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Murray waters: Agreement at last: Important proposals
Title : Murray waters: Agreement at last: Important proposals Murray waters: Agreement at last: Important proposals
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Source : Observer, 11 April 1914, p. 34
Date of creation : 1914
Format : Newspaper
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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Extracts from newspaper article revealing that an agreement on the management of the waters of the River Murray has been made between representatives of the Commonwealth and the State Premiers. The River Murray Waters Agreement was signed the following year


Extracts from The Observer newspaper article reveal that an agreement on the management of the waters of the River Murray has been made between representatives of the Commonwealth and the state Premiers. It was not until 1915, however, that the River Murray Waters Agreement was signed by the three states of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, and the Commonwealth. In 1917, the River Murray Commission was constituted to administer the Agreement. In practice, state rivalries rather than a uniform and cooperative approach dominated river management.

Subjects
Coverage year : 1914
Period : 1914-1918
Region : Riverland and Murraylands
Further reading :

Davis, Peter S and Phillip J Moore (eds.). Who owns the Murray? : a South Australian perspective Magill, S. Aust. : River Publications, 1985

The Observer, April 11 1914, p. 34, 'The River Murray agreement'

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