Thursday, February 24, 2011

Names history washed away

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority flood education officer Amanda Hyde and flood historian Peter Bogan are appealing for help to identify the people in four photographs taken in Sempill Street and the Long Bridge during the 1955 Maitland flood.
Mr Bogan, who led a project last year to capture the experiences of those who survived the 1955 flood on video, hoped to find the people in the photographs to hear their recollections of the flood.

Full article by Briony Snedden available at Maitland Mercury, 18 Feb, 2011.