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Murray Waters agreement
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Source : Observer, 18 April 1914, p. 49
Date of creation : 1914
Format : Newspaper
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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Extracts from newspaper article reporting that the Premiers have returned to their home states with an agreement on the Murray waters to be ratified by the state parliaments. In 1915 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.
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. 39, 'Murray waters: agreement at last'
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