The History of Irrigation
Historic Irrigation Montage
Timeline
1870s

Drought spreads across southern NSW. Landholders begin serious lobbying of the NSW Government seeking the development of irrigation in the region.


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The Murray Region

The Murray Region has a large and varied food processing industry and a strong agricultural heritage...

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Historic Map of the Murray Region

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History

The irrigation system in the NSW Murray Valley was developed by the NSW Government between the 1930s and 1960s...

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Memories

In 2005 Murray Irrigation undertook an oral history project to record memories of irrigation development and the impact it had on the region...

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