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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Simon McCarthy

Private dam overflows at Catherine Hill Bay building site as Newcastle drenched in rain

A private dam on a development site at Catherine Hill Bay has overflowed in Saturday's heavy rain. Picture supplied.

A private dam on a development site at Catherine Hill Bay has overflowed in Saturday's heavy rain, sending about four inches of mud and silt through the backyard and studio of a home that borders the building site, according to owner Martin Teulan.

SES crews were called to help sandbag and make safe after a pump on the dam failed, causing an overflow as more than 46 millimetres of rain fell over the coastal fringes of the region on April 20

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