rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Disrupt Phones
Floodwaters have seriously dislocated telephone services at a number of centres in the Hunter Valley. Worst affected area reported today by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Halts U.K. Test
LONDON, Aug. 15. A.A.P.—England had good reason to regret the slow scoring of yesterday in the fourth and final…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooding, Strikes Stop Pits
On the Northern Coalfields yesterday strikes caused a production loss of 2650 tons and wet weather 3300 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Rests From Flood Water Drops As Crisis Passes
The Hunter River at Belmore Bridge had fallen to 34ft. at 11.30 p.m. after reaching a record height of 37ft. 9in. about 12 hours earlier. The backwater flooding after a rise of 7in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In The Flood Was This
Yesterday's flooding at Maitland was bad for most businesses—but not all. A shoe store reported the sale of 400 pairs of gum boots in two days…
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