From the Maitland Mercury article by Chas Keys:
Maitland's long history of floods has often seen people having to leave their homes.
During the second half of the 19th century the evacuation of hundreds or even small numbers of thousands of people occurred frequently, and the numerous floods of 1949 to 1956 also saw many having to flee.
In 1955 more than 8000 people, of a total of about 25,000 in the area of the present City of Maitland, had to leave.
Since 1955, thanks to the modern mitigation system, evacuation has been mercifully infrequent, though 1971 saw 450 people leave their homes and in 2007 about 3000 did so.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Feb. 26, 2015.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Complacency about flooding is a major problem in Maitland
From the Maitland Mercury article by Chas Keys:
Maitland’s flood mitigation scheme has been a boon to the community for decades. But there is one problem: the protection it provides has made people complacent about flooding.
Unfortunately the flood problem appears, to those who live in the built-up areas, to have been solved.
It is not widely appreciated that the mitigation scheme was not designed to keep out of the built-up areas floods of a scale not much larger than the 1971 flood and well short of the scale of the 1955 one.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Feb. 26, 2015.
Maitland’s flood mitigation scheme has been a boon to the community for decades. But there is one problem: the protection it provides has made people complacent about flooding.
Unfortunately the flood problem appears, to those who live in the built-up areas, to have been solved.
It is not widely appreciated that the mitigation scheme was not designed to keep out of the built-up areas floods of a scale not much larger than the 1971 flood and well short of the scale of the 1955 one.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Feb. 26, 2015.
Marking the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
On 25 April 2015, we will commemorate the centenary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. What followed in 1915 was a bitter eight-month campaign that lead to the loss of some 500,000 Commonwealth and Turkish servicemen and women.
Australia and New Zealand conduct three commemorative services at Gallipoli on Anzac Day each year. The Dawn Service at the Anzac Commemorative Site is jointly conducted by both countries and is followed by an Australian Memorial Service at Lone Pine, and a New Zealand Memorial Service at Chunuk Bair.
A ceremony organised by the UK government in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions will take place at the Cenotaph in London. There will also be a Commonwealth and Ireland Commemoration Service on Friday 24 April 2015 at the CWGC Cape Helles Memorial in Gallipoli.
Click on the links below for more information:
Australian Government
New Zealand Government
United Kingdom Government
Australia and New Zealand conduct three commemorative services at Gallipoli on Anzac Day each year. The Dawn Service at the Anzac Commemorative Site is jointly conducted by both countries and is followed by an Australian Memorial Service at Lone Pine, and a New Zealand Memorial Service at Chunuk Bair.
A ceremony organised by the UK government in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions will take place at the Cenotaph in London. There will also be a Commonwealth and Ireland Commemoration Service on Friday 24 April 2015 at the CWGC Cape Helles Memorial in Gallipoli.
Click on the links below for more information:
Australian Government
New Zealand Government
United Kingdom Government
Newly Digitised Newspapers at Trove
Now available through Trove is the Melbourne Punch (Melbourne, Vic: 1855–1900), the Cloncurry Advocate (Qld:1931–1953) and the Mackay Mercury (Qld: 1867–1887), and the earliest-known Chinese-Australian newspapers, The Chinese Australian Herald (1894–1923), Chinese Times (1902–1922) and The Chinese Advertiser (1856) which later became the country's first bilingual newspaper, The English and Chinese Advertiser (1856–1858).
Raymond Terrace Historical Society event
Celebrate Australian history at its best as two Hunter-based historians and authors bring history to life.
John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher of 'Legends and Lessons' speak on another aspect of
'Their story : Service, sacrifice and community support'1914-1915.
20th March 2015
7.00pm to 9.00pm, Senior Citizen's Hall, Raymond Terrace.
phone for more detail: 49872161 Raymond Terrace Historical Society
John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher of 'Legends and Lessons' speak on another aspect of
'Their story : Service, sacrifice and community support'1914-1915.
20th March 2015
7.00pm to 9.00pm, Senior Citizen's Hall, Raymond Terrace.
phone for more detail: 49872161 Raymond Terrace Historical Society
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Maitland's flood level indicators have all but disappeared
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Woodville resident Lynette Huckstadt is on a mission to see Maitland’s 1955 flood level indicators replaced on power poles across the city.
While on her rounds as a Maitland Community Care Services volunteer, Mrs Huckstadt noticed the once-familiar blue and white Public Works signs had been taken down.
Despite asking questions about their removal at last weekend’s 1955 flood display at Maitland Town Hall, Mrs Huckstadt has not received any convincing answers.
“I noticed the signs were missing for some months now while I travel with clients on the community bus,” she said.
“I spoke to Maitland City Council and Local Land Services to find out where the signs had gone.
“But no one could tell me.”
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Feb. 25, 2015.
Woodville resident Lynette Huckstadt is on a mission to see Maitland’s 1955 flood level indicators replaced on power poles across the city.
While on her rounds as a Maitland Community Care Services volunteer, Mrs Huckstadt noticed the once-familiar blue and white Public Works signs had been taken down.
Despite asking questions about their removal at last weekend’s 1955 flood display at Maitland Town Hall, Mrs Huckstadt has not received any convincing answers.
“I noticed the signs were missing for some months now while I travel with clients on the community bus,” she said.
“I spoke to Maitland City Council and Local Land Services to find out where the signs had gone.
“But no one could tell me.”
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Feb. 25, 2015.
Gallery:1955 Maitland and Singleton flood
AS PART of the 60th anniversary, we bring you a gallery of some of our best photographs of the 1955 flood.
Today, we bring you a selection of some of our photos from the 1955 Maitland and Singleton floods.
View at the Maitland Mercury article, Feb. 24, 2015.
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