Locking the River Murray |
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| Title : | Locking the River Murray |
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| Creator : | South Australia. Parliament | ||
| Source : | Parliamentary papers, South Australia no. 60, 1913 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Publisher : | Govt Printer | ||
| Date of creation : | 1858- | ||
| Additional Creator : | South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly. | ||
| Format : | Magazine | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
The River Murray has seasonal flows and was ususally only navigable for half the year. With the establishment of the irrigation colonies from the late 1880s there was another need besides steam navigation for a reliable source of water at all times of the year. The various states began to negotiate the building of the locks and weirs that would control the river's flow. Following agreement between the states regarding the locks and weirs that would be required on the river to enable this, the engineers began to draw up plans and cost estimates. It would be years before the lock system on the river was finalised. |
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| Coverage year : | 1913 |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Harnessing Australia's greatest river: details of the great scheme undertaken by the governments of the Commonwealth of Australia, and of the States of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Melbourne: The Standard, 1920 Linn, Rob Murray water is thicker than blood: the stories of the families who made the River Murray's locks and barragesWaikerie, S. Aust: Historical Consultants for River Murray Locks & Barrages Reunion Committee, 2001 |
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