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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 83

Aid for Flood Victims Ministers to Inspect Damage Maitland Area

Evening News · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 9

THE State Cabinet to-day asked the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Bruxner, to send Immediate assistance to municipalities and shires In…

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Coal Shipments. Flood Causes Reduction

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 4

The quantity of coal. including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended June 21 for places beyond the State was 31,075 tons, all…

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Wyong and the Floods. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 7

Sir,—Press reports of floods in the Wyong district have been grossly exaggerated. In the interest of my district I wish to point out that nearly all the pictures shown in the…

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Fettlers and the Floods. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 7

Sir.—Area commissioners, divisional engineers, superintendents, inspectors, and staff have been praised for the great work done during the past week, but there is a body of…

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Flood Damage. In Lower Hunter. Other Rivers Nearly Normal. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 10

The flood waters are receding slowly Many of the streets in the lower part of the town are now clear, but a large area is still flooded It will be some weeks before all farm and…

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Flooded Mines. Ayrfield Pits Safe. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 10

According to meagre reports reaching Newcastle to-day, the barriers erected to prevent the flood waters from reaching Ayrfield No. 1 and No. 2 collieries have played a successful…

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Flood Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 10

The Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) and the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) propose to visit the Newcastle and Maitland districts. They will meet local public bodies to discuss ways…

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Milk Supplies. Affected by Floods. Distributors' Difficulties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 10

Owing to the floods and resultant damage to the railway lines, dairy fanners on the North Coast have been unable to send milk supplies to Sydney since Friday last. Local…

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Trucks Over Floods Weaken Line Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 11

Flood damage was responsible for the derailment, late yesterday afternoon, of 13 fully loaded coal trucks. As the train was passing over the…

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Open Hand Maitland Flood Relief 500 Affected?

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 11

With an open purse and heart, West Maitland residents have' come to the relief of homeless and destitute neighbors--victims of the floods…

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Flood Relief Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 11

Replying in the House of Representatives to-day to a suggestion that the Federal Government should help victims of the recent floods, the Prime…

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Mine Ruin Havoc of Flood Glen Greta Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 12

Practically full of water, and with huge chasms opening up' all around it, Glen Greta, a small unassociated mine between Kurri and…

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Price Rise Result of Floods

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 12

Commenting: upon the rise in price of meat, the chairman of the Meat Board (Mr. J. B. Cramsie) said that after heavy rains a rise was inevitable…

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Roads Almost Clear Northern Floods Detailed Description by N.r.m.a

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 6

With the improvement of the weather over the flood-affected areas around Maitland and the upper reaches of the Hunter River, roads in the north are…

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Fall in Potato Prices Produce Markets. Floods Delaying Supplies Dull Business in Fruit

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 8

AS had been anticipated, potatoes were cheaper yesterday, with a limited carry-over from last week, and relatively small interstate arrivals. There was a decline in values for almost all sorts--up to 10-. With delayed Northern Rivers maize supplies; Queensland…

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Help for Victims of Flood Urgent Need for Provisions Vivid Stories Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

After the flood has come the urgent need of succoring the dispossessed. RELIEF committees are already…

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Small Flood at Rose Bay

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 3

Dwellers in Chaleyer and Onslow Streets and The Avenue, Rose Bay, got a shock yesterday, when water, draining off the cliffs, threatened to…

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Face Losses with Pluck Restoring Order After the Floods

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.-- Aftermath of the flood is the amazing cheerfulness in the face of adversity of those who have…

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Shocked by Floods? Sudden Death of Mr. Michael O'Grady

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Having returned to his farm at Miller's Forest this morning after the flood waters had receded, Mr. Michael…

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Thousands Killed in Earthquake-- Trains in Flood Waters Butchers Rushed

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 12

SLIPPED THROUGH the roof of a store at Garden Island. A lawn and walk with stone railing loosened by the heavy rain. RIOTING in India.-- Troops from the…

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