Hi Forum members, Would anyone on the forum have a timeline of major floods in the Maitland area? 1850's-1900 Thanks Pete

Hi Pete, You may or may not be interested in the following. There is a study, HUNTER RIVER: BRANXTON TO GREEN ROCKS FLOOD STUDY, SEP 2010, on the council's website (pdf file) which says the following book on flooding of the Hunter River at Maitland has the most detailed history of flooding at Maitland available. Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority Maitland, City on the Hunter River Fighting floods or living with them Chas Keys, November 2008 WorldCat lists copies in a number of libraries in the Hunter region, Sydney, Canberra. http://www.worldcat.org Are you a descendant of John COLEMAN & Ann Maria WENZ? Their son William James married into a branch in my tree. Deb. -----Original Message----- From: Peter.W.Coleman Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:59 PM To: AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com Subject: [HV] Maitland Floods Hi Forum members, Would anyone on the forum have a timeline of major floods in the Maitland area?

Hi Pete.. I have a picture of High St Maitland in the 1893 flood. Water up to first story awnings. In 1955 I was a boarder at St Mary's Dominican Convent just near the Town Hall. We were evacuated and the boarders re-located to Mayfield, San Clemente convent for a few months. I believe a couple of the cows belonging to the school were washed down the Hunter and found swimming off Newcastle. The coal miners were sent to help dig the mud out.The statue of St Dominic in the grounds had moss hanging from his chin like a beard!- I do not know the other dates of floods. Anyone else an old girl from St Mary's? I was there 1953-1956, and my name was Wendy Anderson then. The names I am researching from Maitland are Armson and Atkinson. Wendy Fitzpatrick from Whangaparaoa New Zealand. ---- Original Message ----- From: "Peter.W.Coleman" <pwcoleman@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:59 PM Subject: [HV] Maitland Floods > Hi Forum members, > > Would anyone on the forum have a timeline of > major floods in the Maitland area? > > 1850's-1900 > > > > Thanks > > Pete > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message