Bill, I am not sure about the "local" papers, but those floods were a VERY BIG THING. I am sure that if you checked the SMH & The Telegraph for the relevant dates you would find heaps of information, there were surf boats rowed down the main street of Maitland, Lynne

Bill I know in March last year the Maitland Mercury had a supplement to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1955 Flood. Try this email address to contact the paper [email protected] Allan Murphy Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Lynne Tocher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2006 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HHHV] Re: Good Police work in floods. Maitland 1949 & 1955 Bill, I am not sure about the "local" papers, but those floods were a VERY BIG THING. I am sure that if you checked the SMH & The Telegraph for the relevant dates you would find heaps of information, there were surf boats rowed down the main street of Maitland, Lynne ==== AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Digest mode send an email with the word unsubscribe in the subject heading to: [email protected] m ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx