Maitland Floods Maitland Steamfest

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 KerriganPresenter and Narration by Vicki KerriganBackground Research by Harry CriticosOriginal ...