With water lapping against a sandbag wall on top of the river bank behind Maitland's shopping centre, the Hunter River reached a peak of 35 feet 6½ inches at 10 a.m. today. Although the river fell three inches in the next four hours the position was ...
Article : 1,335 wordsWith floodwaters threatening to break through at Jenkins's Dam the position was grave at Maitland today. "Meanwhile the surface water from the South Maitland and East Maitland areas continues to rise. Picture shows a see ne in High St., looking towards Maitland Post Office, where surface water was one foot deep today. Pedestrians made their way along ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 71 wordsKEMPSEY.—Although the Macleay River has reached its peak dawn today revealed desolate scenes in flood-ravaged Kempsey. Many homes have gone and others are wrecked or inundated. Debris is stacked in the main ...
Article : 459 wordsGRAFTON: Another man was drowned and 500 more people were evacuated from their homes ...
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Advertising : 54 wordsWith the floodwaters still rising over the South Maitland Railways line, it is impossible to say when Cessnock's normal train services will be restored. The lowest part of the line between East Greta Junction ...
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The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Mon 26 Jun 1950, Page 3
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