Maitland Steamfest
All aboard! Listen to stories about Steamfest, an annual steam train festival held in Maitland, NSW. You can also hear stories about Maitland Floods too.
Maitland Steamfest
Maitland Floods
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Susan Kerrigan
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Season 1
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Episode 2
Maitland's Hunter River has burst her mighty banks over 200 times since white settlement and records confirm 51 people have died as a result of Hunter River floods.
This podcasts describes the devastation of these floods on Maitland, including the 1955 flood which was Australia's first natural disaster to make international headlines.
Original idea and Produced by Susan Kerrigan and Vicki Kerrigan
Presenter and Narration by Vicki Kerrigan
Background Research by Harry Criticos
Original Music and Sound FX by Simon Ritchie
Maitland City Council sponsored this Podcast
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